U.S. Suspends Processing New Nepal Adoption Cases Based on Abandonment WASHINGTON – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and the Department of State today issued a joint statement on the decision to suspend processing for new adoption cases based on abandonment in Nepal. Joint Statement In order to protect the rights and interests of certain Nepali children and their families, …
Category: Children: Abandoned
Focus on Children Trust Fund
Excerpts from a Salt Lake Tribune ArticleDefendants in Samoan adoption case must pay $100,000 to trust fundA federal judge in Utah has ordered five operators and employees of the now-defunct Focus on Children adoption agency to contribute $100,000 to a trust fund that would allow Samoan children adopted by U.S. parents to connect with their birth families. U.S. District Judge …
New Scandal Errupting in China
Research China.org is reporting a new scandal errupting in China over the adoptions of children from the Guizhou Province. Please check the blog for Research China. Below is a Google translated article concerning the situation as published in the Spanish news media: About 80 babies in the province of Guizhou (southwestern China) were confiscated by authorities for family planning to …
UPDATE: DOS Alert for Ethiopia – Addis Ababa Abandonment Cases
From: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues May 26, 2009 Adoptions of Abandoned Children Halted by Ethiopian Court On May 4, 2009 the Ethiopian First Instance Court temporarily stopped accepting cases involving abandoned children referred by orphanages in Addis Ababa, citing a substantial increase in the number of children being brought for adoption. The number of …
Ethiopa Addis Abandonment Cases: Information and Support Resouces for PAPs
PEAR is attempting to bring you the latest in reports from Ethiopia and the US government. We suggest the following resources for PAPs and interested parties to keep abreast of developments as they occur: Yahoo groups:PEAR Newsletter Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PEARnewsletter Blogs:Current News on Ethiopian Abandonment Cases http://ethioadoptionnews.blogspot.com/PEAR’s blog http://pear-now.blogspot.com/ Government Websites:http://www.adoption.state.gov/news/notices.html Support for PAPs affected by the current situation with abandonment …
Ethiopia Update from US Embassy Addis Ababa
PEAR has confirmed that the following email was sent this week by the US Consular Section in Addis Ababa to all US adoption agencies for which the Embassy has contact information: Dear All: We contacted the Ethiopian Federal First Instance Court today. CourtPresident Ato Dessalegn told us that the investigation into cases ofabandoned children is still pending. But, the Court …
UPDATE: Ethiopia
From the US Consular Office in Addis Ababa concerning the Ethiopian courts’ suspension of hearing cases involving abandoned children from orphanages in Addis Ababa: “According to the Ethiopian First Instance Court and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA), the Court has temporarily stopped accepting cases involving abandoned children referred from orphanages in Addis Ababa, citing concern over a recent increase …
Have a Heart – Support Ethica’s “Operation Identity”
In honor of Valentine’s Day, PEAR is asking the adoptive family community to support and assist in Ethica’s Operation Identity: Cooperating to Protect the Identity of Vietnamese Orphans. Identifying information is extremely important to adopted persons, it is important to all persons. As adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents, it is our duty to preserve and protect our child’s identity. …