State sees no loopholes in adoption (Kathmandu Post) KATHMANDU FEB 06 – The government and representatives of organisations working for children have said that the survey report, which claims to have found loopholes in the adoption process, is far from truth. They have urged the Hague Conference on Private International Law, which prepared the report, to substantiate its claims. Among …
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Nepal, de nuevo cuestionada por irregularidades en las adopciones (ABC.es)
Nepal, again questioned about irregularities in adoptions – (article in Spanish, please use Google Translator or other online translators to read the full text in your language). 05-02-2010 (NEPAL) SOCIEDAD-SALUD,SOCIEDAD Nepal, de nuevo cuestionada por irregularidades en las adopciones El informe fue elaborado por una misión de la Conferencia de La Haya de Derecho Internacional Privado, una institución internacional que …
Experts urge Nepal to ban international adoptions (AFP)
Experts urge Nepal to ban international adoptions (AFP) – 9 hours ago KATHMANDU — Legal experts have called for international adoption of Nepalese children to be suspended after an investigation uncovered widespread abuse of the system. A team of adoption law experts who visited Nepal in November found documents were routinely falsified and children’s homes were largely unregulated, with the …
Case study: Nepali boy adopted in France (BBC)
The charity says 60% of children in Nepal orphanages have parents Case study: Nepali boy adopted in France Joseph Aguettant, Nepal’s country director for Terre des hommes charity, has documented 68 cases of children who have been adopted abroad even though they have parents who can look after them in Nepal. He tells the story of one Nepalese family divided …
MEDIA: Nepal ‘should suspend’ adoptions (BBC)
Nepal ‘should suspend’ adoptions http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8497473.stm The adoption of children from Nepal should be suspended, the international body that governs adoption between countries has recommended. An investigation found children from remote areas were falsely declared to be orphans and put up for adoption without their parents knowledge. A draft report by The Hague Conference on Private International Law urges Nepal to …
MEDIA: Minnesota couple caught up in apparent adoption fraud
For many years, Rajeev Agarwal handled Indian & Nepali adoptions for Crossroads. More recently, he has been working for International Family Services (a Texas agency). PEAR NEPAL Minnesota couple caught up in apparent adoption fraud: http://www.startribune.com/local/79730522.html?elr=KArksLckD8EQDUoaEyqyP4O:DW3ckUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUUsZ A Minnesota couple were excited to become parents of sisters from India — until they made a shocking discovery that raises questions about the …
MEDIA: Foreign Embassies Request Improvements in Adoptions from Nepal
Embassies push for transparency in adoptions KIRAN CHAPAGAIN Republica: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=12613 KATHMANDU, Dec 7: Embassies of 12 countries entertaining inter-country adoptions from Nepal have jointly asked the government to ensure transparency and meet international standards while processing inter-country adoption cases. The embassies passed their concerns in the form of a note verbale (a diplomatic memorandum) to the government via the Ministry …
Canadian bureaucrats strand B.C. parents in Nepal with adopted daughter
By Janet Steffenhagen, Vancouver Sun November 20, 2009 Photo — Dr. Salima Shariff, a Surrey cardiologist, feeds the baby that she and her husband, Aziz Nurmohamed, went to Nepal to adopt. A Surrey, B.C., cardiologist is stranded in Nepal with her newly adopted child while she waits anxiously for Canada to issue documents so she can bring her daughter home …
Nepal’s adoption process to be examined
Nepal’s adoption process to be examined The Kathmandu Post: http://www.ekantipur.com/the-kathmandu-post/2009/11/04/Metro/Nepals-adoption-process-to-be-examined/1663/index.html KATHMANDU, NOV 03 – In a bid to take stock of Nepal’s inter-country adoption process and extend possible technical and financial support, a delegation of the Hague Conference’s permanent bureau will arrive on a week-long visit to the country on Nov. 23. Officials at the Ministry of Women, Children and …
Adoptive Families Magazine “A TB Regulation Victory”
Adoptive Families magazine December 2009 issue, Adoptalk New and Notes section, article “A TB Regulation Victory” contains several misleading statements. The article can be accessed here http://www.adoptivefamilies.com/news.php Tuberculosis screening criteria and regulations are complex. The statement “The regulations held adopted children to a higher standard than children born to American parents in another country, or even to tourists” has two …