Kategorie: ACT in the news

German Claudia Gerstner in search of her biological mother in Mangalore

Source: http://www.daijiworld.com Wednesday, July 10, 2013 2:08:54 PM (IST) Florine Roche Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore Mangalore, Jul 10: “Blood is thicker than water” is a well-known German proverb, which means that bonds of common ancestry are stronger than any other. This is what has brought many of the foreign nationals who were adopted from India,… Weiter »

Adoptions no longer ‚humanitarian‘, instead heavily politicized – expert

Date: 2013-07-03 Source: http://english.ruvr.ru On Tuesday the Parliamentary Assembly of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) passed a resolution “On international adoptions”. Although Russia is not directly mentioned in the document, its author, US Senator Roger Wicker, implied that the resolution had resulted from Russia’s ban on US adoptions. Roelie Post from the… Weiter »

Inter-country adoptions come to haunt authorities after three decades

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Stanley Pinto, TNN | Jun 7, 2013, 11.11 PM IST MANGALORE: The inter-country adoptions done in the 70’s have come back to haunt authorities here after three decades. A 37-year-old Indian born German national has lodged a complaint of kidnap, sale and sending her abroad under the guise of inter-country adoption without any proper… Weiter »

Dutchwoman searches for mother in Mangalore

Source:  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com Stanley Pinto, TNN | May 12, 2013, 12.52 AM IST MANGALORE: „Dear mother, I’m desperately searching for you. I understand that at the time of my birth you were in a vulnerable situation and could not keep me with you. But maybe today your situation has changed or at least you can meet… Weiter »

When Ramesh wanted to take his four children, they were sent to a family in Denmark

Google Translation:   Full text in Danish HERE Politiken, 12 May 2013 In 2003, four Indian siblings abducted and adopted to Denmark against their father’s will. That believes the Indian Prosecutor leading a major case against the perpetrator, who is also accused of similar cases. The children’s father, Ramesh Kulkarni, the year before been widowed… Weiter »

Human trafficking NGO believes that the move is a step forward, but could have less than desirable consequences

Source: http://cphpost.dk Christian Wenande May 10, 2013 – 14:22 Adoptions have dropped since revelations that ‚child harvesters‘ were being used in Ethiopia to lure local families into putting their children up for adoption (Photo: Colourbox) A new report from the parliamentary ombudsman to the national social appeals board, Ankestyrelsen, about adoption rules means that biological parents… Weiter »

Adopted Children: Right to family contact

Google Translation (Part of Text)  – Full Text HERE Ministry of Social Affairs has seen the report that finds that biological parents and children, as a starting point, cannot be separated by adoption. Politiken, 9 May 2013 Dorrit Saietz A month ago,  four Ethiopian mothers met up at the Danish Embassy in the Ethiopian capital,… Weiter »

Biological parents have the right to contact with adopted children

Source: http://politiken.dk DENMARK 8 MAY 2013 KL. 1.23 When a child is adopted, it must not be cut off from contact with the original parents. That states the Appeals Board under the Ministry of Social Affairs as a result of the cases of Amy and Masho. It can change practice. By DORRIT SAIETZ A total reorientation… Weiter »