DOS Adoption Notice: Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan

Bhutan March 23, 2012Alert: Notice on Suspension of all Intercountry Adoptions in Bhutan Effective January 1, 2012, the Government of Bhutan temporarily suspended all intercountry adoptions pending approval of a new adoption law by the King. The adoption bill was drafted to clarify Bhutan’s adoption procedures. The National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC), the Bhutanese government agency responsible for …