Vandeurzen: "Anyone with doubts about adoption file can have it investigated"

'Anyone with questions or doubts about his file or adoption procedure can go to the adoption service or to the Flemish Center for Adoption (VCA). They can provide insight into the file and together with the adopted persons or the adoptive parents view if and how there can be more clarity. If necessary, an on-site investigation can provide a definitive answer '. That is what Flemish Minister for Welfare Jo Vandeurzen (CD&V) says

Between 1997 and 2017, Ethiopia was by far the most popular adoptive country for Flanders. A total of 936 children came here. The question is whether that always happened correctly. Last weekend, a 17-year-old girl from Denderleeuw revealed how her file was lied to from beginning to end. The Flemish government does not exclude that there are still victims. "It is very difficult to give that guarantee," says Het Laatste Nieuws. Flemish Minister for Welfare Jo Vandeurzen "understands that the article raises many questions among adoptive parents and adopted children and that this causes concern." The CD&V minister also says that people can turn to the relevant adoption service or the Flemish Center for Adoption (VCA) if they have questions or doubts. "In recent years, we have been confronted with stories that show that adoptions have not been successful in all cases in the past," Vandeurzen acknowledges. The rules are stricter, but intercountry adoption is 'put in a negative light'. "Consequently, many adopted people ask themselves about their origin," it sounds.

According to Vandeurzen, the problem certainly does not only concern Flanders. Switzerland, the Netherlands and Sweden, for example, have already decided to look at adoption practices from the past. 'Such an investigation is, for the time being, the only possibility of gaining more insight into where it went wrong in the past. We also take this concern to heart and look at how we can bring more clarity about adoption practices from the past, "concludes the CD&V minister.

Dutch:

Mary was adopted from Faith Home in Porur in 1973, and raised by her adopted parents in Lerum, Sweden.

CHENNAI: Ever since she was a child, Christina was drawn to the name Mary. She was adopted from Faith Home in Porur in 1973, and raised by her adopted parents in Lerum, Sweden. Her fascination was such that Christina decided to incorporate the name into her first business.

When she returned to Chennai in 2018, a document from the Madras High Court revealed that her birth name was Mary. The 46-year-old legally changed her name to Mary Christina Rhedin. While the papers gave her some answers, they also raised many questions - about her parents, her extended family and her half-brother, who she didn’t know existed.

What am I?

Seated in Café Mori, INKO, Mary’s laugh fills the air as she recalls the moment when she met her adoptive mother.

NAMAKKAL: The couples involved in the Namakkal (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Namakkal) child trafficking case

who sold their babies to middlemen mainly to tide over financial difficulties benefited little from the deal as they got meagre

payments for the same.

Namakkal district (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Namakkal-district) superintendent of police R Arularasu told TOI that

none of the parents received even Rs 1 lakh from the brokers. “They were paid between Rs 30,000 and Rs 95,000,” he said

My Mother Disappeared, and My Father had Died.

None of it is true.

FOR THE FIRST TIME A FLEMISH TEENAGER TESTIFIES ABOUT FRAUD REGARDING HER ADOPTION FROM ETHIOPIA.

HLN, 27 April 2019 (Google translation)

In 2009, Thereza (17) came from Ethiopia and ended up in Flanders. Her adoptive parents were told that the biological mother had disappeared and that the father had died. A lie, as it turns out. ‘’ My file is full of errors.’’ Thereza is outraged and tells her story because she wants to make sure that adoptive children are taken seriously. ‘’ We are not products with which you can do whatever you want. ‘’ JEROEN BOSSAERT & LIEVE VAN BASTELAERE.

When questioned about what was to happen to the seven babies sold to adoptive parents, SP Ara Arularasu said that the department is yet to take a call on the matter.

NAMAKKAL: A day after a retired assistant nurse in Rasipuram was secured for allegedly running an adoption racket, based on an audio clip that had surfaced, she and her husband were arrested on Friday. Superintendent of Police Ara Arularasu announced that she had confessed to having sold seven newborns to people in various places, including Erode, Omalur, Salem Annathanapatti and Mettur.

After she reportedly revealed that she had taken the help of a few brokers, a special team apprehended an ambulance driver employed with the government Sengarai hospital atop Kolli Hills for his role in the racket.

The couple and the ambulance driver have been booked under sections 370 (2), (4) (exploitation of person by fraud), 420 (cheating), 471 (Using genuine a forged document), 109 (Punishment of abetment) of Indian Penal Code, and sections 80 and 81 of Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015.

According to the SP, a few officials have been sent to other districts to follow up on leads. When questioned about what was to happen to the seven babies sold to adoptive parents, he said that the department is yet to take a call on the matter. The Social Welfare department will take necessary steps after the investigation is completed, he assured.

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'Overheid heeft niet veel krediet meer'

Als voorzitter van de Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid opereerde Tjibbe Joustra decennialang in het hart van politiek Den Haag. In die tijd zag hij het regeringscentrum veranderen, maar niet altijd ten goede. Volgende week treedt hij terug.

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Een van de meest invloedrijke mannen van Den Haag werkt zonder computer. Tjibbe Joustra was lang de machtigste ambtenaar op het ministerie van Landbouw, baas van uitkeringsinstantie UWV, de eerste coördinator terrorismebestrijding en nu scheidend voorzitter van de Onderzoeksraad voor Veiligheid (OVV). Maar de technologische ontwikkeling heeft hij niet bijgebeend. Althans, die indruk wekt hij graag.

The lady speaker in the audio reportedly said that she had been buying children "on a conscionable basis" from a person in Dharmapuri.

Namakkal: The Namakkal district police have begun questioning a retired government hospital nurse, Ms Amudha, for alleged 'child trafficking' as an audio clip of a purported conversation of a Rasipuram-based woman involved in "buying and selling children" went viral on social media on Wednesday night.

The lady speaker in the audio reportedly said that she had been buying children "on a conscionable basis" from a person in Dharmapuri.

They were being later sold to childless couples who genuinely seek to raise children.

But all this came at a price, depending on whether the baby is a boy, girl, healthy etc. The adoption process was also facilitated through proper documents, the lady voice averred.

A Tamil Nadu woman was arrested after it was found that she used to sell newborn children. Amudha, a retired nurse, was arrested by Namakkal police some days ago. In disturbing detail, it has emerged that the woman offered babies at varying prices depending on their skin colour, weight and the like.

According to a conversation accessed by The News Minute, a female baby would cost Rs 2.7 lakh, and a male baby Rs 3.5 lakh. "The rate depends on gender, colour and weight. If it is a female, the rate begins at Rs. 2.70 lakh. If the girl is fair and is of good weight the price could go up to Rs.3 lakh. For a dark baby boy the rate is between Rs.3.30 lakh and Rs.3.70 lakh and if you want a beautiful Amul baby it is over Rs.4 lakh," Amudha said on the phone, reports TNM.

She added that the buyer could give Rs 30,000 as an advance and the rest of the transaction could be done after the customer receives the baby.

For an extra Rs 70,000, Amudha would be able to get the child's birth certificate with the names of the parents on it. She assured the buyer that she would get the certificate from the Municipality in one month. She added that since this is an illegal process, it will take some time. She assured the prospective parents that they needn't worry about the birth certificate since it will look just like an original one. The process of getting it will be a bit difficult because nowadays, everything is done online.

How Did She Procure Babies?

Social Care Standards Authority CEO Matthew Vella says that efforts are underway to widen the group of countries from where Maltese could adopt children

The Social Care Standards Authority is currently negotiating with Nepalese authorities over a possible deal which would allow prospective Maltese parents to adopt from the country.

Social Care Standards Authority CEO Matthew Vella said this while addressing the National Adoption Conference on Friday.

Also addressing the conference was Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, who insisted that every effort should be done to make it easier for prospective parents to be able to adopt.

“There’s no cutting corners when it comes to adoption. We must ensure that as policy makers we do the utmost to facilitate adoption of both Maltese and foreign children for parents looking to adopt,” he said.