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Babies being stolen at top Uganda hospital, sparking outrage over misconduct

Babies being stolen at top Uganda hospital, sparking outrage over misconduct

In this photo of Friday, Aug. 16, 2013 a child stands in front of Mulago Hospital in Uganda's capital Kampala This hospital is one from where a number of babies have been stolen and whose staff face persistent complaints of negligence _and even cruelty _ in the treatment of mothers who give birth there. (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)

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Rodney Muhumuza, The Associated Press

| Aug 23, 2013

Ghana: Gender Ministry to Regulate Child Adoption

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Ghana: Gender Ministry to Regulate Child Adoption

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Ghana: Gender Ministry to Regulate Child Adoption

BY KARIMATU ANAS/BENJAMIN TANDOH, 22 AUGUST 2013

Jean-Marie Cavada préfère Paris à Strasbourg

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Jean-Marie Cavada préfère Paris à Strasbourg

280051 Jean-Marie Cavada a démissionné aujourd’hui de son poste de président de la commission des libertés civiles, de la justice et des affaires intérieures du Parlement européen. Il met ainsi fin à une fiction, l’ancien journaliste (photo: Reuters) n’ayant guère exercé ses fonctions, plus préoccupé qu’il était de se trouver un point de chute national. C’est désormais fait, puisqu’il se présente aux élections municipales dans le XIIe arrondissement de Paris. Mais pas sous l’étiquette Modem : lui aussi s’est fâché avec François Bayrou et il portera le dossard de l’UMP. Rester en fonction en pleine campagne électorale et alors qu’il porte désormais les couleurs d’un parti qui siège au sein du PPE-DE (conservateurs) serait apparu comme une provocation aux yeux de ses pairs qui n’ont pas de mots assez durs à son égard. Il redevient donc simple député européen, un député qui ne sera guère présent non plus durant les prochaines semaines...

À l’automne dernier, les membres du groupe ADLE (libéral), dans lequel siègent les élus de l’ex-UDF, s’étaient même révoltés contre l’absentéisme de Cavada, la présidence d’une telle commission, extrêmement technique, exigeant une présence ininterrompue. C’est d’ailleurs pour cela que l’honnête Jean-Louis Bourlanges avait démissionné de cette présidence en 2005, la dégradation de la santé de son épouse requérant une présence plus grande à ses côtés. Plusieurs députés libéraux, dans une fronde sans précédent, avaient alors demandé, en vain, sa démission. Il avait même été envisagé de lui offrir un lot de consolation, la présidence de la commission culture… Mais le projet a été abandonné, car il faisait perdre à l’ADLE une commission importante. « Mauvais calcul puisque de toute façon Cavada ne jouait pas son rôle », commente un fonctionnaire désabusé.

Comité international contre la piraterie

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US provides list of more than 60,000 Russian children adopted by Americans – Astakhov

US provides list of more than 60,000 Russian children adopted by Americans – Astakhov

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The US authorities have supplied a list of Russian children adopted by American families during the last few years, Pavel Astakhov, the Children’s Rights Commissioner for the Russian President, told Rossiiskaya Gazeta on Monday. He also said there will be no exceptions from the Dima Yakovlev law that bans US citizens to adopt Russian orphans.

“There are 61,625 children’s names in the list. These are children adopted officially and brought to the US by immigration visas,” Astakhov said to the Moscow-based newspaper.

At the same time, many children staying in the US are not mentioned in the list, he said. They are living in American families without an eligible status. They came to the country for medical treatment, studying, or holidays and did not return.

'Adoption agencies in Maharashtra give foreigners, NRIs preference over Indians'

'Adoption agencies in Maharashtra give foreigners, NRIs preference over Indians'

Aug 13, 2013, 06.51AM IST TNN[ Neha Madaan ]

PUNE: Adoption agencies in the state currently have 1,100 Indian prospective adoptive parents on their waiting list, but recent investigations have revealed that they are busy processing applications of foreigners and NRIs.

The Maharashtra State Child Protection Society (MSCPS) carried out investigations how adoption requests were being processed across the state's 70 specialized adoption agencies, of which 24 are licensed to process international adoptions. They found agencies giving preference to the more profitable international adoptions, keeping Indian applicants on hold. Sources said agencies charge US $ 5000 from adoptive parents living abroad (NRIs and foreigners) as against the Rs 40,000 that Indian prospective parents are charged.

Investigations have also shown that children from adoption agencies that are not licensed to undertake international adoptions send children to the licensed ones for inter-country adoptions, the official said. In addition, data showed that around 1,200 children are there in these specialized adoption agencies, of which 500 are legally free to be adopted.

MP suggests returning adopted children back to Kazakhstan

MP suggests returning adopted children back to Kazakhstan

Monday, 05.08.2013, 10:43

Kazakhstan Senate deputy Gani Kassymov has suggested to return all the children adopted by foreign citizens back to Kazakhstan, STV channel reports.

According to the senator, the country is capable of creating normal conditions for its orphans. He also reminded that her colleagues called to ban adoption of Kazakhstan children by foreign citizens altogether.

“We have seen several cases when children from CIS (Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine) were adopted by American citizens and later reported dead. Some use the adopted children for organs, some kids are left without proper care and some just run away. This should be considered a treachery,” Kassymov said.

Colombia closed the door for foreign adoption

Colombia closed the door for foreign adoption

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May 30, 2013 4:18 pm

E n an unprecedented move, the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare has temporarily suspended acceptance of new applications for foreign families who want to adopt Colombian children between 0 and 6 years, with no special conditions.

The move, announced on Thursday at the First Meeting of Central Authorities in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, responds to the need to manage 377 Colombian applications and 3,506 foreign families who are registered on the waiting list who want to adopt healthy children, children seven years and no siblings, ie children who do not have characteristics of difficult adoption.

New adoption law makes it possible for Romanians abroad to adopt children from Romania

New adoption law makes it possible for Romanians abroad to adopt children from Romania

Date: 25-11-2011

The new adoption law stipulates the possibility that Romanian citizens residing abroad should adopt children from Romania, said Secretary of State with the Romanian Office for Adoptions Bogdan Panait. But he added that, as for the international adoptions for foreign citizens, the regulations are the same as in the old legislation.

'International adoptions for foreign citizens are the ones in the old law, therefore no change has been made in this respect,' said Panait. The Secretary of State said that the Romanian citizens residing abroad could resort to adoptions in Romania.

He also made it clear that the new adoption law stipulated the possibility for a child to be adopted 30 days after its birth certificate was issued, in case it has no declared parents. As for the time it takes to carry out adoption procedures, Panait said that it might take a shorter time in the future.