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Fighting to bring the family home

Sunday, June 27, 2010
By Lena Sin, The Province
 

For nearly a year, the Segals have lived as a family divided -- after the bureaucratic process of adopting twin boys in West Africa left them in limbo on two different continents.

Andrea Bastin now lives in Ghana with the couple's adopted twins, 19-month-old Will and Charlie.

Canada, Ghana

Vietnam law change may allow adoptions to resume

Vietnam law change may allow adoptions to resume
27 June 2010 By Kieron Wood

Adoptions from Vietnam are set to restart from January next year, after Vietnam passed legislation to ensure that its laws comply with the Hague Convention on intercountry adoption.

Around 60 per cent of the 400 or so international adoptions in Ireland every year are from Vietnam.

However, the existing bilateral adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam lapsed on May 1, 2009, leaving many Irish couples unable to complete adoptions.

Sixty applications from people seeking to adopt Vietnamese children were subsequently withdrawn.

Some prospective adopters were said to have been six or seven years in the system.

A number of international reports have criticised adoption procedures in Vietnam, and Minister for Children Barry Andrews also expressed concern about the Vietnamese adoption process before the country passed its new law.

The ratification of the Hague Convention by Ireland and Vietnam means that both countries will have to adhere to certain standards.

Vietnam decided last week to pass legislation to ensure that its laws comply with the convention.

Ireland is due to ratify the convention when the new Adoption Bill comes into force in the autumn. The bill is to be considered by the Dáil this week.

A spokeswoman for Andrews said: ‘‘In the event that both Ireland and Vietnam ratify the convention, there is every reason to expect that adoptions from Vietnam could re-commence, subject to the provisions of the convention being met in this regard."

http://www.sbpost.ie/news/vietnam-law-change-may-allow-adoptions-to-resume-50161.html

 

Ireland, Vietnam
The Hague Convention on Protection of Children and International Cooperation in respect of Intercountry Adoption

Nepal will soon allow foreign nationals to adopt Nepalese children

Nepal will soon allow foreign nationals to adopt Nepalese children

Kathmandu, June 27 (ANI): Nepal is mulling amendments that would allow internationally distinguished foreign nationals to adopt Nepalese children, the Republica daily reported.

Officials at the Ministry of Women, Children and Social Welfare (MoWCSW) have been mulling over some amendments in the procedures regarding inter-country adoption, which, once implemented, will pave the way for foreign nationals to adopt Nepali children of their choice.


Existing international standards and practices and Nepal's existing laws prohibit any foreign nationals from selecting the children of their choice for adoption.

However, the ministry proposed amendments overlook existing international practices, which are considered imperative for protecting children from abuses.

Officials at the ministry have proposed such an amendment after the government had to deny several internationally distinguished foreign nationals' requests for adopting the children of their choice in the past, Xinhua reports.

According to the daily, recently, about two dozen American senators had lobbied with the government for adoption of a Nepali child by a U.S. based entrepreneur.

According to ministry officials, the government will allow a foreign national to select a Nepali child of their choice only under special circumstances. (ANI)
http://news.oneindia.in/2010/06/27/nepalwill-soon-allow-foreign-nationals-to-adopt-nepalesech.html
United States of America, Nepal
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute

Hungary is final!

Hello Everyone,

So last Friday we decided and made the final choice to choose Hungary as the country of adoption.

This means that we indicated during the intake interview that we would go for Hungary. Our documents are now being translated into Hungarian and then sent to Budapest. (capital Hungary)

This is an important choice within the adoption process, because you can only go for 1 country (at a time). If your entire file has been sent to the chosen country, it is very complicated to switch to another country due to all kinds of issues (bureaucracy and costs).

Our choice for Hungary has partly come about because we prefer to adopt 3 or 4 children at the same time and this is a (slightly) more complicated process (in the Netherlands) than adopting 1 child. If you want to adopt more than 1 child, the number of countries you can choose from becomes more limited. In addition, you must complete a separate procedure with the Child Protection Board. So we did this.

Netherlands, Hungary

Court stays order on two children for adoption

Court stays order on two children for adoption
Special Correspondent
CHENNAI: Justice T. Sudanthiram of the Madras High Court has stayed for four weeks the operation of an order of the Chairperson, Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Kellys, directing the Guild of Service (Central) to immediately transfer to the Balamandir Adoption unit two children who were under the care and custody of two proposed adoptive parents.
In a petition, Gemma Bridget D'Silva of Pozhichalur said she was a spinster. The Guild of Service by a letter of February this year had given a female child Sweety to her in temporary custody prior to legalisation of the adoption.
Undertaking
The service organisation obtained a Pre-Adoptive Foster care undertaking from the petitioner. When she produced the child to the Chairman, CWC, on June 21, the committee gave a letter to the petitioner asking her to produce the documents as to how the child was taken in pre-adoptive foster care.
Simultaneously, it issued an order to the Guild of Service to transfer the child to another adoption agency. No show cause notice was given to the proposed adoptive parent. The child had been adopted in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Supreme Court and the High Court, the petitioner said.
A similar petition had been filed by Thirunavukkarasu of Kalpakkam, a proposed adoptive parent of Thaneer, a male child.
India
Guild of Service - Central (Sevasamajam)

Adoptive

Adoptive mother wins fight for kid
June 26th, 2010
Chennai, June 25: The Madras high court on Friday came to the rescue of woman who wished to be an adoptive parent but was about to have the joy of her life snatched from her.
The court stayed the order of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC), directing the Guild of Service (central) Adoption Unit, Chennai, to immediately send to a Bala Mandir adoption centre a five-year-old girl who is in the custody of her pre-adoptive parent.
Justice T. Sudanthiram granted a stay for four weeks on a petition filed by Gemma Bridget D'Silva, a spinster, who had taken the child in pre-adoptive foster care.
Advocate Abudu Kumar submitted that the petitioner had approached the Guild of Service to adopt a child legally as she had been longing for a child.
The guild, after an interview with Ms D’Silva, obtained a pre-adoptive foster care undertaking from her and handed over the child to her.
Ms D’Silva, the advocate said, had been rearing the child with love and care since February 2010. All of a sudden and without any valid reason, the guild demanded that she hand over the child based on a letter issued by the CWC, dated June 21, 2010, directing that the child be sent to the Bala Mandir adoption centre.
“Ms D’Silva is entitled to take a child in adoption from the guild after having fully satisfied it about her social status, financial condition and her earnestness to have a child,” advocate Kumar argued. “An order to separate her from the child without any valid reason and opportunity of hearing is liable to be set aside,” he added.
Justice Sudanthiram also stayed the order of the CWC directing the guild to transfer another child in the custody of an adoptive parent, Thirunavukarasu, to a Bala Mandir centre.
Bal Mandir, Nepal, Guild of Service - Central (Sevasamajam)
India

COM 2010 95 Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on preventing and combating trafficking in hu


The information here reflects the current status of the procedure
Printable PDF version
Identification
Reference COD/2010/0065
Title Preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims (repeal. Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA)
Legal Basis EP 051 ; TFEU 083-p1-a1; TFEU 082-p2
Dossier of the committee LIBE/7/02676
Subject(s) 7.30.30.02 Action to combat violence and trade in human beings
7.40.04 Judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Stage reached Awaiting Parliament 1st reading / single reading / budget 1st stage
Stages
Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document EC COM(2010)0095 C7-0087/2010 29/03/2010
EP: draft report by the committee responsible EP PE442.887 28/06/2010
Forecasts
07/10/2010 Council: debate or examination expected
24/11/2010 EP plenary sitting (indicative date)
02/12/2010 Council: debate or examination expected
Agents
European Parliament
Committee
Rapporteur / Co-rapporteurs
Political group Appointed
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (responsible)
Bauer Edit
Hedh Anna
PPE
S&D
27/04/2010
27/04/2010
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (opinion)
Bauer Edit
Hedh Anna
PPE
S&D
28/09/2009
28/09/2009
European Commission and Council of the Union
European Commission DG Justice Transmission date: 29/03/2010
Council of the Union
Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) meeting: 3018 of: 03/06/2010
Links to other sources
National parliaments IPEX
European Commission PreLex

03/06/2010 - Council's activities
The Council agreed on a general approach regarding a directive aimed at strengthening the fight against trafficking in human beings and the protection of victims.

In March 2010, the Commission adopted its proposal on the file. Once adopted, the new rules will replace framework decision 2002/629/JHA. The goal is to further approximate national legislation and to improve international law enforcement and judicial cooperation. The provisions of the future directive include:

a definition of the crime, aggravating circumstances and stiffer penalties;
extraterritorial jurisdiction making it possible to prosecute EU nationals for crimes committed abroad and to use investigative tools such as phone listening and access to financial data;
special treatment of the victims in criminal proceedings including non-punishment of victims who suffer the consequences of the criminal activities;
a higher standard of protection and assistance for victims, and in particular special protective measures for children;
preventive measures aimed at discouraging the demand side of the phenomenon.

List of summaries
03/06/2010 Council's activities
29/03/2010 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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European Parliament, European Commission

Continuation “DNA case” Indian couple

Continuation “DNA case” Indian couple

Zwolle-Lelystad, 23 June 2010 – Today, the three-judge family section of the District Court of Zwolle-Lelystad proceeded behind closed doors with the hearing of the request filed by the Indian couple in the “DNA case”. For further information about this case please be referred to the press releases issued by the court on 11 June and 15 June last.

Adoptive parents present
Today’s hearing was attended by the adoptive parents and their lawyers, the special curator of the child and the lawyer of the Indian couple.

Since the case is heard behind closed doors no further information can be given about the substance of the case.

Child psychologist as expert
The court wants to seek an expert opinion on the question whether the child is able to fully understand the case and the consequences it may have for him. The court intends to appoint a child psychologist as expert. Through conversations with the child the expert will have to try to provide clarity about the above question. The lawyers of the parties have been invited to submit a joint proposal for the appointment of an expert. Subsequently, the court will make the appointment.



Bron: Rechtbank Zwolle-Lelystad
Datum actualiteit: 24 juni 2010
ACT CASE Nagarani

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The founder of Chances for Children and father of three children adopted from Haiti talks about the adoptive process.

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Craig Juntunen

Queen-pin of adoption ring

Queen-pin of adoption ring


Gokul Vannan
Express News Service
First Published : 23 Jun 2010 03:38:32 AM IST
Last Updated : 23 Jun 2010 07:37:33 AM IST

CHENNAI: A woman social worker of Chennai, working with a licensed adoption agency, has been found operating a child adoption racket through a reputed child adoption home, without anybody there the wiser, i.e., till now.

 

"Shaila Samuel, social worker, working with Guild of Service (GoS), used the agency's name, stamp and other related documents such as authorization letter signed by K N George, Honorary Secretary of the GoS, and its registration certificate to carry out the unlawful adoptions,'' said Dr P Manorama, chairperson of Child Welfare Committee (CWC), Chennai.

 

When members of CWC went to meet five children from Coimbatore and Salem in the GoS, entrusted with the temporary custody of the children, the members were shocked to find that the children were not at the home and that there was no mention of their names in the admission register or on any other document.

 

The children were earlier housed at Cheshire Home in Tiruvanmiyur and both, the Social Welfare Department and the CWC, had cleared their names for adoption, but with the caveat that the children would be given care and adoption would not be processed without its knowledge.

 

"Records showed that the children were not kept at the home. A child named 'Thaneer' was given away in adoption several months ago without legal clearance," George has given in writing to the Child Welfare Committee.

 

 

 

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India
Shaila Samuel
Cheshire Home, Guild of Service - Central (Sevasamajam)
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