Haiti judge: US citizen faces trafficking charges

By Associated Press, Published: February 25

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A U.S. citizen and her Haitian mother face child-trafficking charges after they were caught carrying thousands of dollars in cash and running an adoption agency without a license, a Haitian official said Tuesday.

Judge Borgella Shoute said Farah Marlin and Yrose Pressoir were stopped last Wednesday by police with Haiti’s child protection unit after they had just left the Hotel Karibe, a high-end hotel popular with foreigners.

In this picture provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano, 19-month-old Daniele De Sanctis, dressed up as a pope, is handed to Pope Francis as he is driven through the crowd during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Francis kissed the child as the new must-have Carnival costume made its debut at the pope's general audience Wednesday. During Carnival in Italy, children often go to school and spend their weekends dressed up in pirate, princess — and now pope — costumes. Carnival, also known as mardi gras, marks the period before the church's solemn Lenten season begins. Daniele's mother, Paola Ciabattini, said she dressed her son as a pope in a demonstration of affection towards Pope Francis. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano, ho)

Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, only a Hindu can adopt a child and only a Hindu child can be adopted. Under the Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956, only a Hindu can adopt a child and only a Hindu child can be adopted. (IE)

Tahir Mehmood

Supreme Court has spoken of prospective parents, but remains silent on adoptees.

Nine years ago, social activist Shabnam Hashmi had filed a PIL in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to the Central government to enact a general law of adoption that would be applicable to all. After a long delay, the court disposed the matter on February 19, 2014. No such direction was issued, but the court emphasised that the provisions relating to adoption under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000, can be availed by any person, notwithstanding the position of adoption under a personal law.

There is no general adoption law in India. Successive governments have been reluctant to enact such a law in view of the opposition from certain sections of society on religious grounds. The enactment of a general adoption law has been vehemently opposed by Muslims and Parsis. While the latters’ religion prohibits the assimilation of an “outsider” into a Zoroastrian family, the former believe that their religious law totally prohibits adoption. This belief has not been dislodged in any of those Muslim countries that have reformed and codified Islamic family law — the only two exceptions are Turkey and Tunisia, where adoption has been permitted by law, subject to certain restrictions meant to accommodate clear provisions from the Quran. I have always held that opposition to a secular adoption law is irrational because such a law would only be an enabling legislation. It would not force anyone to adopt against the dictates of their religion. In the early 1970s, when a secular adoption bill was being considered, I had publicly favoured it and also registered my views with the parliamentary select committee working on the bill. This had met stiff resistance from Muslim religious circles.

REPUBLIC OF KENYA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KENYA

AT MOMBASA

ADOPTION CAUSE NO. 1 OF 2014

IN THE MATTER OF THE CHILDREN ACT 2001

German court rules gay couples cannot adopt children

21st February 2014, 1:13 PM

Scott Roberts

A bad day for same-sex couples in Germany

Germany’s highest court has ruled against giving same-sex couples in civil partnerships the right to adopt children.

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Datum: 20 februari 2014 22:40

Hallo, kan iemand mij vertellen of de eerste procedure kosten voor colombia terug betaald worden indien wij de procedure willen beeindigen? Wij wachten alweer een paar jaar op een tweede kindje,maar er zit totaal geen schort in,nu zijn we heel ver met pleegzorg en willen daarom stoppen.helaas wel veel geld betaald,maar naar onze mening ligt ons dossier al jaren op de stapel ,men heeft daarin weinig gedaan,maar er is wel veel geld betaald. Ik hoop dat iemand ons iets meer kan vertellen, zie alleen dat de voorlichtingskosten soms terug betaald worden.

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Topeka family stuck in Ukraine amidst protests

By Katie SampsonPublished: Thursday, February 20, 2014, 9:39 pm

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A Topeka family is in Kiev right now as 100 people have died amidst political protests. Back here in Topeka, the couple’s church community is praying for them.

Topekan Don Jenkins and his wife, Lisa, have adopted four children in Ukraine and are trying to bring them back to the United States.

Friday 20 February 2015 Mairead McGuinness attacks politicians who over-promised in the weeks leading up to election Caroline Crawford?Twitter Email Published 27/05/2014 | 18:37 Share? ? Mairead McGuinness celebrates with husband Martin, director of elections Jon Mulligan, assistant Emer Smith and a political supporter after taking the second seat at the count in the Midlands North West constituency in Castlebar. Photo: Michael Donnelly FINE GAEL MEP Mairead McGuinness has criticised some politicians for “misleading” the public on what they can deliver. Expat Health Insurance Quick, Easy Compare TOP Providers Expatriate Health Insurance Quotes www.expatfinder.com/Instant-Quotes Dividend Stocks for 2015 Six solid dividend stocks to give your portfolio an income boost. wealthyretirement.com/Income Ads by Google Share? ? ? ? Speaking after she was re-elected as an MEP, McGuinness said Fine Gael was well aware of the problems facing the electorate. “When we were out there we heard about the troubles of business and families, but those who suggest there are solutions that are soft and easy are misleading people,” she said. “Politics is not a sport, it’s about managing a country. What has gone on over the last couple of weeks we have to reflect on very, very carefully. But let’s not be naive, there is no magic money out there. I’m listening to people, indeed in this room, talking about promises and what they’re going to do and what they are not going to do - I will be watching to see what actually happens,” she added. Commenting on her fellow MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, McGuinness said she was “not sure what his agenda is”, but stressed that the European Parliament was about people who work together. She added the role of the parliament over the coming years would be to legislate less. “I said that before this campaign started. We have enough, we have banking rules to beat the band, we have rules on all sorts of sectors. We need to manage and make sure they are implemented properly and we need to be able to take away those that are merely cumbersome for business and for communities. And that’s the role for the European Parliament now and I believe for the next five years.” McGuinness also dismissed criticism of the Fine Gael election strategy, saying the party had always known it would be a difficult challenge to take two seats in the constituency. “We tried very hard to achieve that. We worked well to achieve it and in the end that was not to be because there was some personalities that came in and changed the whole spectrum if you like of this campaign. So not naive at all, a very focused campaign, a very clear strategy,” she said. And she hit back at claims that Jim Higgins had been used as a sweeping candidate, saying: “We don’t use anybody in Fine Gael. We are both very strong candidates. I have enormous respect for Jim Higgins.” Praising her running mate as an enormous figure in Fine Gael and in Irish politics, she added: “He leaves a huge legacy of good work, not just in the European Parliament but in his earlier career here in domestic politics and I want to thank him and say it was a privilege to work with him and I’ll still be taking counsel and advice from him.” McGuinness was elected after she received 28,009 votes from her running mate Jim Higgins, pushing her to 135,698 and breaking the 129,290 quota. While Sinn Fein’s Matt Carthy was primed to take the third spot, low transfers from Fine Gael delayed him reaching quota for the greater part of the day. They will join Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan who was the first elected to represent the constituency. Meanwhile the battle for the final spot continues between Independent Marian Harkin and Fianna Fail’s Pat ‘The Cope’ Gallagher. Harkin looked a strong contender to take the seat after a strong transfer showing from Mairead McGuinness.

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Personal law can't impede Muslims from adoption: SC

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2014, 13:50

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said that Muslims can adopt a child under the juvenile justice law as its enforcement could not be impeded by the Muslim personal law.

The apex court bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam said that the rules framed under juvenile justice law were an enabling provision which is applicable to all religions and communities and the same could not be frustrated by personal religious beliefs.

The court said this on a petition by social activist Shabnam Hashmi, who had sought the framing of guidelines by the adoption of children by the people belonging to all religions and communities.

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