A trafficker remains scot-free (The Kathmandu Post) SHAHANI SINGH JUL 08 – It was in April this year when three worried adults in Humla submitted a letter of appeal to the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB), a statutory body under the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare. Humble words requested for help in repatriating girl children from Tamil Nadu, …
Category: Paper Orphans documentary
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans
Some background to the TDH/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans The Terre des hommes/Image Ark documentary Paper Orphans was a major reason so many receiving countries suspended adoptions from Nepal. Paper Orphans focuses on three NGOs — Nepal Children’s Organization (NCO/Bal Mandir), the Helpless Children Protection Home (HCPH), and the Education Centre for Helpless Children (ECHC). For background to the documentary, …
2010 Special Commission of the Hague Releases its Conclusions and Recommendations
The Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 (on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption) met June 17 – 25 at Carnegieplein, The Hague to “review the practical operation of the 1993 Convention and to achieve consensus on the main elements of a Guide to Good Practice on Accreditation …
‘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 …
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 …
Hague against orphans: Government (Rajdhani National Daily)
Hague against orphans: Government By Tika Bista Rajdhani National Daily Kathmandu, Ashar 15 (30 Jun10) Translated from Nepali The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MWCSW) has accused the Hague Secretariat of working against Nepali orphans. The Ministry has asked the Hague Secretariat to work as per its official stance and respect Nepal’s rules and regulations and to not …
Ministry — Notices 6 & 7
Notice — Government of Nepal Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare http://www.mowcsw.gov.np/opensection.php?secid=484 Notice No 7 In accordance with the Terms and Condition of Inter Country Adoption, 2008, the following reforms have been made: 1. The Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare is the Central Authority for Inter Country adoption. 2. The Application should be submitted by the adoptive …
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption (Republica)
Nepal skips the Hague meet on adoption http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=20125 REPUBLICA KATHMANDU, June 21: Nepal has remained absent in an international meeting on adoption that is underway in the Hague where it is likely to find itself in an uncomfortable position to defend its inter-country adoption which is marred by alleged fraudulent activities. The Secretariat of The Hague Conference on Private International …
Draft Agenda for the Special Commission on the Hague includes a viewing of Paper Orphans
A provisional draft agenda has been released for the Special Commission on the practical operation of the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption. The agenda includes a screening of the Terre des Hommes/UNICEF Nepal documentary Paper Orphans. The Special Commission will meet June 17 – 25, 2010. The screening …
Paper OrphanKishan Sharki (Kantipur Daily)
Paper OrphanKishan Sharki (Kantipur Daily) Translated from Nepali By Deepak Adhikari. Lalitpur – The language and gestures of Kishan Sharki show that he is a young boy of Catalonia, Spain where he is living now. His English is influenced by Spanish accent. He uses Facebook and helps his mother in arranging spoons and forks in the kitchen. Before this, he …