March 1, 2012 01:31 PM EDT

Int'l Adoptions Part 4: God's Design for Adoption

By Napp Nazworth | Christian Post Reporter

(Photo: Vivian Carroll)

Families adopting children who do not have families is part of God's plan, according to Brian Luwis, CEO of America World Adoption.

Left out in the cold: Russian official demands full ban on US adoptions
Published: 29 February, 2012, 22:09

Russia’s children’s rights ombudsman has called for a full ban on US adoptions of Russian children. The move follows an American couple’s shocking decision to abandon baby twins on the cold streets of Saint Petersburg.

Children’s Right Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov demanded “the suspension of the issuance of documents on the adoption of Russian children by US citizens” until a bilateral agreement on child adoptions between Russia and the US is ratified.

His strong words came after a Russian citizen holding a US passport abandoned her adopted children in Saint Petersburg this week.

According to reports, an unidentified man brought the children to a Saint Petersburg custodial organization on Monday with a note saying the kids' "foster mother had given them up."

Sting busts shocking baby-selling racket

By: Bhupen Patel and Shubha Shetty-Saha Date: 2012-02-21 Place: Mumbai

MiD DAY's Bhupen Patel and Shubha Shetty-Saha posed as a childless couple looking to buy a baby. Within a week, this woman (a cook at an orphanage) sold them a 6-day-old boy

In an explosive sting operation that lasted for about a week, MiD DAY blows the lid off a thriving baby-selling racket in the city, in which infants are sold like commodities for Rs 2-3 lakh.

Baby bazaar: Vijaya Sonawne, who cooks food for the orphans in the

Vol et trafic des enfants: Les pouvoirs publics aux bancs des accusés

DOUALA - 17 Février 2012

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En principe consacrée à la protection des Hommes et des biens, au fil des événements, l'administration se retrouve malheureusement engluée dans ces affaires au point de torpiller son devoir régalien.

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Hieronder volgt een samenvatting van onze adoptie uit Amerika. We hebben bepaalde delen weggelaten omwille van de vertrouwelijkheid.

10 februari 2010 kregen we een telefoontje van Bouwien van Kind en Toekomst. We hadden de dag daarvoor zelf gebeld om wat van ons te laten horen en de collega die we toen aan de lijn krijgen zag dat er geen nieuwe notities in ons dossier waren bijgekomen. Ook hadden we 9 februari de infokrant van Kind en Toekomst ontvangen en hierin stond te lezen dat er geen concrete resultaten geboekt waren met volledige bemiddeling in de VS. We waren voornemens om over 3 maanden weer te bellen.

Wat schetst onze verbazing, Bouwien vertelde dat ze ons mocht polsen voor een sibling. Het ging om 2 jongentjes van net 7 en bijna 5 jaar. De VS wilde met ons een conference call. We mochten nog niet direct te enthousiast worden want het kon zijn dat ze met meerdere stellen aan het praten waren.

Op 14 februari 2010 belde Bouwien. Het was nog niet duidelijk wanneer de conference call kon plaatsvinden.

TLCH adoptions break CARA rule

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In what seems to amount to a violation of the rules, orphan girls from Teresa’s Tender Loving Care Home (TLCH), Erragadda, are being sent for cross-country adoption though the home does not have a valid licence to operate. A court case is also pending against the institution, which has violated rules of the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).

CARA says that as per court orders, TLCH is not allowed to send children for cross-country adoption. It has not even renewed its licence. Other children’s NGOs allege that orphans in some institutions are being trafficked in the name of inter-country adoption. About a decade ago, TLCH lost its case in the family court, the AP High Court and the Supreme Court regarding falsification and fabrication of documents pertaining to adoption. Its licence was revoked in 2001.

MoEA to decide fate of girl adopted by NRIs Source: DNA | Last Updated 04:50(12/02/12)Share |Email Comment Advertisement Ahmedabad: An adoption case of a minor Indian girl by a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) couple has landed before the Gujarat high court as the local passport office has sought the court's order before issuing an Indian passport to the girl. The case relates to a Gujarati-origin couple that had settled in Kenya a decade back. The couple recently adopted the 11-year-old daughter of their uncle residing in Gujarat. They also registered the adoption before the officer of the sub-registrar. But when they sought an Indian passport for the girl, the passport office instructed them to get an order from the competent court as the issue relates to adoption of Indian child by an NRI couple. The issue, thus, landed before the high court which has sought clarification from the Ministry of External Affairs (MoEA) regarding rules in such cases. While posting the matter for February 17, a bench of Justice SR Brahmbhatt said, "This court is of the considered view that this statement needs to be examined. It is open to the respondent to bring about by way of affidavit any instruction issued from Ministry of Foreign Affairs or Central Government in respect of guidelines, instructions with regard to preparing passport in a case of a child who is being adopted by a person holding passport other than an Indian passport." Earlier, the counsel of the petitioner couple contended before the high court that, "There exists no restriction or bar against a Hindu foreign national adopting an Indian child. Restriction or bar and freedom to adopt Indian child by a foreigner of Hindu religion, without any formal permission or consultation with the agencies, and instrumentalities of the states in India, should act in favour of the petitioner in obtaining a passport." Ads by Google Secure BRIC Investments Brazil Forestry from €10,000 Investments are government backed. www.greenwood-management.com ICICI Bank M2I Europe Transfer Euros to any bank in India from 17 Eurozone nations. Register! ICICIBankM2I.in PreviousR 11 lakh in ‘Dhan Daan’">CM donates R 11 lakh in ‘Dhan Daan’ NextGuj companies perform poorly on bourses in third quarter Share |Email Comment Your Comment Comment:To post this comment you must log in Log In/Connect With : OR Fill in your details Code: 6 + 1 ? ADVERTISEMENT Valentines-Day Top NewsBig B surgery: King Khan first to wish Bachchan speedy recovery! Share Exclusive pics: Amitabh Bachchan arrives at hospital with family Share Tri-Series: We should've finished the game in 48th over, says Gambhir Share Bollywood All is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Video: Kareena Kapoor's full mujra song Dil Mera Muft Ka Share Cricket 'Kirsten could sense BCCI bringing India's downfall, so he quit': Report Share Together 'Yu and Vi' will fight cancer, Amul wishes Yuvraj Share Tri-Series: We should've finished the game in 48th over, says Gambhir Share Religion Daily Horoscope: February 13, Monday Share Numerology: January 13, Monday Share Remember this while keeping shivling at home Share Interesting NewsAll is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Akshay Kumar goes the Salman Khan way in Rowdy Rathore! Share Business Titan Raga signs Katrina Kaif as brand ambassador Share Megaupload trial: No bail for Kim Dotcom yet Share It's time to give back to society: Oxfam India chief Share Most LikedAll is not well between Akshay and Twinkle? Share In pics: Esha Deol gets engaged to Bharat Takhtani Share Video: Kareena Kapoor's full mujra song Dil Mera Muft Ka Share

Haiti - Social : 154,000 Euros to fight against the abandonment of Haitian children

12/02/2012 13:09:11

At the initiative of the Embassy of France in Haiti, International Adoption Service (IAS) has co-financed to the tune of 154,000 euros, a project against child abandonment of the town of Tabarre, in partnership with UNICEF, Islamic Relief French (IAD) and the organization IRN.

This initiative has three main components :

- Technical and financial support to 166 families identified

Urgent Warning for people attempting to or about to internationally Adopt from Uganda

If you are trying to adopt, or about to adopt from Uganda - TREAD WITH CAUTION.

I will not break any confidences or highlight specific cases... but we have recently engaged with and met with quite a few families who are going through the adoption process and quite frankly – it’s a complete mess. In an official capacity I hear and witness ‘nightmare’ scenarios every single day. I pray and hope that the families who have had a bad experience in Uganda are brave enough to blog about what is really taking place on the ground. Please consider it because the truth has to come out.

The government is working extremely hard to ‘clean’ up the process and put in place robust mechanisms to ensure that the children being internationally adopted ARE actually available for adoption and the processes are transparent and ethical. However, until these measures are in place I would strongly advise that international adopters TRUST NOBODY and BELIEVE NOTHING that you are being told (verbally or on paper). The sweetness of the words and promises you hear will snare you in and are venomous, you must be careful.

We suggest that you demand all of the background information on the child. Has everything been done to find their family or find a domestic solution? When you receive background information on a child, scrutinize it and ask questions and don’t stop asking questions throughout the process. Try and get someone on the ground to verify the information. If a relinquishing order has been obtained please follow it up and investigate the circumstances surrounding that order. Check to see if the child is actually living in an institution and how long they have been there. We see lawyers and baby homes ‘plucking’ children from communities to supply the demographic demand of international adopters and ‘routing’ them through children’s homes. We see the Ugandan families being convinced and even coerced into allowing their children to be adopted for opportunity reasons. It’s disgusting.