Irish gov confirms 2,000 babies illegally sent to US for adoption

Kate Hickey @KateHickey_ July 17,2014 01:14 AM

The Irish government has confirmed that the remains of almost 500 “unclaimed” infants were used for medical examinations and nearly 2,000 were put up for adoption in the United States.

A document released by the government also shows that the remains of 474 babies were sent to medical schools between 1940 and 1965, without the consent of their families.

The report also shows that of the nearly 2,000 children sent to the United States for adoption there are few or no records of parental consent. Many were apparently sold to wealthy Catholic families.

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Contributing to EU Human Rights Dialogue with Ukraine

Halya Postoliuk

The Opening Doors campaign recently participated in the EU-Ukraine Human Rights Dialogue, a regular dialogue between the Government of Ukraine and the EU’s European External Action Service (EEAS).

Ahead of the official talks between the Government and the EEAS, Halya Postoliuk of Hope and Homes for Children Ukraine, national coordinator for the Opening Doors campaign, attended a meeting with the EEAS and civil society representatives in Brussels to update officials on the situation of children in institutional care in Ukraine and the challenges to ending institutional care in Ukraine.

In spite of a policy framework to support deinstitutionalisation (DI), Ukraine lacks the clear strategy needed to implement reform and approximately 80,000 children are in institutional care nationally – one of the highest numbers in Europe.

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Burundi/Italie : Convention de coopération avec l’ONG Amici DEI Bambini

Création : 13 Juillet 2014

Publication : 13 Juillet 2014

Bujumbura, 4 déc.-13 (DWG) : Le Gouvernement de la République du Burundi, représenté par le Ministre des Relations Extérieures et de la Coopération Internationale, S.E.M Laurent KAVAKURE, et l’Organisation Non Gouvernementale d’origine Italienne Amici Dei Bambini (Amis de Dieu et des Enfants), Représenté par son Directeur Exécutif Monsieur Marco GRIFFINI, ont procédé ce mardi 3 décembre 2013, à la signature d’une convention de coopération.

En effet, cette ONG Amici Dei Bambini cherche à aider les enfants en difficulté en leur proposant des parents d’adoption en Europe ou en soutenant les orphelinats. Elle va démarrer ses activités au Burundi et compte voler au secours des enfants et appuyer les orphelinats.

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Children's homes were 'supply line' for paedophiles, says ex-minister

Lord Warner says an inquiry he conducted in 1992 showed how children's homes were targeted by powerful people

Nicholas Watt and Patrick Wintour

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One World Adoption Services Goes Out Of Business

One World Adoption Services (OWAS) of Georgia, USA, operated by psychology graduate, Susan Secor Manning, has decided to go out of business after being punished with a 90-day suspension over allegations of improper documentation in its operations in Congo.

The 90-day suspension was ordered by the New York-based Council on Accreditation, the authority designated by the U.S. State Department to monitor and accredit American adoption agencies that operate abroad per the terms of the Hague Convention. According to the council’s investigation, the suspension was warranted for several violations of international adoption regulations that occurred in Congo.

One World’s closure comes amid continuing turmoil over pending adoptions of children in the Congo by families in America and elsewhere. Hundreds of adoptions have been stalled since Congolese authorities stopped issuing the exit permits needed for the children to leave the country, even in cases where the adoptions had been officially approved.

Italians continue to lead in the number of Russian adoptions

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10:01 03/07/2014

MOSCOW, July 3 (RAPSI) – Italians adopted 560 Russian children in 2013, the largest number among foreign countries, Russia’s Supreme Court said in a survey of adoptions by foreign parents or Russians living abroad.

Last year, Russian courts approved the adoption of 1,232 of the 1,247 applications for the adoption of Russian children by foreign parents. This is 50% less than in 2012.