African Child Policy Forum – critical voices or…?
30 May 2012 Alarming news comes from the conference currently being held in Addis Abeba. The African Child Policy Forum organised this event. The agenda seems clear: in order to stop Africa from being...
View ArticleSierra Leonean Parents Fight Non-Consensual Adoptions
Source: http://www.voanews.com June 01, 2012 FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - Dozens of parents in Sierra Leone say their children were given up for adoption in the United States without their consent,...
View ArticleInternational case of missing orphan has local ties
Author: Jaccii Farris, Reporter, jaccii.farris@wfmz.com Published On: Jun 02 2012 03:18:44 Is it a case of kidnapping or an international custody dispute? Is it a case of kidnapping or an...
View ArticleStruggle to adopt girl suddenly eases
Source: http://m.newsok.com Sunday, June 3, 2012 BY WAYNE GREENE – Tulsa World “It’s a miracle. It’s nothing short of a miracle,” said Baney. “It just doesn’t happen this way most of the time.” After...
View ArticleGhana To Streamline Inter-Country Adoption
Source: http://news.peacefmonline.com 4 June 2012 Ghana is to reform its adoption system with the establishment of a Central Authority (CA)at the Department of Social Welfare (DSW) to receive a list of...
View ArticleSpread of ‘baby boxes’ in Europe alarms United Nations
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk UN says hatches in which unwanted newborn babies can be left contravene children’s rights to know and be cared for by parents Sunday 10 June 2012 United Nations is...
View ArticleDutch Government suspends intercountry adoption from Uganda
See also previous blog Secretary of State Fred Teeven today announced the suspension of adoptions from Uganda. A delegation of his Ministry will travel to Uganda to investigate 22 cases of children...
View ArticleLetter about Kairi Shepher
The letter to the US President, members of Congress, the Secretary of State and selected directors has been finalized and is being hand delivered today. ACT teamed up with this community effort and is...
View ArticleGovernments Communicate in Kairi Case But Won’t Reveal Details
Source: http://www.indiaamericatoday.com Article | June 12, 2012 – 11:19pm – Updated 13 June Washington – The United States government on Tuesday told India America Today that Washington was in...
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Consider Kairi’s case on humanitarian grounds: Krishna asks US
Consider Kairi’s case on humanitarian grounds: Krishna asks US Updated: June 14, 2012 15:29 IST Washington: External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has said the issue of Indian-American Kairi Shepherd,...
View ArticleIn ‘an affair of the heart’ with US, India has an independent mind
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Chidanand Rajghatta Chidanand Rajghatta, TNN | Jun 14, 2012, WASHINGTON: Any questions whether New Delhi would serve as a US stooge and become a patsy...
View ArticlePolicy Makers’ Attention Needed to Counter Inter-country Adoption
Source: Africa Portal Elizabeth Willmott Harrop July 4, 2012 ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA – Africa has been dubbed the new frontier for inter-country adoption, and for good reason. As traditional sending...
View Article31 years on, daughter comes calling from Netherlands
Mumbai, 29 July 2012 Frontpage The Indian Express: Part I Part II Thirty-one years ago when an unwed mother surrendered her month-old baby at an orphanage, little did she imagine that her daughter...
View ArticleNGO Coalition: Social Development Minister arrest revealed unprecedented...
Source: http://eng.24.kg 01/08-2012 08:18, Bishkek – 24.kg news agency , by Julia KOSTENKO Social Development Minister arrest revealed unprecedented corruption in issues of international adoption....
View ArticleAdopting from Africa, Saving the Children?
Source: http://thinkafricapress.com Intercountry adoption exposes many shortcomings in domestic and international legislation. ARTICLE | 6 AUGUST 2012 – 11:14AM | BY ELIZABETH WILLMOTT HARROP The...
View ArticlePreet Mandir adoption racket: 3 accused file discharge pleas
Source: http://m.indianexpress.com ‘the court is likely to pass an order on the discharge AADITI JATHAR LAKADE 7 August 2012 The main accused in the adoption racket case, Joginder Singh Bhasin (72),...
View ArticleCouple to face charges in Imagine Adoption case
Source: http://www.therecord.com August 16, 2012 00:08:00 Dianne Wood, Record staff KITCHENER — It’s been three years since hundreds of families across Canada — including many in Waterloo Region —...
View ArticleColombia has 2nd most adoptions in Latin America
Source: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news Friday, 17 August 2012 06:50 Courtney Scott After Haiti, Colombia has the highest amount of adoptions abroad from Latin American countries, reported...
View ArticleFresh scandal erupts over Irish children sold to America for adoption
Source: http://www.irishcentral.com New investigative report reveals how Irish nuns profited from child adoption scheme By: JAMES O’SHEA | Published Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 7:29 AM | Updated...
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