Spain, Italy Suspend Adoption From Nepal Republica KATHMANDU, July 14: Spain and Italy have suspended inter-country adoption from Nepal, joining other countries which have taken similar steps accusing Nepal´s adoption system of being non-transparent and unaccountable. According to a member of the adoption group — a loose forum of western countries to discuss adoption related issues — Spain and Italy …
Category: Hague Convention
Italy’s Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (CAI) — Nepal notice
Italy’s Commissione per le Adozioni Internazionali (CAI) — Nepal notice: http://www.naaa.it/naaa/html/modules/Downloads/Nepal-1.pdf Ethics, Transparency, Support~ What All Adoptions Deserve.http://www.pear-now.org/
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 …
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption (Republica)
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20125 REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, June 21: Nepal has remained absent in an international meeting on adoption that is underway in the Hague where it is likely to find itself in an uncomfortable position to defend its inter-country adoption which is marred by alleged fraudulent activities. The Secretariat of The Hague Conference on Private International …
Call to encourage domestic adoption (Kathmandu Post)
Call to encourage domestic adoption Kathmandu Post Kathmandu — June 11 Stakeholders working in the field of child rights on Friday called on the authorities concerned to give top priority to domestic child adoption as compared to inter-country adoption. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) commissioner Gauri Pradhan stressed the need to promote child adoption within the country if families from …
Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards (The Himalayan Times)
Amendment to inter-country adoption on cards Himalayan News Service 2010-06-11 KATHMANDU: The Ministry for Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) is working to amend the provision regarding inter-country adoption. Mahendra Prasad Shrestha, secretary at the ministry, said the new inter-country adoption would follow ‘reformative process’ to make it compatible with the present time demand. “The ministry is changing terms and …
United Kingdom — Nepal Update (3 June)
United Kingdom — Nepal Update http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/intercountryadoption/#a030610 3 June 2010 – Nepal update The Hague Bureau published the report of its technical assistance mission to Nepal in November 2009 which looked at the intercountry adoption processes in Nepal. It recommends to the Nepalese Government a temporary suspension of adoptions while the necessary reform of the intercountry adoption process is undertaken. Following …
Canada — Moratorium imposed on adoptions from Nepal
Ottawa, June 4, 2010 – Canadian adoptions from Nepal have been suspended due to concerns about fraud and child trafficking. A recent report by the Hague Conference on Private International Law revealed that there is strong evidence that documents are being falsified on a regular basis and false statements are regularly made about a child’s origins, age and status – …