Informal translation of the transcript of the Debate on Intercountry Adoption in Dutch Parliament – 19 April 2012 – page 32 ON THE ‘RAHUL CASE’ – the allegedly kidnapped child from India, adopted by a Dutch couple Speaker: Secretary of State Fred Teeven Then I turn to India. India is indeed a story apart. I… Read more »
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Netherlands likely to suspend adoptions from Uganda
Informal translation of transcrips of the Debate in the Dutch Parliament on intercountry adoptions, as held in The Hague on 19 April 2012. Speaker: Secretary of State for Justice Fred Teeven. Page 29 Recently a delegation of my ministry made a working visit to Uganda. The reason of this ministerial working visit was that I… Read more »
The Dutch rescue of Hatian children through adoption
Just days after the devastating earthquake in Haiti on 12 January 2010, the Dutch government announced its intention to expedite pending adoptions from the country. On 21 January the children were flown out of Haiti. ACT has requested the Dutch Ministry of Justice the letter on the basis of which this expedition was undertaken. On Sunday… Read more »
MOWA confirms intend to prevent further unethical and illegal adoptions
Today ACT received copy of a letter sent by the Ethiopian Ministry of Women Affairs (MOWA) to the President of the Ethiopian Federal First Instance Court, dated 23/2/2011, that confirms that Ethiopia wants to prevent further unethical and illegal acts in relation to adoption. The letter confirms the ‘rumours’ that MOWA will review 5 adoptions per day, instead… Read more »
Legalising adoptions – food for thought (1)
1 April 2011 United Adoptees International (UAI), on their Blog, alert to the fact that the fastest growing Dutch adoption agency NAS is pushing for reopening Haitian adoptions by way of an Internet petition. The Dutch Secretary of State Fred Teeven had decided in December 2010 to temporarily suspend these adoptions. “Due to the limited capacity… Read more »
Interview met Roemeens Europarlementarier Victor Bostinaru
Vertaald uit het Roemeens. Mei 2010 Ik zal het woord maffia niet kunnen vermijden als ik refereer aan deze internationale adoptielobby, er zitten maffieuse aspecten aan die daar ondubbelzinnig aan doen denken. Het is niet inzichtelijk waar het geld voor hun projecten vandaan komt. De NGO’s die werken voor interlandelijke adoptie, geven geen zier om… Read more »
