Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 15, 2011 Special Advisor for International Children’s Issues Ambassador Susan Jacobs will travel to The Hague November 17 – 18 for meetings on intercountry adoption and international parental child abduction. While in The Hague, Ambassador Jacobs will lead meetings with foreign representatives from Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, the European Union, Germany, the Netherlands, …
Month: November 2011
Lost and found (The Kathmandu Post)
Lost and found The Kathmandu Post Jenee Rai Nov. 11 The arrest of Goma Luitel—the infamous warden of the Mukti Nepal orphanage in Maharajgunj, one accused of sub-standard operations and child abuse—was a rare episode of victory for the Central Child Welfare Board (CCWB) and the families of the 20 children rescued. The story of dubious orphanages in Nepal, and …
Call to Action: Citizenship for all persons adopted abroad
One of the requirements of the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 (CCA 2000) was that the adoptee be under the age of 18 its effective date, February 27, 2001. Transnational adoptees 18 and older were not granted citizenship under its provisions. Korean Focus has created a petition to Congress to amend the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 to include all …
Lt. Col. Philip Holmes explains why his charity rescued Nepali girls from the Michael Job Centre (video)
Lt. Col. Philip Holmes explains why his charity rescued Nepali girls from the Michael Job CentreYouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHHwdHVGnI&feature=youtu.be “In September 2011 UK children’s charity The Esther Benjamins Trust instigated and supported the rescue of trafficked Nepali girls from the Michael Job Centre in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, south India. After the girls’ return to Nepal the trafficker who had been involved, DB …
DOS Adoption Notice: Vietnam Ratifies Hague
Vietnam November 2011 Notice: Vietnam ratifies the Hague Adoption Convention The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption will enter into force in Vietnam on February 1, 2012, following Vietnam’s ratification on November 1, 2011. The United States recognizes Vietnam’s initiatives leading to this significant development and applauds the Government of Vietnam’s renewed commitment …
Are They Orphans? (The American Prospect)
Are They Orphans? The American Prospect E.J. Graff Beware of overseas orphanages seeking donations. If you’re not careful, you may become the victim of an orphanage scam—in which a savvy entrepreneur in a poor country hustles up some children so that he or she can ask developed-world humanitarians for money for the children’s support. In some of the notorious cases, …
46 more children with parents identified in Sulur orphanage (The Times of India)
More on the Michael Job Centre/Humla scandal: 46 more children with parents identified in Sulur orphanage (The Times of India) P Sreedharan, TNN Nov 7, 2011 COIMBATORE: The ongoing probe into the alleged international child trafficking racket involving an orphanage here after 23 Nepalese children were found in their custody under the guise of orphans has become murkier. The Child …
Duelling videos — Humla trafficker Dal Bahadur Phadera
Duelling videos on Humla trafficker Dal Bahadur Phadera First, from the Esther Benjamins Trust: 23 Nepali girls rescued from ‘mission’ Our September rescue operation which freed 23 Nepali girls has been vindicated by the Child Welfare Council (CWC) in India. The CWC has ordered the closure of the centre from which the children were freed. The girls were in The …
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare — notices
Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare Notice on domestic adoption Date: October 23, 2011 In accordance with the details received from Land Reform and Management Department, this is to inform that 48 Nepalese children from the children’s homes enlisted in the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare and 11 children from other children homes have been adopted by …
National Adoption Month: Raising Awareness & Rights
Today is the 1st of November, the first day of National Adoption Month, an event centered around raising awareness about adoption. When adoptive families, and legislators, and social workers, and agencies talk of adoption they talk of putting the child’s best interests first, of adoption being centered around the rights and needs of children. If we truly believe this, then …