Parents want to start a mass claim against two ministries, the Safe Home reporting point, the Child Protection Board and youth care institutions. The policy by which many of their children were placed under supervision or removed from their homes was unlawful, says the foundation in which several parents have united.

Insufficient research has been carried out into custodial placements and supervision orders over the past thirty years, say the parents of the Stichting Collaboration of Parents with Youth Care. According to the foundation, policy in recent years has also been aimed at reducing parental control and legal protection “to virtually zero”.

The organizations and ministries thus went against Dutch law and international treaties, say the parents. Affected children and parents can register to participate in the mass claim. It is not clear how many parents will actually sign up. According to the foundation, "more than 100,000 children and their parents have probably suffered damage".

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Strategic evaluation of the IRC | International Reference Centre for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SERVICE To the attention of the Secretary General - Geneva

Introduction Created with the aim of defending children's rights and advancing reforms and public policies on delicate situations (adoption, placement of children outside their family of origin, children born of surrogate mothers, etc.), the IRC (International Reference Centre on the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family) offers a range of services and tools that make it a key player today and very much appreciated (this evaluation confirms it) by professionals in the field of protection and the authorities concerned throughout the world. In recent years, the IRC has focused on providing its basic services (monthly bulletin, inquiry service, country files) while developing specialized services (circulars, expert opinions in international fora), partnerships (with the United Nations, the Hague Conference on Private International Law, international child protection networks), technical assistance missions (Cambodia, Malta, Sweden, Mexico...), specialized publications and online training (MOOC). There are dozens of actions and they are praised for their quality. This record is all the more honourable given that the IRC team, based mainly in Geneva, is small (less than 10 people and occasional external experts). Today, the IRC is at a crossroad, and not only because of the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on its activities. The last evaluation of its activities was several years ago. Resources are decreasing, as are the contributions of the partner Central Authorities in a context of drastically decreasing international adoption. Part of the IRC team has recently left, and the recruitment of a new director must be done quickly while the team still in place is facing some difficulties in their work. Its positioning is delicate: hailed for the quality of its work and the relevance of its services, the IRC sometimes seems to be caught between the desire for independence and strategic autonomy and the desire to satisfy, above all, the main contributing central authorities. The only way to avoid being used is to seek financial independence by multiplying the number of tools and services for which fees are charged and by broadening the target audience. Moreover, its expertise in intercountry adoption is no longer to be demonstrated, but it seems to have locked it into this speciality, to the detriment of other fields related to the protection of children deprived of their family, and of other professionals who would nevertheless be quite happy to benefit from tools of equivalent quality on subjects related to adoption. In this context, the ISS General Secretariat has therefore commissioned an evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the IRC, through the analysis of its current activities and work perspectives, with a view to reinforcing its added value for ISS, the authorities and entities benefiting from its services. The specific objectives of this evaluation were to:  Assess the current functions and activities of the IRC  Research and publication (on CLH 1993) including the bulletin  Country sheets/reports for the CRC/general inquiries  Technical support in the field (projects financed by UNICEF, governments, etc.) for projects to accompany and structure the central authorities in charge of adoption and alternative care 3  Explore with central authorities and other relevant actors the desirability and feasibility of developing similar or complementary activities on new themes, including training needs for ISS social workers:  Tracing  1996 Hague Convention (in whole or in part)  2007 Hague Convention  Any other relevant opportunity • Explore with different actors the opportunity and relevance of strengthening advocacy, with regard to the original mission of the IRC and the possible contributions to ISS in general • Assess the impact of the IRC's work on central authorities and propose ways to further strengthen the relevance and added value of these services • If time permits; study the opportunities for strengthening the use of technology in the service of the IRC (content layout, communication, brand image, tools and methods, strengthening interactivity, etc.). As part of this evaluation, 26 grantees were interviewed or responded to the questionnaire, specifically:  5 IRC team members and the ISS Secretary General  7 Central Authorities of receiving countries (Adoption)  4 Central Authorities of countries of origin (Adoption)  2 experts actively contributing to the activities of the IRC  7 members of the International Social Service network. Through a detailed questionnaire (see appendix), offered in English and French, and telephone interviews, it was possible to determine certain trends that would allow for an objective diagnosis of the IRC's activities and to formulate recommendations in 4 main areas:  the positioning of the IRC and the needs of beneficiaries with regard to it (Chapter 1)  the tools and services offered by the IRC (Chapter 2)  work prospects and topics of interest (Chapter 3)  the general management and the desired profile of the future IRC Leadership NB: Due to time constraints, the part of the evaluation devoted to the opportunities for strengthening the use of technology at the service of IRC (presentation of content, communication, branding, tools and methods, strengthening of interactivity, etc.) could not be completed and will have to be the subject of in-depth work within IRC itself and/or of external support

The profile of people registering to adopt a child in Malaga has changed greatly in the past decade. Ten years ago there were practically no same sex couples that started the procedures to adopt. Now, these account for 75 per cent of the requests that reach the child protection system.

«Right now it is couples made up of men who are mostly offering themselves as adoptive families,» explains the delegate of Social Inclusion, Youth, Families and Equality of the Junta de Andalucía, Ruth Sarabia.

This trend coincides with a decline in adoption applications nationally. From 193 requests in 2011 to a total of 70 in 2022. In little more than a decade, applications have dropped 63.7 per cent.

The decline is even higher in international adoption applications. From 2011 to 2022 these have plummeted by 89.3 per cent, going from 84 couples who offered themselves 12 years ago as adopters to nine last year, the lowest in history.

«The drop in international adoptions began to be noticed as a result of the 2008 crisis, adding to this that the prospects for national adoption are better, since they involve fewer procedures and a shorter waiting time, as well as being less expensive», stated Sarabia.

India does not have adequate safety mechanisms for children who face abuse at home. It’s time to build systems for their protection.

The film Mrs Chatterjee v/s Norway, set to be released on March 17, chronicles the traumatic story of Sagarika Bhattacharya and her ex-husband whose very young children were forcibly taken away by the Norwegian child welfare authorities, the Barnevernet, in 2011 because they believed that the children were being abused. It subsequently became a diplomatic row since the Chatterjees and their children were Indian citizens.

This was not the first — or the last — such intervention by the Norwegian state. Migrant families have especially been under scrutiny because their child-rearing practices (co-sleeping for example) are different from the cultural practices of the country. In 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled that Norway had violated the right to respect for privacy and family life, home, and correspondence which is protected under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights because of the forced child removal in multiple cases. The ECHR fined Norway because a child was removed from a Somali family, and put up for adoption.

Child protection rules, such as banning physical punishment for disciplinary infractions, are, in fact, beneficial for children, and in the case of the Bhattacharyas, this was one of the reasons (even if it happened just once) that made the family reunification process more arduous. The film has unsettled many Indian immigrant families in Europe. For example, a social media post in the largest international mother’s group in the Netherlands, Amsterdam Mamas, indicated the worries of several South Asians.

India is home to nearly 440 million children, one of the highest numbers in a single country. Yet, we do not have adequate mechanisms to ensure a safety net for children, should homes turn out to be unsafe. UNICEF argues that figures on violence against children, their exploitation, and abuse are likely to be underestimated because most of these cases are not reported.

A ZDF report on Ukrainian children deported to Russia brought it to light. President Putin's child protection officer used an SOS Children's Village facility for propaganda images. The child protection organization rejects the suspicion of involvement and relies on clarification. Finding the truth is not easy.

"It hit us like a bang," says Boris Breyer, spokesman for the international aid organization SOS Children's Villages worldwide. He refers to a ten-minute ZDF "Frontal" report from the previous week, which deals with Russian child deportations from Ukraine. You can see Ukrainian children being visited by a good-humoured blonde lady – Maria Lvova-Belova, a woman close to President Vladimir Putin. The scene of the incident is an SOS Children's Village in Tomilino, Russia, near Moscow.

Ukrainian children turned up in Russian SOS Children's Village facilities

The 38-year-old Lvova-Belova, a member of the presidential party United Russia and Putin's "ombudswoman for children's rights", is - according to the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" in November of the previous year - the "architect of the repopulation" of Ukrainian boys and girls to Russia. According to the UN, at least 1,800 Ukrainian children have been taken to Russia since the start of Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. The Ukrainian authorities speak of a multiple of that – 14,000 children.

In November 2022, the SOS umbrella organization learned that 13 Ukrainian children had been assigned to two SOS Children's Villages Russia facilities by the Russian authorities. "We immediately made that transparent on our website," says Breyer in an interview with the editorial network Germany (RND), "above all to ensure that the public knows about these cases and that these children cannot suddenly disappear somewhere". The 13 boys and girls are still housed there to this day, and there have not been any other Ukrainian additions to the Russian SOS Children's Village facilities. "As far as we know."

Marco Antonio Garavito on the trade in Guatemalan war offspring

The civil war in Guatemala ( 1960-1996 ) not only massacred the indigenous population, but also launched a human trafficking network in which small children were sold to wealthy Western European families. What psychological problems do those affected show who are supported by your organization Liga Guatemalteca de Higiene Mental?

ND ImClub_Stephan Hermlin. Along the poet

There are basically two syndromes: abandonment and guilt. Guilt prevails in biological families. In society, it is prescribed as a cultural concept that parents have to protect their children. In a rural area, we were able to document a case: in the midst of a military shootout in a village community, a family fled and left their child behind. Later they said to themselves: If only we had gone back, even if they had killed us. They assumed it was their fault - not the war, not the military, no, themselves. The adoptees suffer from a complicated abandonment syndrome. Ever since they were little, they have asked themselves: Why am I here in Europe? Didn't my parents want me? Why did they leave me? This feeling of being abandoned often manifests itself in anxiety, depression, social isolation, and the consumption of alcohol and other drugs.

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Det er kritikkverdig at Bufdir har fått ansvaret for å hente inn denne informasjonen når det er bestemt at det skal nedsettes et eksternt utvalg. Det er likevel viktig at alle får en mulighet til å ytre seg i denne saken, og vi deler følgende: "Bufdir har forbindelse med at det skal nedsettes et ekstern utvalg for gransking av utenlandsadopsjoner fått i oppdrag fra Barne- og familiedepartementet (Norge) å innhente synspunkter fra de berørte om bl.a. hvilke opprinnelsesland som bør legges til grunn i granskningen. Bufdir har derfor invitert stiftelser, interesseforeninger og organisasjoner på adopsjonsfeltet til et innspillsmøte om dette, men vi er også interessert i å høre fra deg som er adoptert, men som ikke er tilknyttet noen interesseforening e.l. I vår anbefaling til Barne- og familiedepartementet vil Bufdir også gå gjennom henvendelsene vi allerede har mottatt fra adopterte som er bekymret for at noe galt kan ha skjedd i deres adopsjonssak. Om du ikke har kontaktet Bufdir med en bekymring, men har innspill til granskningen, er vi takknemlig om du vil dele ditt synspunkt om: -hvilke land av de Norge har adoptert fra, som bør inngå i utvalgets undersøkelser -hvilken tidsperiode som bør granskes -hvorfor nettopp adopsjoner fra dette opprinnelseslandet i nettopp dette tidsrommet, bør granskes -eventuelle andre innspill til granskningen Gi ditt innspill via sikker elektronisk melding innen 8. mars 2023 (skriv i emnefeltet «Innspill granskning saksnummer 2023/68429»)." Se i artikkelen for direkte lenke til sikker elektronisk melding.

It is objectionable that Bufdir has been given responsibility for collecting this information when it has been decided that an external committee will be set up.It is nevertheless important that everyone gets an opportunity to express themselves in this matter, and we share the following:"Bufdir is connected with the establishment of an external committee for the investigation of foreign adoptions commissioned by the Ministry of Children and Families (Norway) toobtain views from those concerned about e.g. which countries of origin should be used as a basis for the investigation.Bufdir has therefore invited foundations, interest associations and organizations in the adoption field to an input meeting about this, but we are also interested in hearing from youwho have been adopted, but who are not affiliated with any interest association etc.In our recommendation to the Ministry of Children and Families, Bufdir will also review the inquiries we have already received from adoptees who are concerned that something wrong mayhave happened in their adoption case. If you have not contacted Bufdir with a concern, but have input for the review, we would be grateful if you would share your point of viewabout:-which of the countries Norway has adopted from should be included in the committee's investigations-which time period should be examined- why exactly adoptions from this country of origin in this particular period of time should be scrutinized- any other input for the investigationGive your input via secure electronic message by 8 March 2023 (write in the subject field "Input investigation case number 2023/68429")."See the article for a direct link to a secure electronic message.

CAIRO – 27 February 2023: Legal Advisor to the Ministry of Social Solidarity Mohamed Omar al-Kamary stated Monday that Egypt used to have 526 orphanages, but now the figure dropped to 497 as 29 shut down due to the increase in alternative care.

To better ensure the safety of adopted children, the legal advisor revealed that the ministry plans to pay foster families to avoid any risks of human trafficking. Also, it works on introducing weekly/monthly visits to foster families by either the ministry itself or the facility where the children were adopted.

As for foster families living abroad, Kamary said that the ministry is trying to make agreements with other countries for their agencies to play the monitoring role on its behalf. He added that Egypt has that kind of deal only with Qatar until present, noting that regulations provide that at least one of the foster parents has to be an Egyptian citizen.

The statements were made at the Regional Conference on Social Care System Reform organized by the Ministry of Social Solidarity in collaboration with UNICEF and the Arab League.

National Coordinator at Rwanda National Child Development Agency (NCDA) Naphtal Rutayisire said that the establishment encouraged the residents of every village to elect a man and a woman to respond to the needs of children, help in abuse prevention, and assist with reporting sexual assault cases.

Üble Nachrede gegen Oana Krichbaum: E-Mail-Terror trifft jetzt Verteidigerin (Defamation against Oana Krichbaum: E-mail terror now hits defender)

Pforzheim/Enzkreis. A scenario that repeats itself: In the trial in which a defendant from the Enz district has to answer in court for defamation against Oana Krichbaum, judge Stefan Bien again fails to pass judgment. Too many applications from defender Hubert Gorka still have to be processed.

This time the atmosphere in the courtroom is once again charged with emotion. And one thing runs like a red thread through to the last day of negotiations. Again she screams, again she has to be admonished and again she interrupts others: The accused (50), whom the Pforzheim lawyer Oana Krichbaum is said to have described on the Internet platform Facebook, among other things, as a child trafficker.

Before even thinking about pronouncing a verdict, a rare picture appears: public defender Susanne Burkhardt applies for a release from her mandate. Not only does she seem to be at the breaking point, she also says it quite explicitly: "I have panic attacks when I open my e-mail program," says the lawyer. Because: The accused is now not only terrorizing the Krichbaum family with threats and insinuations in emails, but also the judge and even her as a defense attorney.

"The procedure has become unbearable for me," says Burkhardt , who is considering filing a criminal complaint against the accused.