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Will it become easier the adoption of Bulgarian children for the Bulgarians families abroad?

31 May 2010 / 05:05:40 GRReporter

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The problem is that the Bulgarians who live abroad according to law must pass a more complicated procedure for foreigners. In a discussion, which was opened by an information portal www.cross-bg.nettogether with the party of Bulgarians living abroad "The Other Bulgaria” became clear that the law was changed in 2009 and the procedure is shortened to six months but still remains the problem for the social services to make their study for the environment in which the child will live in order to give their opinions about the prospective adoptive parents.

In a petition to the Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria RP "The Other Bulgaria" expressed their insistence to change the restrictive Article 110 of the Family Code, which states: "A child residing in the Republic of Bulgaria may be adopted by a person ordinarily resident abroad, when all other possibilities for adoption in the country are exhausted. "

In the discussion of the information agency CROSS participation took the representatives of the Ministry of Justice, representatives of the Ombudsman Ginyo Ganev, deputies from different political powers, representatives of the State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad, representatives of the State Agency for Child Protection and others.

Procedure

The main problems related to the child custody and the inclusion of the children in the register for adoption have been solved with the texts of the new Family Code which entered into power on 1/10/2009, said Valentina Bogdanova – member of the commission for the Education, Science and issues of children, Youth and Sports - AB. "The period in which the children which are not looked for by their parents can be proposed for adoption is reduced from 3 years to 6 months. The legal standards, however, can not resolve another problem that accompanies the activities of state bodies. Bulgarian families, adoptive applicants, are looking for healthy Bulgarians up to 3 years old. They are not interested in the vast majority of children in the registers – gypsies, children with disabilities or older chilren. These children rely mainly on international adoption. The new legal texts speed up these procedures - if during the period for national adoption nobody is interested in the child - it is included in the register for international adoption. I find it proper to exhaust all possibilities Bulgarian children without parents, to grow into Bulgarian families”, says Ms. Bogdanova.

"With the new Family Code, adopted on 1/10/2009 year the laws has changed / in particular Chapter 8 / associated with adoption.

Following the changes in the law, Bulgarians living abroad are treated as foreigners and have to submit documents for adoption of Bulgarian children under the international procedures.

Change that discriminate the Bulgarians who are living abroad

According to Mrs. Bogdanova, the adopted amendments violate the equality among Bulgarians and discriminate against those who temporarily or permanently are residing abroad. According to paragraph 2 of Art.6 of the Constitution of Bulgaria: All citizens are equal before the law. There shall be no restriction of rights or privileges based on race, nationality, ethnicity, sex, national origin, religion, education, beliefs, political affiliation, personal or social status or property possession.

In this context, we created the Civil Initiative for Equal Rights for adoption.

We would like a change in the law which does not violates our rights as Bulgarian citizens, regardless of our place of residence:

1. Introduction of a social report directly to the Ministry of Justice without passing through the accredited agencies.

2. Bulgarian citizens living permanently abroad, but maintained Bulgarian citizenship to be treated as such and have priority over foreigners for the adoption procedures. Having this in mind that children need to be provided with a chance to grow first in a familiar environment, ethnicity and language.

Even when we are living abroad we talk in our families Bulgarian language and we have such a culture.”

"As to the difficulties for Bulgarian adoption candidates who live outside the country there should not be any restrictions in the legislation for Bulgarian candidates for adoptive parents and there should not be any differences compared to Bulgarian citizens living in the country," said Mr. Vanyo Sharkov - PG Blue coalition, deputy chairman of the health committee - the view was taken by telephone as Mr. Sharkov on the road. He said "The procedure in respect to the foreign nationals is more complex and longer, but this is dictated by the fact that too much has been said that these children have been marketed abroad and in order not to rise to such debate there is a strict procedure for foreigners.”

"The transition from home for abandoned children in a family of Bulgarians, regardless of whether they live in Bulgaria or abroad is a natural and lightweight, they adapt easily to the home environment, speak the same language, have the Bulgarian education, culture, etc. Bulgarian children adopted by foreigners are experiencing the shock of a new country, language, culture, education and the adaptation is difficult, moreover, they completely loose their identity and become foreigners, "said Ms Victoria Petrunova

But to think ...

Victoria Petrunova signaled for the risk of changes in the law relating to circumvention of the law and the after adoption control. "With so decided changes in the law it could becreated conditions to circumvent the law and corruption, which are in complete conflict with the requirements of the Hague Convention. The possibility for adoption according to the National procedure by foreign nationals with usual residence in Bulgaria, without foreseeing any special restrictions or conditions would create preconditions for the adoption of tourism and trafficking of children, similar to that in Africa and Asia. On the other hand Bulgarian citizens living abroad would have recourse to the option of adoption process by the National procedure by fictitious residence in Bulgaria for a certain period of time. These opportunities for circumvention would trouble the after adoption control and create opportunities for corruption schemes” warned Ms Petrunova.

In the same spirit is the statement of Ivilina Aleksiva from the Institute for advanced policy, who believes that "the main priority in adoption process is to protect the interests of the child. For this purpose, it should be made a research of the family environment and atmosphere that can not be replaced by a declaration. For me, the problems are related to: 1) removing the priority on territorial lines, 2) significantly faster and more efficient procedures, 3) reduction of bureaucracy, if this is possible. And the social study is not a bureaucratic element.”

Examples of good practice

"There are many examples of countries that have ratified the Hague Convention, which gives priority to the candidates for adoptive parents who are citizens of the country of origin of the child and live outside of that country. Examples of such are Lithuania, Poland, India,” says the leader of PP " The Other Bulgaria” Mr. Bozidar Tomalevski. He immediately proposed to the Ministry of Justice to "examine all records in adoption, which started under the old legislation and have not been completed within 3 months to have a clear, precise and definite opinion. The opinion should be made available to the prospective adoptive parents. Mr. Tomalevski made a proposal to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “if it is not given adequate information regarding the documents for adoption in the embassies of Bulgaria in the world to take the appropriate actions and provide all the necessary information in our embassies.”

Suggestions

Victoria Petrunova came up with three proposals for simplifing the procedure related to the Bulgarians living abroad. "To be restored the rights of Bulgarian citizens abroad to apply under national procedures. If this is not possible and is an international requirement, to apply under the procedure of the International Department of Justice, but be entered in the National Register, along with all Bulgarian citizens, because belongs to them by law. If this is also not possible, to be entered in the International Register, but to be given priority over foreigners!” Mrs. Petrunova turned with these proposals to the Ministry of Justice.

Countries: Bulgaria

Anisha: Den Nonnen auf der Spur

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Anisha: Den Nonnen auf der Spur

von Thomas Vitzthum

Der Satz durchfuhr Anisha Mörtl wie ein Blitz: "Du bist ein gestohlenes Kind." Der junge Mann, der sie damit konfrontierte, sah ihr ähnlich, dunkle Haut, dunkle Haare, dunkle Augen, indisch. Wie sie war er in ein Land zurückgekommen, mit dem ihn kaum mehr verband als das Gefühl, dort eigentlich hinzugehören. Anisha Mörtl war 13 Jahre alt, als sie ihre Eltern aus München überredete, nach Indien zu reisen. Ihre Mutter hatte sich lange gesträubt. "Sie wollte nicht, dass ich nach meinen Wurzeln suche", sagt Anisha.

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Im Alter von zehn Monaten wurde die heute 19-Jährige im indischen Hyderabad abgeholt. Ihre neuen Eltern waren schon an die 40, zu alt, um in Deutschland ein Baby zu adoptieren. Die Auslandsadoption war ihre einzige Chance. Ihre leibliche Mutter habe sie in einem Krankenhaus bei den Schwestern des Schwester-Theresa-Ordens abgegeben. Sie habe schon zu viele Kinder und hätte keines mehr ernähren können - diese Geschichte wurde Anisha von ihren neuen Eltern erzählt, seit sie sich ihres Andersseins bewusst war.

Nun stand Anisha in Hyderabad einem jungen Mann gegenüber, der wie sie als Baby adoptiert wurde. Und wie sie hatte er sich auf die Suche nach seinen eigentlichen Eltern gemacht. Dabei war er nicht auf eine rührende Geschichte gestoßen, sondern auf ein Geschäft, das sich nur als Menschenhandel bezeichnen lässt. ",Du bist auch ein gestohlenes Kind', sagte er. Das war zu viel für mich, mir wurde schlecht und ich bin umgekippt", erzählt Anisha Mörtl.

Mit Adoptivvater und -mutter besuchte Anisha das Krankenhaus des Ordens, von dem ihre Eltern sie seinerzeit bekommen hatten. Eine Schar kleiner Kinder lief ihr entgegen. Aus ihrer Mitte trat Schwester Theresa, eine alte indische Frau. "Wie sie mit mir redete, so hart, kalt, da wusste ich, es konnte wirklich etwas nicht stimmen." Noch einmal wiederholte die Schwester die Geschichte der armen Slumbewohnerin, die sich die Tochter nicht leisten konnte. Anishas Mutter gab sich damit zufrieden, wollte gehen, Anisha aber plagten Zweifel. Sie hatte unzählige Fragen, die ihr die Schwester nicht beantworten wollte. Doch Schwester Theresa verplapperte sich, und Anisha erfuhr den Namen ihrer leiblichen Mutter: Fatima. Sie zu finden, dazu war keine Zeit. In den Monaten nach ihrer Rückkehr nach Deutschland machte sich eine Menschenrechtlerin daran, nach Fatima zu suchen. An Weihnachten, zwei Jahre nach dem ersten Besuch in Indien, schickte sie einen Brief. "Wir haben Deine Mutter gefunden." Ein Schriftverkehr entwickelte sich zwischen Tochter und leiblicher Mutter, er ging über Jahre. Durch die Briefe aus Indien erfuhr Anisha Mörtl ihre ganze, ihre wahre Geschichte.

Ihre Mutter Fatima lebt in einem ärmlichen Viertel Hyderabads, sie ist Hausangestellte, kann nicht lesen und schreiben. Nachdem sie Anisha, die sie nach ihrer Geburt Farzana nennen wollte, im Krankenhaus der katholischen Nonnen geboren hatte, sagte man ihr, sie müsse 20 000 Rupien für die Entbindung zahlen. Eine Lüge. Aber Fatima verließ das Krankenhaus, um Geld zu beschaffen - ohne ihre Tochter. Als sie zurückkam, blieb ihr das Tor verschlossen. "Alle stecken in diesem korrupten System unter einer Decke. Die Wächter, die Schwestern, alle", sagt Anisha Mörtl. Sie ist Fatimas einziges Kind. Ihre Mutter wurde von den Schwestern zur Sterilisation gezwungen. Anisha wurde in den Westen verkauft. Sie ist kein Einzelfall. "Das System funktioniert immer noch. Schwester Theresa musste für ein paar Monate in Haft, aber nun macht sie wieder weiter", sagt Anisha Mörtl.

Während der Suche nach ihrem gestohlenen Leben ging die Beziehung zur Adoptivmutter zu Bruch. Nie war das Verhältnis spannungsfrei, weil die Mutter immer Dankbarkeit für ein Leben im Wohlstand einforderte. In der Schule sollte Anisha besser sein als die in Deutschland Geborenen, mindestens genauso gut. "Meine Mutter denkt sehr westlich arrogant. Sie meint, sie hat mich gerettet, aber so empfinde ich das nicht." Heute haben Adoptivmutter und Tochter keinen Kontakt mehr. Der Vater blieb ihr ein enger Vertrauter.

Im Dezember vergangenen Jahres reiste Anisha Mörtl noch einmal nach Hyderabad - und traf ihre leibliche Mutter. Ein verstörender Moment. In ihrer Wohnung hatte Fatima aus all den Fotos, die Anisha geschickt hatte, eine Art Altar aufgebaut. Vor einer Frage fürchtete sich die 19-Jährige, die gerade Abitur macht, am meisten: Willst Du bei mir bleiben? Doch Fatima stellte sie nicht. "Meine Mutter war überglücklich, aber sie hat verstanden, dass ich nicht mehr ihr Leben leben kann."

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Organizations: St. Theresa's Tender Loving Care Home, ACT CASE Anisha

Vietnam: Lawmakers want child adoption fees hiked

May 28, 2010

From Vietnews:

Speaking during a debate in the National Assembly Wednesday, they said besides paying the fees for adoption, foreigners should also defray the cost of filing for adoption and verifying the background of adoptees, besides paying a donation to the orphanage or welfare center.
They did not suggest a specific sum but said merely that Vietnam should apply the same fees other countries like China, Thailand, India, and South Korea do — of US$4,000-7,000 for an adoption.
The money would be used to improve conditions at orphanages and other relevant agencies, they said.
Most agreed but several expressed concern this could lead to trafficking.
Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy of Da Nang said the fee schedule must be included in the adoption laws rather than being decided by the government.
Vietnamese regulations require couples looking to adopt to be from a nation that has signed an agreement with Vietnam or to have worked or studied in Vietnam for at least six months.
The current adoption fee is VND3 million (US$158).

Countries: Vietnam

NL: More adoptions expected from Bulgaria

Re: adoptie usa of bulgarije

Gepost door: mar10e ()

Datum: 28 mei 2010 10:22

Hoi R.B,
Het klopt dat er nog maar 2 voorstellen zijn geweest, maar K & T geeft aan dat ze een fors aantal dossiers verwachten uit Bulgarije, daarom laten ze ook zoveel ouders toe op de wachtlijst. De autoriteiten in Bulgarije hebben aangeven dat er veel kinderen adoptabel zijn voor het buitenland en dat ze nu bezig zijn de administratie/dossiers ed. op orde te brengen. Als dat klaar is, verwacht K&T een flink aantal dossiers en dus ook voorstellen te gaan krijgen. Een deel gaan ze zelf matchen.

Deze info kreeg ik vorige week vrijdag van K&T

groet Martine

Organizations: Stichting Kind en Toekomst

Countries: Bulgaria

Unanswered Questions Abound on the Plight of Haitian “Adoptees” in the U.S.

May 27, 2010

by Karen Smith Rotabi

In the days following the Haitian earthquake, well over 1,000 children departed Haiti as “adoptees” bound for the U.S. and other nations like the Netherlands and France. Those children now in the U.S. were brought across the border in an expedited manner on humanitarian visas and without passports.

Countries: Haiti

Persons: Karen Smith Rotabi

CCAI hosts Haiti Convening to assist in rebuilding Haiti’s child welfare system

CCAI’s “Building a Foundation for Haiti’s Children and Families” convening on May 21, 2010 successfully brought together Haitian officials, United States’ and international experts from various child welfare and protection organizations to discuss the short- and long-term needs of Haiti’s vulnerable children and to determine how they might individually and collectively support the Haitian government in the development of a child welfare system that preserves and protects a child’s right to a permanent and loving family. This convening provided a critically important opportunity to share, listen and learn about the most effective ways to serve Haiti’s children and families in the wake of the disaster as well as how to build a strong, sustainable child welfare system long term.

Minister Yves Cristalin during his speech

CCAI was especially honored by the participation of His Excellency Raymond Joseph, Minister Yves Cristalin, Madame Bernard Pierre, and Senator Mary Landrieu.

Visit CCAI’s Haiti Convening page for more information and footage from the convening.

Countries: Haiti

Persons: Mary Landrieu

Organizations: Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute

Nigeria: Octogenarian, Doctor Arrested for Allegedly Selling Babies

27 May 2010

Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Princess. Serah Sosah, with Children celebrate the 2010 Children's Day Celebration held at Police College Ground, Ikeja, Lagos. Photo by Bunmi Azeez.

Persons: Akanni Olufemi, Dr. Theresa Marques

Countries: Nigeria

Foreigners to pay more to adopt Vietnamese kids

Last updated: 5/27/2010 13:35

Foreigners who are not permanent residents in Vietnam should pay more when adopting Vietnamese children, according to a parliament’s sitting on Wednesday.

However, the fees should be approved by the National Assembly, the unicameral legislative body, not the government, representative Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy from the central city of Da Nang told the meeting.

Regulations regarding these fees should be watertight so as to prevent children trafficking and clear enough so as to help adopters prepare the money in advance, according to Thuy.

Most representatives agreed on the bill, but were concerned that it may contain loopholes, allowing people to abuse it to benefit themselves.

Under the proposed adoption bill, new fees include procedure charges, costs of raising the children from when they are put forward for adoption until all necessary procedures are completed, and “reasonable fees” to be paid to staff of centers where they are housed.

Currently, adopters are only required to pay adoption registration fees.

Draft makers said the bill was born from studies on countries like China and Thailand, which already charge US$4,000-7,000 as brokerage and then pay the related agencies.

The Hague Convention of 1993 also allowed people involved in adoption procedures to receive fees, they said.

Once the draft is approved by the National Assembly, it will take effect from next January 1.

Countries: Vietnam

Ju County destroyed a large criminal gangs trafficking in babies

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Countries: China

Speech Hans van Loon - Brussels Parlament

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Organizations: Subsidiarity, The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and International Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption

Persons: Hans van Loon