US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press Friday, August 6, 2010 NEW YORK — The U.S. government on Friday suspended the adoption of abandoned children from Nepal because of concerns about unreliable and fabricated documents. The State Department said the suspension would take effect immediately, although it will continue to consider adoption applications …
Category: Ethics/Unethical Practices
MEDIA: U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal (The Himalayan Times)
U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal The Himalayan Times2010-08-06 KATHMANDU: The U.S. government authorities have decided to suspend adjucation of new adoption petitions and related visa issuance for children who are described as having been abandoned in Nepal from Friday. Issuing a press statement on Friday, the Embassy of the United States Public Affairs Office in Kathmandu said the Department …
PEAR Recommendations from Ethiopia Survey to be Available in October
PEAR conducted a survey of Ethiopia adoptive parents and prospective adoptive parents from March 16, 2010 to April 16, 2010. The purpose of the survey was to identify possible areas of unethical practice and procedure in Ethiopian adoptions. PEAR’s intent in doing this was to use the data to recommend changes in the adoption process that will eliminate ethical concerns …
‘Paper Orphans’ under government scanner (Republica)
‘Paper Orphans’ under government scanner Republica Om Astha Rai Kathmandu, July 18: The government has brought a documentary, screened recently at an international conference on inter-country adoption systems, under its scanner. Officials at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) are investigating into the making of Paper Orphans, a documentary produced in Nepal by the Swiss foundation Terre …
Adoption can be stopped: Minister (Himalayan Times)
Adoption can be stopped: Minister Last Updated : 2010-07-16 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarbadev Prasad Ojha today said Nepal was not eager to send Nepali children for inter-country adoption if foreign countries were not interested to adopt them. Stating that the government was in no mood to listen to the complaints from adopters, …
Niños sin Fronteras — India & Nepal
Periodismohumano (Spain): http://periodismohumano.com/sociedad/infancia/“yo-queria-que-estudiaran-no-darlas-en-adopcion”.html “Yo quería que estudiaran, no darlas en adopción” Las niñas fueron declaradas en situación de abandono y poco después enviadas a España En 2008, la Comunidad de Madrid le retiró a Niños sin Fronteras la licencia para tramitar adopciones con Nepal La policía india investiga al jefe de Preet Mandir y a las autoridades locales por varios …
MEDIA: (Australia/Ethiopia) Families in the dark as adoption chief quits
Families in the dark as adoption chief quitsBy Cassie White for News Online’s Investigative Unit The man who ran Australia’s adoption program with Ethiopia for 20 years has stood down amidst ongoing serious allegations of corruption.… Adoptive familes have welcomed the news Mr Gebeyehu will no longer be in charge, but have condemned what they say is the Federal Government’s …
States gathered in The Hague admit the existence of child trafficking in the context of adoption
2 July 2010 Adoption: States gathered in The Hague admit the existence of child trafficking in the context of adoption Published by Darcissac, Marion After nine days of heated and intense discussions, the Hague Special Commission, a kind of general assembly of Member States to The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption, was concluded. The discussions and the resulting conclusions will …
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 …
Hague against orphans: Government (Rajdhani National Daily)
Hague against orphans: Government By Tika Bista Rajdhani National Daily Kathmandu, Ashar 15 (30 Jun10) Translated from Nepali The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) has accused the Hague Secretariat of working against Nepali orphans. The Ministry has asked the Hague Secretariat to work as per its official stance and respect Nepal’s rules and regulations and to not …