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, …
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Children trapped between supply and demand (Nepali Times)
Children trapped between supply and demand Where does adoption end and trafficking begin for Nepal’s children? JENNIFER LOWE Nepali Times (17 JUNE 2011 – 23 JUNE 2011): http://nepalitimes.com/issue/2011/06/17/Nation/18300 [Photo] — SHHH: Sign on the wall of an “orphanage” in Kathmandu housing children like the one, right, who have biological parents. The children are offered for international adoption, often without the …
U.S. State Department — Update on Adoptions in Nepal
Nepal — U.S. State Department April 22, 2011 Notice: Update on Adoptions in Nepal Government of Nepal Announces Amendments to 2008 Terms and Conditions On 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 …
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, …
Twenty Children Rescued from Mukti Nepal
Mukti Nepal rescue photo (Nepali Times): http://www.nepalitimes.com/gallery/mainphoto.php?id=1259 LET US OUT: Human Rights Organisations recently rescued 20 children from Mukti Nepal, an orphanage in Maharajgunj. The orphanage had failed meet even the minimum requirements, housing 24 boys and girls, aged between 7 to 15, in a single room. PHOTO: BIKRAM RAI Posted on: 22 MARCH 2011 For the story of the …
Nobody’s child (The Himalayan Times)
Nobody’s child (The Himalayan Times) Prakriti Pathak January 30, 2011 The international adoption trade is a booming multibillion-dollar industry, as families in the west increasingly adopt more babies from developing countries. Nepal, it seems does not want to miss out on this global opportunity. In 2007, Nepal adoption alter it faced pressure and severe criticism from national and international media …
Govt Amends Inter-country Adoption Process (Republica)
Govt Amends Inter-country Adoption Process (Republica): http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=26672 KATHMANDU, Dec 31 Amidst serious concern in the international community that inter-country adoption from Nepal was subject to widespread abuse, the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) has amended the conditions and procedures relating to inter-country adoption. The amendment that came into effect recently adopts new measures to ensure that children …
‘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 …