Saturday, July 05, 2008

Inasmuch Romania is now Jubilee

I received an interesting email from Inasmuch yesterday. It was a new newsletter announcing that they were now Jubilee Ministries Association. Apparently, they are making progress as they work through the legal mess in Romania. Inasmuch must be "liquidated" and it is hoped that the property can be transferred to this new organization- Jubilee. This will ensure that the girls home will remain open and the girls taken care of.

Inasmuch was a ministry started by Ron and Sue Bates to minister to needy children and families in Romania. Since the passing of Ron and Sue last year, their children have been working to continue the ministry. Jubilee (as it is now known) has appointed a new administrator. Pray that the ministry will be able to finalize the legal hassles and move forward.

Concern International is their ministry partner in the United States. Donations can be sent to

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05 juillet 2008

Jean Guyot ou comment faire l'Europe avec la banque Lazard

Poursuivons notre grande saga européenne, avec cette fois-ci une sorte de zoom sur un illustre inconnu du grand public, qui pourtant est typique de cette atmosphère étrange de laquelle a émergé l’Europe. Zoom, donc, sur Jean Guyot, un personnage qui a allègrement mêlé les affaires et la construction européenne, proche de Monnet et Schuman, associé gérant de la banque Lazard. Un des fans de la technique du tourniquet, en somme…

Jean Guyot : ce personnage fait partie de ce que je qualifierais de « nébuleuse Monnet », c’est-à-direJeanguyot les hommes qu’on voit dans l’orbite de Monnet, le « père de l’Europe » selon la messe en vigueur depuis 60 ans maintenant, mais aussi –avec d’autres- de la Société des Nations, la SND qui devait nous empêcher de faire la deuxième guerre mondiale. Peu connu de ceux qui ne cherchent pas des poux à l’Europe qu’on nous a construite, Guyot est symptomatique d’un certain système fort peu démocratique : l’Europe.

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Nederland

Nicole, 2 juli 2008
Nederland , Zwolle

Voorstellen

Wij zijn Brendie en Nicole uit Zwolle.
We zijn bezig met de adoptie van Clay en Alice uit Kenia.

We hebben deze weblog geopend voor iedereen die het leuk vind om onze belevenissen in Nairobi te lezen.

Indien er opmerkingen suggesties zijn horen we het graag, we staan open voor verbeteringen. Jullie kunnen ons op ons privé e-mail adres bereiken brendie@home.nl

Allereerst een korte samenvatting van de adoptie procedure:
September 2004: Inschrijving voor adoptie
14 September 2005: BKR
Februari-April 2007: VIA cursussen
Juni-Augustus 2007: Onderzoek kinderbescherming
03 September 2007: Beginseltoestemming
21 September 2007: Inschrijving Wereldkinderen
10 December 2007: Uitschrijving Wereldkinderen (te onpersoonlijk)
11 December 2007: Inschrijving Stichting Afrika voor Kenia
21 Januari 2008: Intake gesprek Stichting Afrika
22 Januari 2008: Beginnen met documenten verzamelen
17 Maart 2008: Rondje ministeries Den Haag
01 April 2008: Documenten opgestuurd naar Kenia
16 April 2008: Vergadering Kenia verzet naar onbekende datum.
30 April 2008: Vergadering Kenia waarin we besproken worden
13 Mei 2008: Bericht dat we goed zijn bevonden om een kind te adopteren uit Kenia.
09 Juni 2008: Bericht dat er een voorstel is, deze gaat eerst naar Ministerie van justitie voor goedkeuring
19 Juni 2008: Bericht van goedkeuring, WE HEBBEN 2 KINDEREN, CLAY EN ALICE.
5 Juli 2008: We reizen af naar Nairobi.
07 Juli 2008: We zien Clay en Alice voor het eerst !!!!

Groeten en veel leesplezier,
Nicole en Brendie

IMPORTANT CHANGES

For some seven months, Bart and Dana Bates have been occupied with

the transition of the girls home from the Inasmuch Foundation established

by Sue and Ron Bates to the Jubilee Ministries Association (its hoped for

successor organization). Jubilee was formed by Sue and Ron when it became

"Drepturile copilului sunt lege"

"Viitorul unui copil nu are pre?" proiect comunitar destinat prevenirii separarii copilului de

familia sa (2008-2011)

Strategii de implementare:

„Adoptie” la distan?? (identificare de persoane fizice ?i juridice altruiste din Romania, Italia ?i SUA

This petition brings to fore the non-implementation of the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act, 2000. The JJ Act was passed as a uniform set of guidelines to ensure the correct treatment of juvenile offenders. The Constitution of India lays the responsibility on the State to ensure that all the needs of children are met and that their basic human rights are fully protected. Other rights guaranteed by the Constitution, such as right to live with dignity, the right to fair trial and to free and compulsory primary education for children below the age of 14 are also violated due to the non implementation of the said Act.

Case Details and Status

Prior to 1989, India did not have a uniform Juvenile Justice Act. But after the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of Children, India implemented a uniform law. Observing certain shortcomings in the 1989 enactment, the Juvenile Justice (JJ) Act was passed in 2000 as a uniform set of guidelines to ensure the correct treatment of juvenile offenders, thereby addressing the perceived problems of the 1989 Act. Unfortunately, the lack of implementation of the JJ Act 2000 has left the status quo unchanged.

The petition outlines a detailed study in twelve states of India (Punjab, Bihar, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Manipur, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Uttaranchal.), which highlighted that the JJ Act was not being implemented. Most of these states failed to establish the following mandatory provisions: the establishment of Juvenile Justice Boards (JJB), Child Welfare Committees (CWC) and special Juvenile Police Units. The JJ Act also requires State Governments to establish Observation Homes, Special Homes and Children’s Homes, which are to provide facilities of care, treatment, education, training and ultimately restore them to a family environment. The importance of these provisions is that they afford protection of the rights of young offenders.

The attitude and ignorance of the State towards the care, protection and rehabilitation of neglected or delinquent juveniles was appalling. In 2005 HRLN filed a petition under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, seeking the strict implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection) Act of 2000.

Stoyan has been placed on the international adoption register and his adoption is going through now. This is a highly confidential process and we are not party to any more information than this.

28 juni 2008
CAMPAIGN FOR BULGARIA CHILDREN - UPDATE
Dear Supporter ,
The last few months have been very frustrating and the persistent government interference has made an already difficult situation much harder at Mogilino. However, UNICEF continue to manage the rehabilitation project there and some very encouraging results are starting to be seen. We have some specific information on how the children are recovering and what steps are being taken for their futures as well as the latest news from our charity.
In May we appointed a Bulgarian representative, Maria Sharkova, who will be responsible for tracking all the children as they leave Mogilino for new homes. She will visit the children, assess their situation, make recommendations to TBACT about any future support we can give as well as alert us to any problems. In the case of the children who are being re-integrated with their families, we want to see that their local social services are supporting the transition and again we will help where we can.
Maria has already visited Milen and Misho in their new protected home in the south of the country and a news update of this visit and how the two boys are doing will be posted on the website shortly.
Maria is also tasked with setting up a Baba Scheme for some of the children. She is already starting this process, with help from UNICEF and the recruitment of suitable Baba's is now underway.
Despite the government's announcement that Mogilino would close at the end of April, UNICEF and other agencies have agreed that the home will need to stay open until March 2009 in order to rehabilitate and prepare the children and young people for leaving. In the case of the over 18's, who number 32 in total, the lack of suitable new homes for them has been an ongoing worry – everyone involved is determined that they should not enter the dreaded adult institutions.
For this reasons we have proposed that our charity funds a small group home for some of the young people to be built in the nearby city of Rousse where they will have access to day centres and local amenities. We are working with a number of experts to develop the plan for this home so that it is ideally suited to the needs of the individual young people who will live there. UNICEF have agreed to this plan and we are now looking for a suitable building to renovate or a plot of land to build on. We will have much more news on this over the next few weeks and months and will of course share our progress with you.
As you know we are committed to ending the system of institutionalising children, effectively warehousing them, in Bulgaria. There are many ways in which this goal can be achieved – small group homes and community schemes is of course one way to get the children out that are already in the system but another way is to stop the supply of children to these places. Institutions exist because people abandon their children into the system, in some cases they are actively encouraged to do so. Intervening early is key to stopping the supply. There are now a few Early Intervention Schemes running in Bulgaria and we are keen to support this work – mindful that it must have evidence of its efficacy – and we are in discussions now about a possible roll out project.
We have been criticised recently for imparting too much personal information about the children and whilst we feel it is necessary for our supporters to know that their concern and their generosity is being effective in changing the children lives, we also must work with some of the other agencies involved at Mogilino co-operatively. For this reason we can only discuss the basic facts.
Vasky has continued to gain weight and is now having physiotherapy, including weight bearing exercises to get her standing and it is hoped she will become more mobile in the future.
Stoyan has been placed on the international adoption register and his adoption is going through now. This is a highly confidential process and we are not party to any more information than this.
Didi was taken to a new protected home in Rousse but this was a temporary move and we were very alarmed to hear that she was then sent back to Mogilino. She has now been placed in a home for young disabled people who can learn a trade in Sofia. Maria will be visiting her very soon and reviewing her situation.
Desislava is being assessed by an eye specialist to see if there is any possibility to improve her sight but an operation cannot go ahead until her mother is found to give permission as she has not given up her parental rights to her daughter.
In total 10 children have been moved into new accommodation in nearby Rousse. Maria will be going to seeing them soon.
In addition to our continued support to the Mogilino children we are also looking to help close another institution which is nearer to Sofia. Two members of our team have just returned from visiting the home and meeting the various organisations involved in this project. We will be posting news on the website about this project and a volunteer programme that we are aiming to set up first soon. We will also be emailing everyone who have expressed an interest in volunteering.
After some frustrating weeks we are now starting to see real progress both at Mogilino and in other areas of Bulgaria.

Thank you for your continued support.

Kate and the team
http://www.tbact.org/home.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/bulgarias-children.shtml

Don Viona

Kerala High CourtSisu Bhavan vs Joy Yohannan on 24 June, 2008            IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM Crl.MC.No. 2957 of 2007() 1. SISU BHAVAN,                      ...  Petitioner                        Vs 1. JOY YOHANNAN, AGED 37 YEARS,                       ...       Respondent 2. STATE OF KERALA,                For Petitioner  :SRI.P.GOPAKUMARAN NAIR                For Respondent  :SRI.LIJI.J.VADAKEDOM The Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR Dated :24/06/2008 O R D E R                           V. RAMKUMAR, J.                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *                      Crl.M.C. No. 2957 of 2007                                   &                   Crl. Revision Case No. 3 of 2008                  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *                          Dated: 24-6-2008                                ORDER

This Crl.M.C. has been filed by Sisu Bhavan, Sisters of Nazareth, which is an Orphanage recognized as per Annexure A certificate issued by the Central Adoption Resource Agency, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India for submission of applications to competent Courts for declaration of foreigners as guardians of Indian children under the Guardians and Wards Act,. 1890.

2. Taking the cue from the prosecution allegation in S.C. 41 of 2007 pending before the Addl. Sessions Court (Adhoc-I), Kottayam to the effect that a child was born pursuant to the commission of the offence of rape on the 28 year old victim by the accused (Joy Yohannan) and punishable under Sec. 376 I.P.C., the accused filed Crl.M.P. 1405 of 2007 before the trial court at the stage of defence evidence for a direction to the person in custody of the child to produce the child before the Director of Rajeev Gandhi Centre for Bio-Technology, Thiruvananthapuram for the purpose of subjecting  Crl.M.C. No. 2957 of 2007 & the child as well as the victim and the accused to a DNA test. As per order dated 20-8-2007 the learned Addl. Sessions Judge allowed the application and issued a direction to the petitioner herein namely, the Sisu Bhavan, Sisters of Nazareth to produce the child for the purpose of subjecting the child to D.N.A. test.

3. The petitioner orphanage entered appearance before the Sessions Court and informed the court that the child in question had already been placed in local adoption and that the details of the adoptive parents of the child cannot be divulged in view of the decision of the Apex Court in Lakshmi Kant Pandey's case reported in AIR 1984 SC 469, AIR 1986 SC 272 and AIR 1987 SC 232. However, it appears that the Sessions Court was not inclined to entertain the objection raised by the Orphanage which necessitated the present Crl.M.C. filed by the Orphanage. During the course of consideration of the Crl.M.C. this Court took note of the fact that in a rape trial the question of paternity of the child was totally irrelevant and since the order passed by the Sessions Court was not questioned by the State this Court initiated suo motu Revision against the said order. That is how Crl.R.P. 3 of 2008 came to be registered before this Court.

4. I heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties referred to above as well as the Public Prosecutor.  Crl.M.C. No. 2957 of 2007 &

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