In August of this year, PEAR published a list of agencies which had substantiated complaints under the COA’s Hague Monitoring and Oversight provisions. The Council on Accreditation subsequently published a more recent collection of reports of Substantiated Complaints and Adverse Actions for Hague Accredited Agencies and Approved Persons. The Reports are available via the COA’s website under the category Monitoring …
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UPDATE: Additional Official Arrested In Kyrgyzstan Corruption Scandal: Gulnara Derbisheva
It has been reported that the arrest of Gulnara Derbisheva, former Deputy Minister of Social Development, took place on August 31, 2012. Ms. Derbisheva has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes in her arranging the adoptions of Kyrgyzstani children. Kyrgyz Adoptions Official Arrested For Bribery, Radio Free Europe September 3, 2012.http://www.rferl.org/content/kyrgyzstan-adoptions-official-bribery/24696219.html Clause of international adoption in Kyrgyzstan favours traffic in …
UPDATE: Kyrgyzstan Reportedly Revokes Accreditation of All Foreign Adoption Agencies
According to media sources, the Kyrgyzstan government has revoked accreditation of intercountry adoption agencies. The order allegedly comes from the Ministry of Social Development and is translated as follows: The order states: to terminate the force of accreditation certificates for international adoption of children without parental care of the following foreign organizations: – Child and Future Agency (the Netherlands); – …