Astakhov to demand moratorium on adoptions by US citizens
12 November 2010
Astakhov to demand moratorium on adoptions by US citizens
| | Nov 12, 2010 15:21 Moscow Time |
| Pavel Astakhov. Photo:RIA Novosti |
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The Children Rights Commissioner for the Russian President Pavel Astakhov says he is prepared to raise the issue of imposing a moratorium on adoptions of Russian children by US parents.
This will prove the case if the signing of an intergovernmental agreement to that end is delayed.
Russia raised the issue of signing this kind of agreement with the United States following a spate of tragic incidents involving adopted kids.
According to the Russian Prosecutor’s Office, prior to 2006, when Russia toughened the adoption rules, US foster parents had killed 12 adopted Russian children.