Amid catastrophe in Haiti, a new controversy about adoptions The Economist, Feb 4th 2010 Out of Haiti, but not to the highest bidderAFP IT MUST have seemed like a good idea at the time. The New Life Children’s Refuge, a Christian group from Idaho, saw no need to bother with paperwork or official permission when… Read more »
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Kinder als Exportschlager
Wiener Zeitung – Printausgabe vom Samstag, 23. Jänner 2010 Von Thomas Schuler Auslandsadoptionen sind oft ein Deckmantel für Kinderhandel. Besonders schlimm war (und ist zum Teil noch) die Situation in Rumänien. Die ehemalige EU-Beamtin Roelie Post kämpft massiv dagegen an. Als die Kinderrechtsaktivistin Roelie Post sich vor einigen Monaten mit einem Dolmetscher und einem Filmteam… Read more »
Glück auf Bestellung
Berliner Zeitung –Archiv » 2010 » 12. Januar » Seite 3 Auslandsadoptionen sind für Eltern oft die letzte Chance, eine Familie zu gründen. Dahinter steht eine mächtige Lobby – bis hin zum Kinderhandel Thomas Schuler STRASSBURG. Manchmal muss man einen Umweg nehmen, um ans Ziel zu kommen. Roelie Post wäre in vier Stunden mit dem… Read more »
Romania should withstand pressure to lift ban on international adoptions
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 »
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 »
Adopţiile internaţionale, studiu de caz: România
5 septembrie 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 care a… Read more »
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 »
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 »
¿Adopción o tráfico de niños en Rumanía?
Martes 14 De Agosto De 2007 La adopción internacional es, en realidad, tráfico de niños, dice Roelie Post, quien fue funcionaria de la Comisión Europea, y durante años tuvo a su cargo el expediente “Niños Rumanos”. Post descubrió que los padres eran forzados a ofrecer a sus hijos en adopción para responder a la enorme… Read more »
Baby’s te koop TE KOOP
Volkskrant – Door Margreet Vermeulen − 02/07/07, 00:00 Interlandelijke adoptie wordt omgeven door schandalen. Deze maand haalden drie incidenten de media. Ze staan niet op zichzelf. Kinderen zijn handelswaar…. Kangoeroemoeders worden ze in Guatemala genoemd. Vrouwen die kinderen baren voor de export. Ze ontvangen 600 tot 1.600 dollar per kind. De adoptieouders, veelal Noord-Amerikanen, betalen… Read more »