The Importance of Reporting and Where to Report Negative Experiences PEAR has always been concerned about the well-being of children. We are also concerned about honesty and integrity in the adoption process. It has been our experience that there is a vast underreporting of unethical, dangerous, and/or illegal practices in the child welfare community, and as a result PEAR encourages …
Category: Child Abuse
Nepal & India — Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report
Dal Bahadur Phadera & the suppressed UNICEF report UNICEF Nepal’s suppressed Humla report is now available on the web. The reason UNICEF Nepal suppressed (i.e., never published) their 2005 report is unclear. Nor is it clear why trafficked Nepali children were left at the Michael Job Centre, Tamil Nadu, for over six years. UNICEF FWLD Displacement of Children From Humla …
Media: Liberia concerned welfare fo adopted children
PEAR will be publishing stories this week which we believe highlight the need for better and more consistent pre adoption education, and counseling; consistent and meaningful homestudy reports; and, better access to post adoption services and oversight for internationally adopted children. Fairview case draws scrutiny from Liberian ambassador ~ Liberian ambassador says abuse of adopted children has his country concerned …
Liberia, Moldova Halt International Adoptions
The countries of Liberia and Moldova announced bans on international adoptions this week pending invesitgations into allegations of fraud and child mistreatment. The African News reported the following excerpt from the address of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to the National Legislature on Monday, January 26, 2009: “The gross mismanagement of the adoption program (which aims primarily at placing orphans in …