1,300 children died in adoption homes in 5 years

NEW DELHI: The government informed Parliament on Friday that a total number of 1,265 children have been reported to have died in the specialised

adoption agencies across states between April 2014 to January 31, 2019. These institutions cater to children in the age group of 0-6 years.

2/9/2019 1,300 children died in adoption homes in 5 years | India News - Times of India

Women and child development minister of state Virendra Kumar in a reply to a written question in Lok Sabha on Friday shared that the highest number of

NEW DELHI: Nearly 13 of every 100 “out of family” children living in adoption centres in Uttar Pradesh, who were hoping to get adopted, have ended up dead since 2014. In Bihar, this percentage was barely better at 11 per cent. These figures are alarmingly higher than the national average. Less than five per cent of children in India died in adoption centres between April, 2014 to January, 2019.

2/15/2019 Deaths in adoption homes highest in UP, Bihar: Government- The New Indian Express

Rajasthan was another state with a glaringly high percentage. The revelation came from data presented by the Union Women and Child Development Ministry in response to a question by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The children, up for adoption, are mostly abandoned or rescued from human trafficking with no legal guardian. The government informed the House that in all, there were 1,265 deaths recorded in 484 adoption centres in the country. Under the Juvenile Justice Act, adoption centres have to be registered with the government’s Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System (CARINGS) . The portal is run by the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA). A WCD Ministry official said a random inspection of 27 adoption centres in 9 states last year had revealed irregularities, including premature deaths, unhygienic conditions, and missing children.

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Preeti Goel Bishop, a naturalized American citizen, had got the Delhi High Court’s nod for inter-country relative adoption despite CARA’s objection

By Sumit Saxena

The Law Ministry is preparing to challenge a Delhi High Court order, which granted the daughter of Justice Adarsh Goel, a retired judge of the Supreme Court and presently chairman of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), permission for inter-country relative adoption. Justice Goel’s daughter, Preeti Goel Bishop, is married to an American national and is herself a naturalized US citizen.

On January 14, a bench of Delhi High Court’s Justice V. Kameswar Rao had allowed Preeti, a resident of Pleasant Hill, California, and a licensed American attorney, to proceed with an inter-country relative adoption. Preeti had moved the Delhi High Court pleading that her request for adoption, pending clearance from the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA), be expeditiously processed in her favour. The court’s order had cleared the way for Preeti and her husband to adopt a Hindu child.

CARA, India’s nodal agency for approving adoption, had refused to issue a No Objection Certification (NoC) to Preeti for the inter-country relative adoption citing certain procedural lapses on her part. The Hague Convention mandates every country to have a centralized adoption agency authorized to approve inter-country adoption. Further, prospective adoptive parents (PAPs) cannot directly initiate the adoption process but have to engage an Authorised Foreign Agency to act on their behalf.

TONGI - Terres Des Hommes Interview 2019

9 Februari 2019 (10:00 s’ochtends )

Tijdens mijn reis in Bangladesh in Tongi (net buiten, ten Noorden van de hoofdstad Dhaka) heb ik o.a. een gesprek gehad met Bhuiya.

Bhuiya werkte destijds (Jaren 70) in Tongi bij Terres Des Hommes en werkt nu nog steeds op dezelfde locatie.

Op de foto is Bhuiya de man rechts in het wit gekleed.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and

slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Saket trial court within two weeks. It ordered the Saket trial court to conclude the trial within six months.

The apex court also rapped the CBI for transferring its officer probing the sexual assault case and said it amounted to a violation of its order. A bench asked the investigating agency to file an affidavit giving an explanation.

"Enough is enough. Children cannot be treated like this. You cannot let your officers treat children this way. Spare the children," the top court told the Bihar

government. It said the court will summon the chief secretary if the state fails to give all information. Several girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at an NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur. The issue came to light in May last year following a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). PTI SJK

U.S. Leaders in International Adoption Merge, Expand Resources

Holt International and World Association for Children and Parents Consolidate Efforts, Strengthen Impact for Families and Children Worldwide

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February 07, 2019 13:00 ET | Source: Holt International Children Services

Eugene, Oregon, Feb. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Holt International and World Association for Children and Parents (WACAP), two of the nation’s leading international nonprofit adoption and child welfare agencies, today announced a strategic merger under the name Holt International Children’s Services, effective April 1, 2019. This merger brings together more than 100 years of collective experience and expertise in child welfare and adoption, strengthening global impact by broadening support for vulnerable children and families in the U.S. and abroad.

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the transfer of the Muzaffarpur shelter home sexual assault case from Bihar to a court in New Delhi and slammed the state government for its management of shelter homes. A bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the cases should be transferred from the Bihar CBI court to a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Saket trial court within two weeks. It ordered the Saket trial court to conclude the trial within six months. The apex court also rapped the CBI for transferring its officer probing the sexual assault case and said it amounted to a violation of its order. A bench asked the investigating agency to file an affidavit giving an explanation. "Enough is enough. Children cannot be treated like this. You cannot let your officers treat children this way. Spare the children," the top court told the Bihar government. It said the court will summon the chief secretary if the state fails to give all information. Several girls were allegedly raped and sexually abused at an NGO-run shelter home in Muzaffarpur. The issue came to light in May last year following a report by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). PTI SJK

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Finally Home: The journey back to your home country

11 FEB 2019 at 21:15

In the second season of the program Eindelijk Thuis, presenter Daan Nieber will travel through the country of birth with adopted children and one of their adoptive parents. During a week they dive together in the totally different culture and visit places from the past of the adopted child. Hoping that this exciting and emotional adventure will bring them closer and closer to themselves.

In six episodes we travel throughout the world to Romania, Mexico, Brazil and South Korea. In each episode the adventure of one parent-child couple in one country is central.

In episode 1 we travel to Romania. Mihaela was adopted from Romania when she was 18 months old. The care in the Romanian children's home that was put down in the Ceausescu period was not optimal. Mihaela had never been outside and only got porridge in a bottle that she had to get herself inside. Because she received little attention in the children's home, she developed a very strong survival mechanism. Mother Jacqueline has surrounded her with all care and love, but she can not get through to Mihaela. Mihaela is very much looking for her identity and collects everything that has to do with Romania at home. During the trip Mihaela sees for the first time the country where she comes from and she visits the clinic where she was born and the children's home where she stayed. When she dances with a fellow in traditional costume and looks in the mirror, she says: "This is true, this is me."

State of affairs lawsuits filed by donor children

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In one of the three ongoing lawsuits filed by donor children, a decision will be issued shortly. All lawsuits revolve around the right to descent information from donor children. In the case against former physician Karbaat, the judge decided on 13 February 2019 whether a DNA sample may be used to establish kinship with 22 donor children. The underlying question here is whether donor children have the same rights as all other children. The two other lawsuits deal with the question of whether donor children are entitled to personal data from a donor who originally registered as a known donor, but later switched to anonymous donorship.

Lawsuit against the doctor Karbaat

In 2017, 22 donor children and their parents filed a lawsuit against the doctor Jan Karbaat, former director of Medisch Centrum Bijdorp. This is because of serious suspicions that he used his own sperm for artificial insemination. The donor children want clarity whether or not they are descended from Karbaat. That wish remains, even after the death of Karbaat in April 2017. The aim was to secure his DNA profile for doing kinship tests. The group of claimants is assisted by lawyer Tim Bueters, Defense for Children and Stichting Donorkind.