U.S. adoptive mother guilty of homicide in death of Ethiopian girl

By Jonathan Kaminsky

OLYMPIA, Washington | Mon Sep 9, 2013 11:09pm EDT

(Reuters) - A U.S. adoptive mother accused of starving her 13-year-old Ethiopian-born daughter and locking her outside in the cold, where she died from exposure, was found guilty of homicide on Monday in Washington state.

Hana Williams, adopted from Ethiopia in 2008, died of hypothermia in May 2011 after she was found unconscious outside shortly after midnight in temperatures hovering around 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4 degrees Celsius), authorities said.

Agreement with US will 'open door' in adoption process

04 SEPTEMBER 2013

PARENTS hoping to adopt children received a welcome boost after the Irish and American governments agreed new arrangements for adoptions between the two countries.

The new arrangement opens up the prospect of Irish-based families adopting children from the US.

Adoptions into Ireland have dropped dramatically in the last four years, from 307 in 2009 to 117 in 2012. Only 19 children were adopted from the US last year.

Agreement would allow adoption from USA

Tuesday, September 03, 2013

An agreement to allow Irish couples to adopt from the USA is expected to be signed in Washington today.

The Irish Examiner understands that a delegation headed by children’s minister Frances Fitzgerald and Adoption Authority chairman Geoffrey Shannon travelled to Washington at the weekend for the signing of the deal. The wording of the final draft document for the agreement was agreed between the two countries in April. Under that wording, it was agreed that Irish couples will only have their adoptions recognised here if a number of provisions are satisfied:

A relevant authority in the US provides a letter showing why the child could not be timely placed with suitable prospective adoptive parents in the US, detailing what steps have been taken to support this finding;

(first published in English by Amici dei Bambini)

További cikkek a kategóriában: Articles in English

2007. március 15.

"CHILDREN PROTECTED ONLY ON PAPER AWAIT REAL PROTECTION"

By Pierre Poupard

Report

22 November 1996

PE 215.242/fin. A4-0392/96

on improving the law and cooperation between the Member States on the adoption of minors

Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens' Rights

Parliamentary questions

20 December 2010

E-010783/2010

Question for written answer

to the Commission

20 December 2010

E-010784/2010

Question for written answer

to the Commission

Rule 117

Parliamentary questions

2 March 2011

E-010783/10 E-010915/10

Joint answer given by Mrs Reding on behalf of the Commission

Written questions : E-010783/10 , E-010915/10

Adoption fraud suspects want charges thrown out

Brian Caldwell

Aug 23, 2013

KITCHENER — The case of a former couple accused of ripping off an international adoption agency has been delayed while they try to get the charges against them thrown out.

Rick and Susan Hayhow were scheduled to go on trial early next month in relation to hundreds of thousands of dollars in alleged personal expenses while they ran Imagine Adoption.

Ugandans Dishonoured Abroad

BY ZURAH NAKABUGO, 25 AUGUST 2013

Uganda police concerned by the number of youth stranded in human trafficking rings abroad (file photo).

An estimated 250 Ugandans annually end up stranded abroad with human trafficking rings, a police report says.

Ugandan youths are trafficked to countries like China, India, Malaysia, Thailand, South Africa, France, Canada, Iraq, with many becoming victims of forced labour and sexual exploitation. Police says human trafficking is on the rise in Uganda due to poverty and lack of employment.