by EJ GraffSchuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University Posted: February 18, 2011Updated: February 23, 2011 Exclusive State Department internal cablesfrom Freedom of Information Act requests Children abducted from their families for international adoption, so that middlemen could profit from Westerners’ cash. Families that left their babies temporarily with a child welfare center during times of illness or financial …
Month: February 2011
Orphaned or Stolen? The U.S. State Department investigates adoption from Nepal, 2006-2008 (The Huffington Post)
by EJ GraffSchuster Institute for Investigative Journalism at Brandeis University Posted: February 18, 2011Updated: February 23, 2011 Exclusive State Department internal cablesfrom Freedom of Information Act requests Children abducted from their families for international adoption, so that middlemen could profit from Westerners’ cash. Families that left their babies temporarily with a child welfare center during times of illness or financial …
Govt. mulling to amend in adoption provision again (Review Nepal)
Govt. mulling to amend in adoption provision again Review Nepal 21st Feb: Kathmandu, Nepal – The government of Nepal is mulling to amend again in the adoption-related provisions, which were amended on last December, stating that recent provision failed to impress the western countries. The Ministry of Woman, Children and social welfare has said that it will prepare a draft …
Republic of the Marshal Islands places temporary ban on US Agency
The Central Adoption Authority in the Republic of the Marshall Islands has instigated an investigation into the activities of a US adoption agency, Journeys of the Heart. During the investigatory period, JOH is banned from submitting new dossiers. The message below is from the RMI Central Adoption Authority and was forwarded to PEAR: “The RMI Adoption program continues at full …
West not impressed by changes in adoption process (Republica)
West not impressed by changes in adoption process RepublicaKIRAN CHAPAGAIN KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Recent government efforts aimed at reforming its widely questioned inter-country adoption practices have failed to impress the United States, one of the main Western countries to stop adoptions from Nepal on grounds of lack of integrity in the system. The US said the amendment in the adoption …
US bar on Nepali kids’ adoption to stay (Kantipur)
US bar on Nepali kids’ adoption to stay KantipurBABURAM KHAREL KATHMANDU, FEB 18 – Visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affair Janice Jacob has said that the ban on inter-country adoption from Nepal would remain despite some changes to the adoption process in Nepal. “The US suspension of inter-country adoption will remain in place until substantive progress is …
Lesotho NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Change in Processing Timeline for Adoption Cases in Lesotho February 17, 2011 The U.S. Embassy in Maseru, Lesotho wishes to advise adoptive parents of procedural changes that may increase the processing time for some adoption cases. Adoptive parents and adoption service providers should be aware that consular officers are …
US Asst Secy Arrives Nepal To Discuss Inter-country Adoption (Republica)
US Asst Secy Arrives Nepal To Discuss Inter-country Adoption KATHMANDU, Feb 16: United States Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs Janice Jacobs arrived in Kathmandu on Wednesday for a two-day visit. Jacob´s visit comes a day after the US Under Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero, who arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, wrapped her visit …
Nepal: Corruption and Fraudulent Documents Set Hurdles for Adoption (The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting)
Nepal: Corruption and Fraudulent Documents Set Hurdles for Adoption: http://pulitzercenter.org/articles/nepal-corruption-fraudulent-documents-adoption Photo — Rajan Kumar Nepali sits with his daughter in his house in Ranibari, Kathmandu. He said his daughter was wrongfully placed for adoption with an American family who were getting ready to take her to the United States. Image by Anup Kaphle. Nepal, 2011. ANUP KAPHLE, FOR THE PULITZER …
DOS Adoption Alert: Kenya
Adoption NoticeU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATEBureau of Consular AffairsOffice of Children’s Issues Adoption Moratorium Lifted February 10, 2011 Kenya and the United States are party to the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (“Hague”). As such, all adoptions between Kenya and the United States initiated after April 1, 2008, must meet the requirements of …