Lost and found (The Kathmandu Post)

Lost and found The Kathmandu Post Jenee Rai Nov. 11 The arrest of Goma Luitel—the infamous warden of the Mukti Nepal orphanage in Maharajgunj, one accused of sub-standard operations and child abuse—was a rare episode of victory for the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) and the families of the 20 children rescued. The story of dubious orphanages in Nepal, and …

Lt. Col. Philip Holmes explains why his charity rescued Nepali girls from the Michael Job Centre (video)

Lt. Col. Philip Holmes explains why his charity rescued Nepali girls from the Michael Job CentreYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHHwdHVGnI&feature=youtu.be “In September 2011 UK children’s charity The Esther Benjamins Trust instigated and supported the rescue of trafficked Nepali girls from the Michael Job Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, south India. After the girls’ return to Nepal the trafficker who had been involved, DB …

46 more children with parents identified in Sulur orphanage (The Times of India)

More on the Michael Job Centre/Humla scandal: 46 more children with parents identified in Sulur orphanage (The Times of India) P Sreedharan, TNN Nov 7, 2011 COIMBATORE: The ongoing probe into the alleged international child trafficking racket involving an orphanage here after 23 Nepalese children were found in their custody under the guise of orphans has become murkier. The Child …

Nepal — Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web

Nepal — Paper Orphans documentary posted on the web: Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B5QiFFxAu4 Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0adJdVBPvtoPart 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsUWaToRWuQPart 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95Fyy3UY_U0 It would be useful if the FBI and Interpol took a good look at the Western organizations that worked with these homes. Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans. The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a …

Nepal: Children for sale (Al Jazeera)

Nepal: Children for sale (Al Jazeera) With weak law enforcement, can foreigners adopting children from Nepal be sure that they are really orphans? Video: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/101east/2011/09/2011920125119853524.html Orphaned, abandoned or trafficked? That is the question facing foreigners who wish to adopt Nepali children. International adoption services have provided a lucrative business to poverty-stricken Nepal. But in 2007, Nepal stopped adoptions for two …

DOS Adoption Notice: Nepal Updates

Nepal April 22, 2011Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and ConditionsOn January 5, 2011, the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MOWCSW) in its Notice No. 1 announced that children found by the police will not be available for intercountry adoption until further notice. This and other amendments …

Orphaned or Stolen? The U.S. State Department investigates adoption from Nepal, 2006-2008 (The Huffington Post)

by EJ GraffSchuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University Posted: February 18, 2011Updated: February 23, 2011 Exclusive State Department internal cablesfrom Freedom of Information Act requests Children abducted from their families for international adoption, so that middlemen could profit from Westerners’ cash. Families that left their babies temporarily with a child welfare center during times of illness or financial …

DOS: Response to Petition2Congress Nepal

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s IssuesResponse to Petition2Congress on Behalf of the American Families Pursuing Adoptions from Nepal November 5, 2010 The Department of State appreciates the interest of the American public and Members of Congress in the status of intercountry adoptions in Nepal and the concerns of U.S. citizens who are pursuing the adoption of …

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 …