The following media reports have come out since the conclusion of the latest round of discussions held in Washington December 1- 3, 2010: Russia US must agree 4 key points to complete adoption talks – ombudsman RIANOVOSTI December 3, 2010 Russia and the United States have to work out a common position on four remaining points concerning child adoption in …
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MEDIA: Oklahoma – Full accounting of adoptions in Oklahoma sought
Full accounting of adoptions in Oklahoma soughtThe co-chairman of an Oklahoma legislative task force says filing adoptions with the court clerk’s office in the county where they are finalized would help eliminate questionable adoptions.http://www.newsok.com/article/3516320 BY MICHAEL MCNUTT Oklahoman Published: November 20, 2010 An accounting of all adoptions in the state is needed to head off the potential for abuse like …
MEDIA: Adoption Simplification Act, S 1376, Passes House
Klobuchar’s bipartisan adoption bill now goes to the president Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced that her legislation, the International Adoption Simplification Act, has passed the House of Representatives and will now be sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law. The bipartisan legislation, introduced by Klobuchar and cosponsored by Senators James Inhofe (R-OK) and …
MEDIA: Pakistan, NGO In Court for ‘Child Trafficking’
Although the US does not consider the sale of children for adoption as “child trafficking”, it is enlightening to see that other countries do and are willing to take traffickers to court: NGO In Court for ‘Child Trafficking’ Shabbir Mir November 4, 2010 GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court on Wednesday took strong exception to a Gilgit-based NGO Sina Health …
MEDIA: 4,000 children await rescue from inferior orphanages
REPUBLICA: KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Two and half years ago, the government itself pointed the need to rescue children living in group “D” category orphanages. But more than 4,000 children living in such orphanages are yet to be rescued. In June 2008, the Central Child Welfare Committee (CCWC) had conducted a survey on the conditions of the orphanages across the country. …
MEDIA: Chicago woman gets OK to bring Nepali daughter home
Chicago woman gets OK to bring Nepali daughter home http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/10/candice-warltier-nepal-chicago-kathmandu-adoption.html October 28, 2010 Excerpt: When Candice Warltier landed in Katmandu almost three months ago, she only expected to be there a short time as she tied up loose ends on the process to adopt a chubby-cheeked 1-year-old named Antara. As it turned out, the Chicago woman stayed much longer, held …
Govt to form body to regulate adoption (The Himalayan Times)
Govt to form body to regulate adoption Move comes after irregularity charges Santosh Pokharel 2010-10-23 KATHMANDU: As an effort to regulate the inter-country child adoption, the government is going to set up an independent body to handle the adoption related issues by amending the existing law in Nepal. The decision comes at a time when the countries regularly adopting orphans …
MEDIA:18 Preet Mandir adoption cases get HC go-ahead
18 Preet Mandir adoption cases get HC go-ahead The Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) has been directed by the Bombay High Court to consider 18 cases of international adoption recommended by Pune-based adoption agency Preet Mandir. A division bench of chief justice Mohit Shah and justice RP Sondur-Baldota, on Friday, allowed CARA, an autonomous body under the ministry of women …
MEDIA: Kyrgyzstan: American Adoptions Still Stalled
Kyrgyzstan: American Adoptions Still Stalled Submitted by k_kumkova on September 30, 2010 – 1:55pmOriginally published by EurasiaNet.org, http://www.eurasianet.org. September 30, 2010 – 1:51pm There’s a tiny grave near an orphanage on the outskirts of Bishkek. It holds the body of an undersized 2-year-old girl who died in August from complications of a disease that is dangerous, yet often manageable in …
MEDIA: Senator Seeks Clinton Intervention in US Ban on Adoption
US BAN ON ADOPTION: Senator seeks Clinton intervention EKANTIPUR REPORT Posted on: 2010-09-28 09:15 KATHMANDU, SEP 28 – As the US ban on inter-country adoption from Nepal continues, a group of U.S. Senators and members of the House last week sent a letter to the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, calling on the department to expedite the approval of cases …