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Romania's unwanted children given a chance

By Agence France-Presse, Updated: 12/13/2009

Romania's unwanted children given a chance

In December 1989, the collapse of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime revealed the plight of thousands of malnourished orphans locked away in filthy, unheated institutions.

Romania's unwanted children given a chance

In December 1989, the collapse of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu's regime revealed the plight of thousands of malnourished orphans locked away in filthy, unheated institutions.

Rwanda Adoption Program

Rwanda Adoption Program

Program Highlights

New pilot program for families interested in adopting from Rwanda

Looking for families with a completed homestudy and I600A approval

Families who have experience with travel to Africa - particularly Rwanda preferred

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF RWANDAN ADOPTION LAW

UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION OF RWANDAN ADOPTION LAW

RWANDAN ADOPTION LAW

(As of September 2007)

Chapter 4: ADOPTION

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'Profit Culture' Mars Kenya Adoptions

'Profit Culture' Mars Kenya Adoptions

In Kenya, Turf Wars Often the Biggest Obstacle to International Adoption

By DANA HUGHES

May 16, 2008—

Two years ago, Ron and Mary Nelson and their four children traveled from Indiana to Nairobi, Kenya, to volunteer at an orphanage for three months. While there, they fell in love with a baby girl named Mercy and decided to adopt her. "She was patient and sweet and seemed sensitive to my husband trying to help the babies," says Mary Nelson.

Dr Jane Aronson: Angelina Jolie's orphan doctor

From The Times

December 12, 2009

Dr Jane Aronson: Angelina Jolie's orphan doctor

Angelina Jolie credits one woman with saving her daughter Zahara’s life – Dr Jane Aronson. As adoption medicine’s leading light, she treats children suffering with everything from TB to depression, and is a campaigning voice for orphans around the world

(Christopher Lane)

Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules

21ST-CENTURY BABIES

Building a Baby, With Few Ground Rules

Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times

Laschell and Paul Baker holding the twins she bore July 28 as a surrogate mother. She got a court order to retrieve them. More Photos >

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ION TIRIAC'S ORPHANAGE RUINS ROMANIA'S IMAGE!

tuesday, february 06, 2007

ION TIRIAC'S ORPHANAGE RUINS ROMANIA'S IMAGE!

From Atac-Online

September 13, 2006

by Adrian Militaru

Romania’s orphans claim years of abuse

September 24, 2006

Romania’s orphans claim years of abuse

Bob Graham, Brasov, Romania

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A GROUP of Romanian orphans who were approved for adoption by western families have claimed that their lives were devastated by the Romanian government’s ban on overseas adoption. Instead of growing up in the West, they remained in an orphanage where, they allege, they were sexually abused and beaten.

Social: `Tiriac ne-a smuls fetita din brate!`

Social: `?iriac ne-a smuls feti?a din bra?e!`

Italienii Carlo Pini ?i Annalisa Bertani, p?rin?ii adoptivi ai micu?ei Florentina, fata care a disp?rut de la orfelinatul Poiana Soarelui, au f?cut declara?ii ?ocante despre felul în care au fost trata?i de Ion ?iriac.

Sechestra?i ?i alunga?i din orfelinat de c?tre miliardarul Ion ?iriac. Iat? cum ac?ioneaz? omul de afaceri, conform declara?iilor f?cute ieri de Carlo Pini ?i Annalisa Bertani, cuplul italian care a fost împiedicat în nenum?rate rânduri s? o adopte pe Florentina, orfana de numai 14 ani care a redeschis scandalul în cazul orfelinatului Poiana Soarelui. Procesul micu?ei se va judeca vineri, fapt pentru care italienii au fost chema?i de DGASPC s? depun? m?rturie în fa?a judec?torilor de la Tribunalul pentru Minori ?i Familie. Cu aceast? ocazie, cuplul a f?cut publice ieri dezam?girile prin care au trecut în ultimii patru ani.

Început promi??tor

Cuplul italian Carlo Pini ?i Annalisa a tot încercat s? înfieze un copil înc? dinainte de anul 1998. Atunci cei doi ?i-au depus actele pentru adop?ie, dar au trebuit s? mai treac? al?i doi ani de zile pentru a avea dreptul s? adopte un copil de peste grani?ele Italiei. Cei doi spun c? le era indiferent dac? copilul este italian sau este str?in, numai c? prima propunere a venit din România, fiind vorba despre Florentina. În 2000, dup? ce testele psihologice au relevat faptul c? sunt compatibili, cuplul a fost chemat de c?tre Direc?ia General? pentru Protec?ia Drepturilor Copilului (actuala Direc?ie General? de Asisten?? Social? ?i Protec?ia Drepturilor Copilului) pentru a se întâlni cu minora. Pe data de 3 august 2000 s-au întâlnit pentru prima dat? cu Florentina, care avea atunci 9 ani, iar o lun? mai târziu au primit sentin?a definitiv? ?i irevocabil? de adop?ie.

Re: [romania_eu_list] SOS FLORENTINA PINI!

Re: [romania_eu_list] SOS FLORENTINA PINI!

Fundatia Noua Speranta

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 23:19:23 -0800

Adoptia a fost facuta pe legea veche care era in vigoare atunci, in 2000, acum cinci ani! De asta este o asemenea lupta! Sentinta este irevocabila si definitiva! Este un caz ca al oricarui copil care a fost adoptat legal de o familie din strainatate. Copilul are si certificat de nastere dat pe numele de PINI, ovbtinut de cateva zile de la starea civila.

Av. Ionita