Italy halts new adoptions from Nepal

Italy halts the starting of any new adoptions from Nepal: Amici dei Bambini Data: 25-06-10 Nepal, contrordine da L’Aja: stop al deposito di nuovi fascicoli per le adozioni Un dietrofront inaspettato per le adozioni internazionali in Nepal dettato dallo stop temporaneo al deposito di nuovi fascicoli delle aspiranti famiglia adottive. E’ quanto stabilito oggi in Olanda, dove sono riunite a …

Spain halts new adoptions from Nepal

Spain halts the starting of any new adoptions from Nepal: El Ministerio de Sanidad y Política Social ha trasladado a esta Dirección General de Protección del Menor y la Familia la información tratada en la reunión de la Comisión Interautonómica de Directores Generales de Infancia, celebrada el día 20 de mayo de 2010, en Madrid. En relación a la tramitación …

USDOS: Kazakhstan Adoption Alert

Kazakhstan Adoption Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues June 29, 2010 In May 2010, the Kazakhstani Embassy in Washington and Consulate General in New York stopped accepting new intercountry adoption dossiers. The Kazakhstani government said this policy on new adoption cases will remain in effect until the Hague Adoption Convention (the Convention) enters into force …

Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption (Republica)

Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20125 REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, June 21: Nepal has remained absent in an international meeting on adoption that is underway in the Hague where it is likely to find itself in an uncomfortable position to defend its inter-country adoption which is marred by alleged fraudulent activities. The Secretariat of The Hague Conference on Private International …

Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards (The Himalayan Times)

Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards Himalayan News Service 2010-06-11 KATHMANDU: The Ministry for Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) is working to amend the provision regarding inter-country adoption. Mahendra Prasad Shrestha, secretary at the ministry, said the new inter-country adoption would follow ‘reformative process’ to make it compatible with the present time demand. “The ministry is changing terms and …

United Kingdom — Nepal Update (3 June)

United Kingdom — Nepal Update http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/#a030610 3 June 2010 – Nepal update The Hague Bureau published the report of its technical assistance mission to Nepal in November 2009 which looked at the intercountry adoption processes in Nepal. It recommends to the Nepalese Government a temporary suspension of adoptions while the necessary reform of the intercountry adoption process is undertaken. Following …

Canada — Moratorium imposed on adoptions from Nepal

Ottawa, June 4, 2010 – Canadian adoptions from Nepal have been suspended due to concerns about fraud and child trafficking. A recent report by the Hague Conference on Private International Law revealed that there is strong evidence that documents are being falsified on a regular basis and false statements are regularly made about a child’s origins, age and status – …

MEDIA: Guatemala – Foreign Adoptions are Back

GUATEMALAForeign Adoptions Are Back – Along with the DoubtsBy Danilo ValladaresGUATEMALA CITY, May 10, 2010 (IPS) – The reopening of international adoptions in Guatemala in June might not only mean the chance of a better life for many children, but may also spell a return to corruption, fraud and the theft of babies, human rights groups warn. A number of …

DOS: Adoption Notice Liberia

Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Notice Concerning Adoption Processing In Liberia April 26, 2010 On January 26, 2009, the Government of Liberia suspended adoptions because of allegations of mismanagement and corruption in the adoption process. The U.S. Department of State cautions American citizens against filing an application to adopt a child from Liberia …

UK Order on Adoptions from Nepal

Order currently before Parliament awaiting approval: Statutory Instruments 2010 No. 951Children And Young Persons, England And WalesChildren And Young Persons, Northern Ireland The Special Restrictions on Adoptions from Abroad (Nepal) Order 2010 Made: 24th March 2010 Laid before Parliament: 29th March 2010 Coming into force: 3rd May 2010 The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following …