by Rupert Wolfe Murray on 17.11.2009 This article was also published in the EU Observer in November 2009 Ever since Romania prohibited international adoptions in 2001 it has been pressurised by the leaders of France, Italy, Israel, Spain and the US to lift the ban. Behind these politicians are private adoption agencies, adoptive parents and… Read more »
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Adoption Agencies: GET US CHILDREN. NOW!
Surfing the Internet to look some more into the background of the European Conference “Challenges in Adoption Procedures in Europe: Ensuring the Best Interests of the Child”, this is what I found. The Nordic Adoption Council was careless enough to give us a look behind the curtains. Leaving their Members only site open, they gave… Read more »
INTERNATIONAL ADOPTION Child Protection or a Breach of Rights?
Written on October 7, 2009 at 1:00 PM by conduciv Author Roelie Post wants to distance herself from pro and anti-adoption labels and direct the discussion back to the heart of the matter: whether intercountry adoption is a child protection measure, if children have rights in their own country, and if intercountry adoption is ultimately… Read more »
WDR Film: The Adoption Lobby
09 September 2009 The German Child Rights NGO ‘Kindernothilfe’ awarded filmmaker Golinah Atai the 2010 Media Prize for this 45 minutes movie: Search a Child, Pay Cash – The Adoption Lobby.
Adopţiile internaţionale, studiu de caz: România
Source – 5 September 2009 Pot oare adoptiile intre state sa fie legiferate fara sa duca la o piata a copiilor reglementata in functie de cerere si oferta? Cu alte cuvinte, au copiii drepturi in propria lor tara sau adoptiile intre state reprezinta o incalcare a unor astfel de drepturi? Pornind de la cazul României… Read more »
Arun Dohle:
This book gave me an incredible and unbelievable insight into what is happening behind the scenes in Intercountry Adoptions. Sadly her experience matches with my field research into ICA. Only after reading her book I started to see and understand how decisions are made at high levels in the so called interest of children. Since… Read more »
The international adoptions lobby: an insider’s perspective
A review by Rupert Wolfe-Murray Romania – for export only, the untold story of the Romanian ‘orphans’ by Roelie Post There are several unusual things about Roelie Post and her important new book on international adoptions. An employee of the European Commission, between 1999 and 2005 Post handled one of its most controversial dossiers: Romania’s… Read more »
Roelie Post talks about international adoption
by Ashleigh Elson 02-11-2007 Click here to listen to the report. So, what rights do children caught up in crisis situations have? We asked Roelie Post. She worked for the European Commission on the reform of Romania’s child protection for many years and is the author of Romania: For Export Only. Roelie Post holds a… Read more »
Deel kindersmokkelaars Tsjaad weer vrij
5 november 2007 Source: Eenvandaag
KRO TV: De markt voor adoptie/The market for adoption
Source: KRO, THE REPORTER – Programme can be watched online HERE Zondag 21 oktober, 21.50 uur Nederland 2 Herhaling: Dinsdag 23 oktober, 10.25 uur Nederland 2 Ooit leek het puur idealisme. Inmiddels is adoptie een wereldwijde kopersmarkt geworden. Een markt waar de jongste, de gezondste en de blankste kinderen gaan naar de meest betalende vrager. Een overspannen markt… Read more »