A very important article was published today on Foreign Policy. This subject matter of this article and the manner in which it was handled by US and VN officials, as well as adoption agencies and organizations like the JCICS, addresses the need for federal legislation and oversight of adoption agencies assisting with intercountry adoptions. Until Congress is willing to take …
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MEDIA: Adoption Suspension Leaves Children in Limbo
Adoption Suspension Leaves Children in LimboBy Bhuwan Sharma Excerpt:“KATHMANDU, Sep 10, 2010 (IPS) – A big question marks looms over the future of many Nepali children in various child homes in the country in the wake of the suspension by 11 countries of their child adoption programmes for this Himalayan nation. “Children will now have to remain in grim orphanages …
MEDIA: US suspends adoption from Nepal (Republica)
US suspends adoption from Nepal Republica Kiran Chapagain KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The US has suspended inter-country adoption from Nepal from Friday, questioning the authenticity of the system that has been marred by fraudulence and irregularities. “In order to protect the rights and interests of certain Nepali children and their families, and of US prospective adoptive parents, the Department of State …
MEDIA: US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal (The Washington Post)
US halts adoption of abandoned children in Nepal By DAVID CRARY The Associated Press Friday, August 6, 2010 NEW YORK — The U.S. government on Friday suspended the adoption of abandoned children from Nepal because of concerns about unreliable and fabricated documents. The State Department said the suspension would take effect immediately, although it will continue to consider adoption applications …
MEDIA: U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal (The Himalayan Times)
U.S. suspends new adoption from Nepal The Himalayan Times2010-08-06 KATHMANDU: The U.S. government authorities have decided to suspend adjucation of new adoption petitions and related visa issuance for children who are described as having been abandoned in Nepal from Friday. Issuing a press statement on Friday, the Embassy of the United States Public Affairs Office in Kathmandu said the Department …
‘Paper Orphans’ under government scanner (Republica)
‘Paper Orphans’ under government scanner Republica Om Astha Rai Kathmandu, July 18: The government has brought a documentary, screened recently at an international conference on inter-country adoption systems, under its scanner. Officials at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) are investigating into the making of Paper Orphans, a documentary produced in Nepal by the Swiss foundation Terre …
Adoption can be stopped: Minister (Himalayan Times)
Adoption can be stopped: Minister Last Updated : 2010-07-16 Himalayan News Service KATHMANDU: Minister for Women, Children and Social Welfare Sarbadev Prasad Ojha today said Nepal was not eager to send Nepali children for inter-country adoption if foreign countries were not interested to adopt them. Stating that the government was in no mood to listen to the complaints from adopters, …
Spain, Italy Suspend Adoption From Nepal (Republica)
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 …
Niños sin Fronteras — India & Nepal
Periodismohumano (Spain): http://periodismohumano.com/sociedad/infancia/“yo-queria-que-estudiaran-no-darlas-en-adopcion”.html “Yo quería que estudiaran, no darlas en adopción” Las niñas fueron declaradas en situación de abandono y poco después enviadas a España En 2008, la Comunidad de Madrid le retiró a Niños sin Fronteras la licencia para tramitar adopciones con Nepal La policía india investiga al jefe de Preet Mandir y a las autoridades locales por varios …
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 …