Mumbai, 29 July 2012 Frontpage The Indian Express: Part I Part II Thirty-one years ago when an unwed mother surrendered her month-old baby at an orphanage, little did she imagine that her daughter would find a way into her life while she battled cancer at the age of 53. In a heartwarming rendezvous, Carina Roodenburg… Read more »
Category: The Netherlands
Dutch Government suspends intercountry adoption from Uganda
See also previous blog Secretary of State Fred Teeven today announced the suspension of adoptions from Uganda. A delegation of his Ministry will travel to Uganda to investigate 22 cases of children already matched with Dutch prospective adoptive families.
Spread of ‘baby boxes’ in Europe alarms United Nations
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk UN says hatches in which unwanted newborn babies can be left contravene children’s rights to know and be cared for by parents Sunday 10 June 2012 United Nations is increasingly concerned at the spread in Europe of “baby boxes” where infants can be secretly abandoned by parents, warning that the practice “contravenes the… Read more »
NGOs up in arms against inter-country adoptions
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com Concerned over the alleged violation of fundamental rights of children, two children’s rights non-governmental organisations (NGOs), viz Thane-based Advait Foundation and Pune-based Sakhee have filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court asking for a complete ban on inter-country adoption of children. The PIL, to be heard by the bench of… Read more »
Pedofiel in adoptieprocedure/Pedophile in adoption procedure
Source: http://www.telegraaf.nl Pedofiel in adoptieprocedure AMSTERDAM – Een Amsterdamse pedofiel, die de gemeente op de korrel had na gesprekken in een zogenaamde pedo-chatbox, bleek een adoptieprocedure te hebben lopen. De pedofiel was een van de mannen die gruwelijke fantasieën uitwisselde op internet en die naar voren kwam in het proces tegen Robert M. De gemeente… Read more »
Made in Colombia;The Right to be a Father (Part 2)
14 April 2012
Made in Colombia – The other face of adoption (Part 1)
8 April 2012
Call for re-opening ‘Prem Nivasa’ case
Source: http://www.asiantribune.com Mon, 2012-01-23 02:32 — editor By Janaka Perera Colombo, 23 January, (Asiantribune.com): Have all doubts about the case involving Blessed Teresa’s Home, ‘Prem Nivasa’ run by the Missionaries of Charity at Rawatawatte Moratuwa in Sri Lanka been cleared? According to the Patriotic Bhikku Front, Chinthana Parshadaya and Sinhala Bauddhayo the speed in which the… Read more »
Die verschwundenen Kinder von El Salvador
Source: http://derstandard.at 29. August 2011 23:29 Viele Bürgerkriegsopfer wurden von Militärs für Adoptionen im Ausland entführt San Salvador – Das verknitterte und vergilbte Schwarz-Weiß-Foto hütet Raúl wie einen Schatz. Es ist das Einzige, was er von seiner Mutter noch hat. Als Raúl vier Jahre alt war, brachte seine Mutter ihn und den um ein Jahr jüngeren… Read more »
Suspended jail terms for buying baby on internet
Source: http://www.irishtimes.com The Irish Times – Friday, July 15, 2011 PETER CLUSKEY in Zwolle A DUTCH couple who bought a baby boy for €7,500 on the internet were each given eight-month suspended jail terms and sentenced to 240 hours of community service yesterday. The couple, aged 28 and 29, replied to an advertisement placed by the… Read more »
