India has been a sending country for adoptions across North America, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe since the 1970s. There was little oversight prior to 1984, when India instituted the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) as a governing body to monitor adoptions. According to statistics from the Department of State, from 1999-2017, there were 5946 adoptions from India to the …
India March 28, 2013 India Partially Lifts Suspension on Acceptance of New Adoption Applications This Adoption Notice is a follow up to the Notice of November 30, 2012. The Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) informed us that it is accepting new applications for intercountry adoptions from prospective adoptive parents in foreign countries, including the United States, seeking to adopt …
India November 30, 2012 Alert: Freeze on New Intercountry Adoption Applications Effective December 1, 2012, India will not accept new applications for intercountry adoptions from the United States. or other foreign adoption service providers until further notice, in order to clear a backlog of existing cases. Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) will continue to process applications registered prior to December …
Reprinted with permission of the Author, Michelle Harrison: adoptive mother, friend of PEAR, and Director of Shishur Sevay. INSIDE STORY: Lack of accountability leaves Kairi in limbo ARTICLE | MAY 30, 2012 – 8:31PM | BY DR. MICHELLE HARRISON Kolkata – Kairi Abha Shepherd was adopted from India at three months of age and has no country to call home. …
India March 7, 2012Notice: CARA Lifts Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers This is an update to our notice dated October 5, 2011 announcing a temporary suspension on the acceptance of new intercountry adoption cases in India. CARA has informed the U.S. Central Authority that effective January 20, 2012, it will begin accepting new adoption applications under its new …
Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report UNICEF Nepal’s suppressed Humla report is now available on the web. The reason UNICEF Nepal suppressed (i.e., never published) their 2005 report is unclear. Nor is it clear why trafficked Nepali children were left at the Michael Job Centre, Tamil Nadu, for over six years. UNICEF FWLD Displacement of Children From Humla …
October 5, 2011 Notice: Update on CARA’s Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers This is an update to our notice dated July 22, 2011 announcing a temporary suspension on the acceptance of new intercountry adoption cases in India. CARA informed us that they will not accept new adoption applications until December 31, 2011. CARA is giving priority to processing …
IndiaJuly 22, 2011 Notice: CARA Announces Release of New Guidelines and Temporary Suspension of Acceptance of New Dossiers CARA recently released new guidelines for intercountry adoptions. Please visit CARA’s website at http://www.adoptionindia.nic.in/ for further information. CARA also recently announced a temporary freeze on the acceptance of new adoption dossiers as it attempts to clear a backlog of cases pending from …
Supreme Court notice to Centre, CARA on plea to review adoption policyJ. VenkatesanPublished: April 22, 2011 23:06 IST | Updated: April 23, 2011 02:44 IST NEW DELHI, April 22, 2011 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1718716.ece?css=print ‘Government has failed to ensure a record of adoptable children is maintained’ The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) and the Union government …
Adoption Notice U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues New Procedures for Identifying and Treating Active Tuberculosis December 20, 2010 On October 1, 2010, the U.S. Embassy’s panel physicians in India began implementing the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC’s) 2007 Tuberculosis Technical Instructions which are required procedures for screening for all immigrant visa applicants, including adopted children. …