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Let's not treat children as pets: Bombay high court

Let's not treat children as pets: Bombay high court

Mayura Janwalkar / DNA

Friday, July 2, 2010 0:53 IST

Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Thursday said that Indians have no right to brag about their culture and heritage, if their children in adoption centres are treated as “commodities”.

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The court was hearing a petition file by NGOs Advait Foundation and Sakhee, which had sought action against Preet Mandir, an adoption centre in Pune.

Peeved at the state of affairs, the court said the government, which is obligated to place children from adoption centres with caring families, had done little to stop it from becoming a “corporate venture”.

“We are very colour-conscious. Adoption centres charge more for a fair baby, while an HIV-positive child is offered at a discount,” justice BH Marlapalle said.

Interestingly, a letter written by government secretary Vandana Krishna to the Central Adoption Resources Agency (Cara), stated: “Even if an adoption agency is run with a selfish or business motive to make money, it is not a crime or illegal. Many schools, colleges, educational institutions, hospitals are run as a business today.”

Krishna’s letter stated that it is not the government’s duty to ensure that NGOs operate on charitable basis, nor is it necessary that adoption agencies should operate incurring losses.

Expressing concern over the 450 children at Preet Mandir, the court had earlier asked Cara to take a decision about the rehabilitation of these children. However, counsel for Preet Mandir told the court that closing the adoption centre — facing allegations of malpractices — would not solve the problem.

“The children are young and attached to the staff of the adoption centre. Many attend school and their psychology needs to be taken into consideration. Children are not vegetables or cattle to shift them from one place to another,” the counsel said.

The court asked the state to frame guidelines on how it plans to monitor private adoption homes. There are 69 adoption centres in Maharashtra.

“The state will have to play a very vital role,” the court said. It also suggested that information regarding adoption homes should be centralised and available online.

Justice Marlapalle said the matter has to be looked at in its totality by the state government. “On the one hand, we must go by the reality — number of unwed mothers, number of families selling children owing to abject poverty. We only hope that these [adoption centres] will not be breeding farms. Let us not treat children as pets.”

Organizations: ACT CASE Preet Mandir, Preet Mandir

Countries: India

We hope adoption homes won’t be breeding farms: HC

We hope adoption homes won’t be breeding farms: HC

Expressing concern over the 450 children at Preet Mandir, the Bombay High Court on Thursday observed that we should not talk about rich culture and heritage of our country if we treat children in adoption homes as “commodities”.

The division bench of Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice Anoop Mohta were hearing petitions filed by NGOs Advait Foundation and Sakhee seeking action against Preet Mandir, alleging various irregularities by the adoption centre. Preet Mandir lawyer said closing down the adoption centre would not serve any purpose. The lawyer argued that the children are young and attached to the staff of the adoption centre and should not be treated as vegetables or cattle to shift them from one place to another.

Justice Marlapalle said the state government should look into the matter. “On the one hand, we must go by the reality — number of unwed mothers, number of families selling children owing to poverty. We only hope that these adoption centres will not be breeding farms. Let us not treat children as pets.” The court observed that even the government-run centres are full of malpractices. “It is the state’s responsibility. The number of such children is bound to go up while there is poverty in this country.” The court was of the view the government is duty-bound to rehabilitate the children in adoption centres, however, he said these are slowly turning into “corporate ventures”. The judges asked the government to formulate guidelines on how it plans to control private adoption homes. “We want the government to apply their mind independently, constitute a committee keeping in mind SC guidelines with respect to adoption,” the court said. The court has adjourned the hearing for four weeks.

Fri Jul 02 2010, 02:58 hrs

Countries: India

Organizations: ACT CASE Preet Mandir

Don't treat kids in adoption centres like commodities: HC

Don't treat kids in adoption centres like commodities: HC

Rebecca Samervel, TNN, Jul 2, 2010, 06.39am IST

MUMBAI: "We should not talk about the rich culture and heritage of our country if we treat children in adoption homes as commodities." This is what the Bombay high court said on Thursday while expressing its anger at the state of adoption process in India.

A division bench, comprising Justice B H Marlapalle and Justice Anoop Mohta, was hearing petitions filed by NGOs Advait Foundation and Sakhee seeking action against the Pune-based Preet Mandir, alleging various irregularities by the adoption centre.

Expressing concern for the 450 children at Preet Mandir, the court had earlier asked the Central Adoption Resource Agency (CARA) to take a decision about the rehabilitation of these children. Arguing for Preet Mandir, senior counsel Prasad Dhakephalkar said that closing down the adoption centre would not serve any purpose. "Kids are not vegetables or cattle to be shifted from one place to another. The petition is based on a TV news report and should not be given much credence."

Justice Marlapalle said the matter has to be looked at in its totality by the state government. "On one hand, we must take into consideration the actual number of unwed mothers and those selling off children due to poverty. We only hope that these (adoption centres) will not be breeding farms. Let us not treat children as pets."

Expressing his dissatisfaction, Justice Marlapalle said that even government-run centres are full of malpractices. "It is the state's responsibility to rehabilitate the children in adoption centres. However, these are slowly turning into corporate ventures. Adoption centres charge more for a baby who is fair looking while an HIV positive child is offered at a discount,"he added.

At the last hearing, the judges were informed that Cara has revoked the licence issued to Preet Mandir in 2007. The adoption centre has challenged the revocation of their licence before a different bench of the court and secured a stay. The judges said in view of the stay, the petitions could be clubbed and various issues could be raised before the other bench. The court will hear the matter after four weeks.

Countries: India

Organizations: ACT CASE Preet Mandir

Centre scheme comes to aid of failed adoptees

Centre scheme comes to aid of failed adoptees

Mayura Janwalkar / DNA

Friday, July 2, 2010 0:55 IST

Mumbai: The integrated child protection scheme (ICPS) floated by the central government may come to the aid of children repatriated from failed adoptions.

The Bombay high court, which is in the process of framing guidelines to make foreign adoptions safer for children, said on Thursday that if the Central Adoption Resources Authority (Cara) had already appointed an expert committee to attend to the matter, they should have also constituted a fund for the welfare of children returning from failed adoptions.

After hearing the case of 14-year-old Mita who was repatriated to India after her adoptive parents — both US nationals — failed to look after her, on February 5, the court revoked the order granting Mita’s custody to them, five years after her adoption.

Jagannath Pati of the Cara told the court that 22 states had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the union government to constitute ICPS under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Pati told the court that Maharashtra too is in the process signing the MoU. He said this fund could be utilised to cater to children whose adoptions, both domestic and international, have failed.

“So long as they have an earmarked fund, it would serve the purpose,” justice DY Chandrachud said.

Countries: India

Organizations: ACT CASE Intervention returned adoptees

Centre’s scheme to rehabilitate children

Centre’s scheme to rehabilitate children

Mumbai, July 02, 2010

First Published: 01:10 IST(2/7/2010)

Last Updated: 01:12 IST(2/7/2010)

The Centre is in the process of formulating Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) for rehabilitating of children who are in need of child and care as defined under the Juvenile Justice Act.

Jagannath Pati, deputy director with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) informed the Bombay high court on Thursday that the ICPS will be having a corpus fund which could be used

for rehabilitation of children who are repatriated after a failed international adoption.

Justice D.Y. Chandrachud is in the process of framing guidelines for better monitoring mechanism of international adoption and ensuring rehabilitation of children in case of failed adoption.

The court took up the matter after 14-year-old Anita (name changed) was repatriated to India after she could not adjust with her adoptive parents in the United States.

The Massachusetts-based couple had sent an application seeking revocation of their guardianship of Anita as she developed behavioural problems.

“You [CARA] also need to have guidelines for time-bound disbursement of the funds, especially in case where child is being repatriated,” Justice Chandrachud said.

Pati said that about 22 states have signed the memorandum for the ICPS and Maharashtra is in the process of signing it.

Organizations: ACT CASE Intervention returned adoptees

Countries: India

Overleg met Justitie inzake India (dossiers)

De afgelopen weken is in de media aandacht besteed aan “de zaak Rahul”. Het gaat hier om een adoptie waarvoor Meiling destijds bemiddeld heeft en waaraan al sinds 2005 met enige regelmaat in de pers aandacht besteed wordt.

In 2007 heeft Justitie aangekondigd onderzoek te doen naar hetgeen zich in de jaren 1995-2003 afgespeeld heeft in India. Over dat onderzoek heeft Justitie tot nu toe geen mededelingen gedaan. Het ontbreken van de feitelijke informatie maakt beoordeling van de zaak moeilijk.

Om te proberen meer duidelijkheid te krijgen heeft Meiling op 24 juni overleg gepleegd met het Ministerie van Justitie. In dat overleg hebben wij erop aangedrongen:
1. Met extra inzet te trachten informatie boven water te krijgen en daarvoor contact op te nemen met alle relevante organisaties,
2. Te trachten de adoptiedossiers van alle kinderen – welke in beslag genomen zijn door de politie – op een zodanige plaats onder te brengen dat deze eenvoudig toegankelijk zijn voor geadopteerde en familie.

Organizations: ACT CASE Nagarani

Romania: in aumento il numero di neonati abbandonati negli ospedali

Romania: increasing the number of infants abandoned in hospitals
And 'increasing the number of infants abandoned in Romanian maternity hospitals, in the first three months of 2010 were left 342 children, 88 more than last year. It 'as announced that the National Authority for Protection of the Family and the Rights of the Child (ANDPC) in Bucharest that drew an initial report on the phenomenon of early Romanian hospitals. Would be 118 babies abandoned in maternity wards, 181 departments of pediatrics, 43 in other departments of hospitals.

To reduce the abandonment of the Romanian authorities have introduced a measure to ensure, under the emergency, the name and identity number (CNP) infants abandoned in hospitals.Under this measure employees of the Registry Office should issue within 30 days of the birth of children, birth certificates giving the name and identity number for babies abandoned by their mothers in maternity wards of hospitals. With this new measure babies abandoned in Romanian hospitals will see their guaranteed right to identity from birth, without waiting months and years as it was until today. With the decision to issue the document of birth of the baby will be made within 30 days since its abandonment in the hospital wards, the registration will be done in small registers and municipalities of the city where the baby was found.

Meanwhile in Romania continues to mobilize Romanian associations for reopening the international adoptions. The campaign of pro-adoption lobby continues to collect signatures: almost 10 thousand accessions reached up to now in the streets of Romanian cities from volunteer associations that promote the campaign to collect signatures to present to the Romanian Parliament to request the amendment of Law 273 / 2004. Link to petition>>

Campaign aims to reach 100 thousand signatures share to ensure that the Romanian institutions take into consideration the proposal submitted by the pro-adoption groups.

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Kinderhandel? Aussage steht gegen Aussage

Gericht rügt Blauäugigkeit der Pflegemutter

Am Landgericht hat am Donnerstag eine mit Spannung erwartete Berufsverhandlung begonnen, die nicht nur strafrechtliche Bedeutung hat, sondern auch ein Politikum ist. Verantworten müssen sich eine ehemals in Hammelburg lebende gebürtige Rumänin und ihre Tochter. Der Hauptvorwurf: Kinderhandel. Des Weiteren stehen Betrugsvorwürfe in Zusammenhang mit Spendengeldern im Raum.

Persons: Nicoleta Trif

Countries: Romania, Germany