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The child's right to know their origins

Vietnamese girl ripped from family for US adopter

Last updated: Monday, December 30, 2013 13:45

Phung Thi Thanh (left) and her daughter Tran Thi Bay have been demanding that her granddaughter be returned by an orphanage that let the girl be adopted by Americans without their consent in 2007. Photo courtesy of Tuoi Tre

A family in the central province of Quang Nam has been demanding that their child be returned after officials persuaded them to put her in an orphanage that then allowed her to be adopted by a family in the US in 2007.

Phung Thi Thanh has sold all her valuables -- a total of three cows -- to travel many times to central and local government offices with her complaint, but the law has not been on her side, according to a Tuoi Tre newspaper report Sunday.

PESTE 2.200 DE PROCEDURI DE ADOPTIE AU FOST DESCHISE IN 2013. CEI MAI MULTI COPII ADOPTATI, IN DAMBOVITA SI VRANCEA

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Peste 2.200 de proceduri de adoptie au fost deschise in 2013. Cei mai multi copii adoptati, in Dambovita si Vrancea

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Peste 2.200 de proceduri de adoptie au fost deschise in anul 2013, insa pana in 23 decembrie au fost comunicate de catre instante 580 de adoptii finalizate, cele mai multe fiind in Dambovita, Bucuresti si Vrancea, potrivit reprezentantilor Oficiului Roman pentru Adoptii.

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Ethiopia: Stakeholders, Public Has to End Foreign Adoption

BY ZERYHUN KASSA, 26 DECEMBER 2013

The House of Peoples' Representatives and the Ministry of Women, Children and Youth urged stakeholders and the public to undertake integrated work to totally stop adoption of Ethiopian children by foreign families.

In a press conference, House Speaker Abadula Gemeda and the Minister Zenebu Tadesse told journalists that stakeholders should work closely to end foreign adoption.

Tamara Fierens (37) from Borgerhout lost both her parents earlier this year. Six months later, the hospitalization costs have not yet been fully reimbursed. "A little bit of humanity would be nice," she says.

Koen DeBeuckeleer

Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at 3:30 PM

Tamara Fierens lost both her parents this spring. Where normally the grieving process starts, a new agony started for Tamara. After all, reclaiming the hospitalization money went much less smoothly than expected. 'My parents have dutifully paid for hospitalization insurance all their lives,' says Tamara. 'Normally you don't expect any problems. But in the meantime I've already sacrificed many a free morning calling the insurance company and insurance agent.'

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Congo Suspends International Adoptions

KINSHASA, Congo December 20, 2013 (AP)

By SALEH MWANAMILONGO Associated Press

Associated Press

The Congolese government has suspended international adoptions of Congolese children, following allegations that some were abandoned by their adoptive parents, while others were "sold to homosexuals." The move by Congo further restricts foreign adoptions, following similar decisions by Russia and China.

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News & Events (archive) Three States join the 1993 Hague Intercountry Adoption Convention 20-12-2013 In December 2013, the following three States have joined the Hague Convention of 29 May 1993 on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption: Croatia (5 December), Haiti (16 December) and Serbia (18 December). The Convention will enter into force for all three States on 1 April 2014.

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Is it a School or Adoption Agency?

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By: SEM Contributor on December 19, 2013.

The Law on Adoption in Sierra Leone is quite clear, and in line with various restrictions imposed by other countries in the interests of the children concerned, and their relevant culture. Significant in our case is the fact that it is not deemed appropriate for a single man to adopt, and if not a single man, presumably the question of two men acting as an adopting couple would be out of the question.

As Sierra Leone increases her contacts with the outside world, and a vibrant Diaspora, it is inevitable that prospective eligible adoptive parents living abroad should seek to adopt a child thus providing the prospects of a life overseas in a different country. In such cases, there is a requirement for the adopting parent to demonstrate an ability to look after the child in Sierra Leone for a period of six months prior to final permission being granted for emigration.