Category: Ethics/Unethical Practices

Nepal Children’s Organization — former head of NCO/Bal Mandir adoptions arrested for child rape

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Nepal Children’s Organization — former head of NCO/Bal Mandir adoptions arrested for child rape. Kathmandu Post: Two held on rape charge KATHMANDU: Two suspects have been arrested behind alleged rape of three young girls living in a public orphanage, Nepal Children’s Organisation, popularly known as Balmandir. Police arrested Rabin Shrestha, a former employee of Balmandir, and Rabin Chalise, the current …

Nexus of Intercountry Adoption of Nepali Children and Trafficking (National Human Rights Commission)

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Trafficking in Persons Especially on Women and Children in Nepal National Human Rights CommissionOffice of the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Women and ChildrenDecember 2012Section 2.8.3Nexus of Intercountry Adoption of Nepali Children and TraffickingNepal legalized intercountry adoption by amending the National Code of 1964 in 1976. Before it, only national adoptions were allowed. From 1976 to 2000, Nepal Children’s Organization …

DOS Adoption Notice: Health Concerns in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia April 2, 2013 Notice: Health Concerns in Ethiopia On March 14, 2013, U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa released an important message for U.S. citizens via email to U.S. adoption service providers and a notice on the U.S. Embassy Addis Ababa website about a recent increase in suspected meningitis cases in Ethiopia.  The suspected cases are primarily in the Southern Nations, …

DOS Adoption Notice: Reports of the Removal of Children from Orphanages in the DRC

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Democratic Republic of Congo   March 15, 2013 Notice: Reports of the Removal of Children from Orphanages in the DRC The U.S. Department of State recently received several reports that children adopted in the Democratic Republic of Congo have reportedly been taken from orphanages by a birth parent or relative after the adoption decree and certificate of non-appeal was issued …

DOS Adoption Notice: Notes from Ambassador Jacobs’ Meeting with Adoption Service Providers on December 11, 2012 in Addis Ababa

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Ethiopia January 25, 2013 Notice: Notes from Ambassador Jacobs’ Meeting with Adoption Service Providers on December 11, 2012 in Addis Ababa During a visit to Addis Ababa from December 8-11, 2012, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, met with the staff of U.S.-based Adoption Service Providers (ASPs).  The Office of Children’s Issues posts this notice to provide interested …

Cautionary Statement for Families In Process of Adopting from Russia

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PEAR has become aware of possible scams and exploitative practices being aimed at families currently in the process of adopting from Russia. We would like to take this opportunity to encourage those caught in the adoption ban to proceed with caution, and to thoroughly investigate any individual or organization offering assistance. Of special concern are individuals and organizations offering private …

Special Appeal: Sponsorship of Panel Speaker at Pepperdine

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Pepperdine University School of Law is holding a conference February 8 – 9, 2013 entitled “Intercountry Adoption: Orphan Rescue or Child Trafficking?” One of the invited panel speakers is Mark Riley, Alternative Care Consultant and Child Advocate at The Alternative Care Initiative. Mark is an international adoptive parent who has been an outspoken critic of unethical international adoption practices. He …

Universal Accreditation Act Becomes Law

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President Obama signed the Intercountry adoption Universal Accreditation Act on January 14, 2013.  The DOS published the following Announcement on the Universal Accreditation Act:    On January 14, 2013, the President signed The Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (UAA), one of the last bills passed in the final days of the 112th Congress. The effective date of the …

PEAR Ethics Alert and Cautionary Statement on Adoptions from Democratic Republic of Congo

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PEAR Ethics Alert and Cautionary Statement on Adoptions from Democratic Republic of Congo PEAR has received a number of reports from adopting families and NGOs on the ground in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) regarding unethical conduct by adoption agencies, adopting families, local facilitators/attorneys, orphanage personnel, and officials in the DRC. These reports have come to us over the past …

Kyryzstan Update: Reports Indicate Minister Aquitted, Assistant Guilty in Bribery Cases

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24.kg media is reporting that Ex-minister of Social Development Ravshan Sabirov was acquitted and his assistant Takhir Mirzakhmedov was sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment in the bribery cases uncovered this summer. http://eng.24.kg/community/2012/11/21/26577.html This updates previous posts to PEAR’s blog: http://pear-now.blogspot.com/search?q=kyrgyzstan Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/ People for Ethical Adoption Reform www.pear-now.org