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 …
Category: Ethiopia: Addis Ababa Abandonment Cases
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 …