Couples allegedly gave away their infants in exchange for cash

In separate cases, the Tiruverumbur police on Tuesday arrested eight persons, including two couples, on the charge of adopting babies illegally.

The rescued infants were sent to a recognised adoption centre in neighbouring Ariyalur district, after being produced before the Child Welfare Committee in Tiruchi.

Acting on inputs, a police team from the Tiruverumbur station, along with personnel from the Anti Human Trafficking Unit and the District Child Protection Unit, found that 29-year-old Ashwini of Tiruverumbur, a mother of two girl children, had wanted to adopt a male child. She had allegedly paid ?1 lakh to N. Velammal, who works as a sweeper at the Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital in Tiruchi, through her neighbour Lourdumary, who is said to have been the go-between.

The baby was born to K. Bhuvaneswari, 42, a labourer, at the government hospital, and Velammal had arranged the sale of the infant.

Madison Zoey Vettorino

Madison Zoey Vettorino

Feb 12, 2020

Adoptees in New York Gain Access to Sealed Birth Records

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Rowena (43) was taken from her mother as a baby - now she flies back to Bangladesh to meet

It came out of nowhere at the end of December: the announcement that Rowena van der Wekken was not voluntarily donated as a baby, but was taken from her mother in Bangladesh. And that she is now looking for her. It turned the life of the Vlissingen upside down, but at the same time she sees it as an opportunity. The suitcases were packed, and today Rowena flies back to Dhaka after 43 years to meet her family.

A photo album is ready on the kitchen table of Rowena's house in Vlissingen. Mother Rezia should soon give an impression of how Rowena (43) has fared in all those years. Photos of her childhood, holiday snaps and photos of her two daughters and other family members. In the hall there is a large suitcase and there is also an empty one. "For all the souvenirs," explains Rowena. "Because this is going to be the trip of a lifetime."

She made that journey in reverse as a baby, but never took a step outside Europe after that. "It is a fifteen hour flight. I've never been on a plane that long. When we go on holiday with the family, we fly to destinations such as Ibiza and then we prefer an all-inclusive beach holiday. But this is different. This is not a vacation. In a week we are dragged from hot to red by Shapla, a foundation for adoptees from Bangladesh. The visits to my family have been carefully planned. In addition, jet lag and culture shock, because Bangladesh is a very poor country. Moreover, I am very nervous. After all, you don't know if it clicks. You just have to wait and see. ”

Painful

NEW DELHI: Adoptive parents returned 179 children in the last three years

after taking them in their care for fostering, the Ministry of Women

and Child Development has informed Parliament.

While 174 children were returned after the legal formalities were over, five

children were sent back while the legal procedure was underway and the children were in pre-adoption foster care with

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to Bjoern.SEIBERT

Dear Mr. Seibert,

BRUSSELS — A coalition of six child rights NGOs met the European Union’s new leadership this week, aiming to cement child protection and participation as priorities for the bloc in the next five years and beyond.

“Egos and logos stay outside the room. When we are going here to the commissioners … there is no competition”

— Richard Pichler, special representative for external affairs and resources, SOS Children’s Villages International

The NGO leaders from Joining Forces — uniting ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children International, SOS Children’s Villages International, Terre des Hommes International Federation, and World Vision International — were in Brussels to meet with the European Commission, European Parliament, and European External Action Service.

Richard Pichler, special representative for external affairs and resources at SOS Children’s Villages International, told Devex that International Partnerships Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen is seeking the group’s input on a number of issues.

Historical decision of the Romanian High Court: Family-based foster care can no longer be restricted!

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The Romania Without Orphans Alliance (ARFO), represented by the Law Firm of Ra?iu & Ra?iu, obtained a definitive judgment of the High Court of Cassation and Justice (ICCJ) that cancelled certain restrictive provisions in the law governing the placement of children in family based foster care within the child protection system.

Back in 2015, the Ministry of Labor and Social Justice in Romania limited the chances of children in the system of having a foster care placement family through Ordinance 1733. As a result of its issuance, many orphanages used the existence of this regulation to prohibit children from having a chance to be in family care.

“After the issuance of Ordinance 1733, we received word from all over the country that requests for family based foster care for children from residential care centers were being refused because on this very ordinance. Unfortunately, there are many children who could have had a family but are still in orphanages due to these provisions which have been proven to be illegal,” said Liviu Mih?ileanu, President of the Romania Without Orphans Alliance.

EurAdopt Conference 2020.

As you know, there isthese days a particular awareness with the international adoption system.

We are a larger group of adult adopted, who have a particular interest in participating and following in the field.

As the high cost of participation keeps the adoptees from participating, we hereby request you / the National Board of Appeal to cover the cost of registration fees, accommodation and travel costs for approximately 5 adopted.