CICIG Report on on Players Involved in the Illegal Adoption Process in Guatemala since the Entry into Force of the Adoption Law is now available in English.http://cicig.org/index.php?page=reports EXCERPT FROM CICIG’S REPORT ON GUATEMALA ADOPTIONS: Latin America is one of the most unequal regions in the world, with one of the highest rates of violence, which affects mainly women and children. …
Category: Ethics/Unethical Practices
David Kruchkow’s Response to Jane Aronson’s Open letter to President Clinton
The following rebuttal to Dr. Jane Aronson’s Open Letter to President Clinton was composed by David Kruchkow, PEAR Board Member and owner of the Adoption Agency Checklist http://www.adoptionagencychecklist.com/ It is not an official statement of PEAR: On March 13, 2011, in response to the authorities in Ethiopia taking stricter control over the international adoption process and slowing down the number …
Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (Italy)
Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali: http://www.commissioneadozioni.it/it/notizie/2011/comunicato-nepal-.aspx COMUNICATO: NEPAL (05/04/2011) Nei giorni 31 marzo e 1° aprile 2011 si è tenuto a Roma un incontro tra una delegazione da rappresentanti del Governo e alti funzionari del Nepal, i vertici del Permanent Bureau della Conferenza di Diritto Internazionale privato de L’Aja e i rappresentanti di 14 Paesi di accoglienza (Belgio, Canada, Danimarca, …
U.S. State Department — Update on Adoptions in Nepal
Nepal — U.S. State Department April 22, 2011 Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and Conditions On January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until …
MEDIA: The Adoption Commandment
The role of religion in the creation of adoption law and policy is something all prospective and adoptive parents should closely consider. The Evangelical Christian Adoption Movement has raised many issues in the discussion of ethics in adoption. Some of these issues are addressed in a recent article in The Nation by PEAR member Kathryn Joyce:http://www.thenation.com/article/160096/adoption-commandment Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What …
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a major reason so many receiving countries suspended adoptions from Nepal. Paper Orphans focuses on three NGOs — Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO/Bal Mandir), the Helpless Children Protection Home (HCPH), and the Education Centre for Helpless Children (ECHC). For background to the documentary, …
Orphanage Operator Held (Republica)
Orphanage Operator Held Republica KATHMANDU, April 2: Police have rescued 20 children from Mukti Nepal, a Maharajgunj-based orphanage, and arrested its operator after finding that the orphanage does not meet minimum standards. The rescued children are aged between five to 15 years. Police arrested Goma Luitel, chairman of the orphanage, at the behest of the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB). …
Twenty Children Rescued from Mukti Nepal
Mukti Nepal rescue photo (Nepali Times): http://www.nepalitimes.com/gallery/mainphoto.php?id=1259 LET US OUT: Human Rights Organisations recently rescued 20 children from Mukti Nepal, an orphanage in Maharajgunj. The orphanage had failed meet even the minimum requirements, housing 24 boys and girls, aged between 7 to 15, in a single room. PHOTO: BIKRAM RAI Posted on: 22 MARCH 2011 For the story of the …
Advocacy Alert: Adoptive Parent Petition to the Joint Council on International Child Services
An adoptive mother of a child from Ethiopia has started a petition to the JCICS to reconsider their “Emergency Campaign” to the slowdown in adoption processing in Ethiopia. The preamble for the petition states: This is a response of adoptive parents, prospective adoptive parents, adoptees, and others with an interest and concern in the international adoption programs with Ethiopia to …
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia
PEAR’s Statement on MOWA’s Decision to Reduce the Number of Adoptions Processed Daily in Ethiopia Last week, PEAR was alerted by various sources to the Ethiopian Ministry of Women’s Affairs (MOWA) decision to reduce the number of adoptions it processes daily from 40- 50 cases down to 5 in the near future. According to these sources, the decision was based …