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Van: UAI - Anand Kaper

Date: vr 1 apr. 2016 21:00

Subject: Fwd: illegal adoption project update 30 March

To: UAI - Chamila Kwakernaak , Hilbrand Westra

DOUBLE SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE AND THE RIGHT TO IDENTITY

Our Position Paper ‘Double Subsidiarity Principle and the Right to Identity’ is essential to our Research Paper ‘Raising Awareness about False Birth Registration Practices, known as The Brazil Baby Affair’. Originally it was a textbox part of our contribution to ISS’ handbook ‘Responding to Illegal Adoptions’.

However, International Social Services (ISS) has rejected the textbox, declined it for publication and thereby de facto censored our Position Paper ‘Double Subsidiarity Principle and the Right to Identity’.

Before publication, ISS refused to provide any written explanation on this matter. Subsequently, the original reference to our Position Paper, which was left after ISS’ censorship, was removed from our Research Paper, without authorization, and banned to a footnote.

After publication, ISS has been informed that we have publicly shared our concerns regarding their controversial institutional stance – forming the reason for their censoring – disregarding the subsidiarity principle of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in Intercountry Adoption (ICA) cases.

From: Lynelle Long

Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2016, 19:09

Subject: ISS USA Conference : Session 1

To: Mia Dambach

Cc: Martin Damon

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Hi Arun .. this is first draft only and I’m not an expert on ICA law or Human Rights like you .. so it’s very generic and hopefully simple to understand and read  ..

I’m keen to have your expert feedback on what you think, corrections to law or rights?  have I missed something? have I misunderstood things?

Cheers

Lynelle Long

Gedanken zur Problematik der Adoption von Kindern aus dem Ausland

Allgemeine Informationen

Es gibt viele Dinge, die zu berücksichtigen sind, wenn es um das Thema Adoption geht.

In den westlichen Industriegesellschaften gibt es eine ständig steigende Zahl von kinderlosen Paaren. Viele von ihnen möchten Adoptiveltern werden. Auch wenn ihrem Wunsch nach einem Kind großes Verständnis entgegengebracht wird, besteht für sie in diesen Ländern wenig Aussicht auf die Adoption eines Kindes.

In anderen Ländern dagegen besteht Kinderreichtum. Aber, aufgrund schwieriger wirtschaftlicher Verhältnisse, fehlender Sozialstrukturen, der Stigmatisierung der nichtehelichen Geburt oder des Zerfalls der Großfamilie, ist die Versorgung der Kinder durch ihre leiblichen Eltern häufig nicht möglich. Sie werden in Heimen abgegeben oder ausgesetzt.

by Derk Eimers | Apr 11, 2017 | Topical

On April 4, Ties van der Meer and Ester de Lau, on behalf of the foundation, had consultations with Fiom and Defense for Children (Dfc, the international children's rights organization that includes us in the lawsuit against Karbaat). the Fiom DNA database.

Good because there has been a huge flow of donors and donor children; especially in the fall of 2016. Bad, because there are backlogs and insufficient explanation about the reasons that matches are sometimes missed (for a while). Many people complain about this in the secret group and during meeting days.

Backlogs

We have submitted a number of wishes to Fiom. Basically, it comes down to acceptable lead times, with transparency and open communication. Recognizing the backlogs is part of that. Now we have to work on solutions.

June 1, 2017

Susan Jacobs Joins International Social Service Board of Directors

Baltimore, MD, (June 1, 2017) – International Social Service-USA is thrilled to announce that Susan S. Jacobs, Former Special Advisor at the U.S. State Department Office of Children’s Issues, has joined its Board of Directors.

Ambassador Jacobs has decades of experience in child protection, child welfare, and international affairs. She was a Senior Policy Advisor in the Bureau of Consular Affairs and previously served as the Bureau’s liaison to the Department of Homeland Security. In the early 2000s, she acted as the United States Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. From April 1998 to October 2000, she served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Issues in the State Department's Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

Her prior experience includes serving as the U.S. Consul General in Bucharest, the Senior Policy Advisor to the Commission on Immigration Reform, and the Legislative Management Officer in the Bureau of Legislative Affairs.

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From: Roelie Post

Date: Sun 4. Jun 2017 at 05:45

Subject: Re: ISS USA

To: Arun Dohle

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