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 …
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Media: India – Mother fights to meet son 11 years after his kidnap
Mother fights to meet son 11 years after his kidnap Nicola Smith and Bojan Pancevski From The Sunday Times June 6, 2010 AN INDIAN mother faces a heart-wrenching court battle in Holland to gain access to her 12-year-old son, whom she alleges was kidnapped as a baby then adopted by an unsuspecting Dutch couple. Nagarani Kathirvel’s nightmare began in 1999 …
MEDIA: Ojha blames former minister, NGOs, INGOs (Himalayan Times)
Ojha blames former minister, NGOs, INGOs 2010-06-06 The Himalayan Times Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Sarv Dev Prasad Ojha, minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare said today that foreign countries were suspending adoption from Nepal after the ministry implemented the ‘The Financial Aid Mobilisation and Management Procedure, 2010 strictly. “Inter-country adoption has at present developed into a racket with wide …
MEDIA: Sierra Leone Parents Seek Answers In Adoption Case
PEAR has been contacted by a family who believes that their adopted child is one of the children in this article. The family is exploring options for contact with the child’s family. If you believe that your adopted child may also be one of the children and would like to contact this family, please let us know and we will …
How fate smiled on foundling (Kathmandu Post)
How fate smiled on foundling (Kathmandu Post):http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2010/05/31/top-story/how-fate-smiled-on-foundling/208880/ BABURAM KHAREL KATHMANDU, MAY 31 – He was born in a Capital-based hospital on August 25, 1981. His mother died soon after his birth and his biological father abandoned him to the mercy of God. That day, August 25, 1981, there was no one to look after him. Would he live or die? …
MEDIA: CBI files case against Preet Mandir official
Time of IndiaTNN, May 18, 2010, 04.13am IS PUNE: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against a managing trustee of city-based Preet Mandir and some state government officials for their alleged involvement in an ‘inter-country adoption racket’. However, a spokesperson of the NGO has strongly refuted the charges and has argued that the CBI in its …
MEDIA: Russia, US Reach Accord on Adoption Deal
Russia, US reach accord on adoption deal By NATALIYA VASILYEVA, Associated Press Writer MOSCOW – Russia and the United States have reached a new bilateral accord on adoptions and expect to sign it within two months, a senior Russian official said Wednesday. Russia had demanded such an accord after a 7-year-old Russian boy was sent back to Moscow last month …
MEDIA: Guatemala – Foreign Adoptions are Back
GUATEMALAForeign Adoptions Are Back – Along with the DoubtsBy Danilo ValladaresGUATEMALA CITY, May 10, 2010 (IPS) – The reopening of international adoptions in Guatemala in June might not only mean the chance of a better life for many children, but may also spell a return to corruption, fraud and the theft of babies, human rights groups warn. A number of …
MEDIA: Cash crunch renders ministry toothless (Himalayan Times)
Cash crunch renders ministry toothless 2010-05-10 The Himalayan Times: http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Cash+crunch+renders+ministry+toothless&NewsID=243715 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Hard hit by finance crunch, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) has been unable to monitor cases of inter-country adoption for the last two years. Sher Jung Karki, under-secretary at MoWCSW, said the ministry is in no position to monitor cases of inter-country …
MEDIA: Russia declines to stop American adoptions
Associated PressFriday, MAy 7, 2010 MOSCOW – Russia’s parliament on Friday defeated a motion that would have prevented Americans from adopting Russian children. The motion was put forward in reaction to the case of Artyom Savelyev, an 8-year-old Russian boy sent back to Moscow alone last month by his adoptive mother in Tennessee. The mother claimed the boy was violent …