PEAR has received a confirmed report that Huminska’s Anioly, an agency providing adoption services for families adopting from Poland, has received a temporary suspension from COA. The suspension is for 30 days during which time HA may not assist in any Hague adoptions. HA is making arrangements under the Hague Regulations to transfer cases to another provider if client’s adoption …
Month: March 2012
DOS Adoption Notice DRC: Release of Adopted Children from Orphanages
Democratic Republic of Congo March 5, 2012 Notice: Release of Adopted Children from Orphanages Prospective adoptive parents considering adopting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) should be aware that the U.S. Embassy has received reports that a number of legally adopted children, including those with valid immigration visas to the United States, have not been promptly released by …
DOS Adoption Alert: Senegal Suspension of New Applications to Adopt
Senegal March 05, 2012Alert: Suspension of New Applications to Adopt The Government of Senegal has announced that it is temporarily suspending all new intercountry adoptions while it focuses on implementing the Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (the Convention). The Convention entered into force for Senegal on December 1, 2011. U.S. Embassy …
Cashing in on Nepal’s youth (RT television)
Cashing in on Nepal’s youth (RT television) Video: http://rt.com/news/orphanage-child-trafficking-nepal-761/ Published: 03 March, 2012 Child trafficking is rife in Nepal, with many unregistered orphanages in the capital, Kathmandu, housing thousands of trafficked children. The thriving market for illegal adoption has turned the practice into a highly lucrative business. Widespread corruption and a high demand from the West for adoptive children are …
DOS Adoption Notice: REGIONAL SUSPENSIONS ON ADOPTION PROCESSING IN RUSSIA
Russia March 01, 2012 Notice: REGIONAL SUSPENSIONS ON ADOPTION PROCESSING IN RUSSIA The Department of State has received reports that local departments of education and some judges in Russia have instituted a de facto freeze on adoptions to the United States. In some instances we are told that local departments of education have refused to provide referrals which are necessary …