DUTCH ADOPTION AGENCY NAS LOBBIES FOR REOPENING HAITI

Nevertheless the Dutch government halted the adoptions from Haiti, the (prospective) adoption parents and the fastest growing adoption agency NAS pushing for reopening Haiti for adoption.

The UAI warned media and others in the adoption-chain the pressure of the (inter)national lobby of (prospective) adoption parents who are pushing harder and harder to get the children they want. Pointing to other European countries and the US who, after the Netherlands started the  Haitian 'Babylift'  campaign, who are continuing uncontrolled adoptions to get children from Haiti.

The UAI is urging the Dutch government to keep the 'embargo' on the Haitian adoptions, supported by adult Haitian Adoptees within in the Netherlands. The earlier international statement on Haiti, published by Adoptees of Color Roundtable has been send out again to make the public aware that not everyone is joining the statement of adoption agency NAS.

AT & UAI TEGEN PETITIE NAS - HEROPENING HAITI

Een groep adoptieouders heeft onlangs een petitie opgezet om adopties vanuit Haiti weer mogelijk te maken.

Adoptie Trefpunt en de UAI adviseren om deze petitie vooral NIET te tekenen. Er is te veel aktuele schokkende informatie die bewijst dat adoptie vanuit Haiti nog lang niet aan de orde kan zijn. Een keiharde werkelijkheid waarvoor men liever de ogen wenst te sluiten, met het excuus dat opschorting niet in het belang van het kind zou zijn.   Kinderen in Haïti worden verkocht voor minder dan 1 euro (21-2-2011)

LINK: http://welingelichtekringen.nl/11488-kinderen-in-haiti-worden-verkocht-voor-minder-dan-1-euro.html De Britse Daily Telegraph heeft verslag gedaan van het werk van BPM (Brigade de Protection des Mineurs), die dagelijks proberen illegale kinderhandel op te sporen. Children in Haiti are being sold for as little as 76 pence each by traffickers taking advantage of the chaos from last year’s earthquake, new figures from Unicef show.The Daily Telegraph gained exclusive access to film the work being carried out by Unicef to try and tackle the problem.

The charity is funding the Brigade de Protection des Mineurs (BPM) - working in conjunction with the police - which monitors the camps and Haitian borders to pinpoint vulnerable children. Zie:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/8328850/Haiti-earthquake-children-sold-by-traffickers-for-as-little-as-76-pence-each.html Het is pijnlijk te moeten constateren dat op de een of andere manier men niet bereid is te leren uit de lessen van Guatemala, Cambodja, Roemenië, Vietnam en Ethiopië. Hoe pijnlijk de beelden van beschadigde kinderen ook moge zijn, gezien de stand van zaken in Haiti (corruptie, vervalsing van papieren/documenten, omkoping, misleiding etc.) is het naief te veronderstellen dat er -op korte termijn- een deugdelijk procedure gewaarborgd kan worden.   De motivatie van de groep adoptieouders die de petitie hebben opgesteld

Staatssecretaris Teeven heeft besloten de interlandelijke adoptie uit Haiti tijdelijk op te schorten. Zie: http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/nieuws/2010/12/13/voorlopig-geen-adopties-uit-haiti.html

In maart 2011 zou de staatssecretaris een werkbezoek aan Haiti brengen. Dit werkbezoek is uitgesteld tot na de installatie van een nieuwe regering. De groep adoptieouders (en anderen) die in de bres springen voor de kinderen in Haiti vinden dat deze opschorting niet in het belang van het kind is.

Volgens hun heeft de besluitvorming plaatsgevonden op basis van onduidelijke argumenten, en die niet getoetst aan het Nederlandse kanaal, waardoor er op dit moment adoptabele kinderen, met een uiterst onzeker toekomstperspectief, in tehuizen verblijven. De staatssecretaris vindt een werkbezoek noodzakelijk, maar heeft deze meerdere malen uitgesteld, waardoor kinderen onnodig lang moet wachten en blijvend schade kunnen oplopen. De aspirant-adoptieouders vinden dat ze aan het lijntje worden gehouden. Verder wijst deze groep oduers naar vergunninghouder NAS, die pretendeert een deugdelijke procedure te kunnen waarborgen.

Zie de petitie: http://petities.nl/petitie/heropening-van-adoptiekanaal-haiti De oproep en discussie over deze petitie vindt o.a. plaats op: http://adoptie.startpagina.nl/prikbord/13789237/petitie-om-adoptie-vanuit-hati-weer-mogelijk-te-maken#msg-13789237   De NAS

Het bestuur van de NAS heeft kennis genomen van het besluit van de staatssecretaris van Veiligheid en Justitie.

Al eerder heeft de NAS uitgesproken het te betreuren dat adopties vanuit Haïti naar Nederland zijn opgeschort. Het uitstel van het werkbezoek en daarmee de voortduring van de opschorting van de adopties is een besluit wat verstrekkende gevolgen heeft voor kinderen die in Haïti in tehuizen verblijven. Deze kinderen lopen het risico om door hun langere verblijf in het tehuis, meer beschadiging op te lopen dan nodig.

De NAS is van mening dat het mogelijk en verantwoord is om de adopties vanuit Haïti weer op te starten.

Gelukkig heeft het ministerie afwijzend gereageerd op het verzoek van de NAS. De NAS blijft het bijzonder spijtig vinden dat argumenten over de administratieve procedure de basis vormen voor het besluit van het ministerie en hoopt dat de staatssecretaris vanuit humaan oogpunt bereid is om op zijn besluit terug te komen. Zie: http://www.nederlandseadoptiestichting.nl/Haiti.htm OOK ADOPTIOUDER(S) TEGEN HEROPENING HAITI - DWIVI

De NAS had het al aangekondigd: ze wil graag adopties uit Haïti hervatten. Er is nu zelfs een on-line petitie om haar wens kracht bij te zetten. Teken de petitie vooral niet. Haïti heeft onvoldoende juridische mogelijkheden om kinderhandel te voorkomen. Je kunt er zonder problemen een 'weesje' verkopen aan een kindertehuis en dat tehuis kan zonder problemen naar een buitenlands adoptiekanaal sluizen. DNA-tests en handtekeningen zijn er makkelijk te vervalsen bij kinderen die 'afgestaan' zijn. Uiteindelijk moet je bij adoptie kunnen vertrouwen op de juistheid van het papierwerk. Zolang je dit niet kunt, is interlandelijke adoptie geen adequate optie voor Haïti. Wanneer leren we eens van Guatemala, Cambodja, Roemenië, Vietnam en Ethiopië? Als je wat wilt doen voor de kinderen in Haïti: verzin dan wat beters. Begin een school. Steun ongehuwde moeders. Stuur geld naar SOS kinderdorpen. Adoptie is nu in ieder geval niet in hun belang. Kinderen worden er gestolen van hun familie, en handelaren, tussenpersonen en ambtenaren verdienen er flink geld mee, zodra adoptie weer mogelijk wordt.

UAI files official complaint against payments for acces adoption files

Biggest Adoption Agency Wereldkinderen charges money for Access Adoption file

Last year the UAI was suprised by the decision of the biggest adoption agency in the Netherlands , Wereldkinderen, to charge € 55,-- for granting access and copy of the personal file for adoptees.

The agency broke a verbal agreement with the UAI to grant access without any payments for adoptees without consulting the UAI.

Today the UAI filed an official complaint to the agency with the request for explanation and the arguments of the UAI to withdraw their decision.

The UAI sees the free access to the personal adoption file as a basic human right which should not be hindered by the agency which keeps the files of the adoptee. We believe its a fundamental right and of importance for the well being of to the adoptee to have free access to their personal files without any obstacle.

Also we believe that an adoption agency who says that they see the interest of the child who is 'available' or 'freed' for adoption should be aware that granting access of the adoption file to adoptees without any payments is an obligation considered the intention of the interest of adoptees.

Dutch Government allows new 'Babylift'operation to get children for adoption from Haiti

Like many adoption agencies and related organisations are preparing airlifts from Haiti, the Dutch Adoption Agency NAS and also the biggest adoption agency in the Netherlands, Wereldkinderen, is organising an joint private flight for getting children from Haiti in a fast track procedure. Ministry of Justice agreed upon this request and allows 56 children to be adopted in a situation of crisis in Haiti.

The adoptions from Haiti shows a long history of misfortune and problems for and with children and (birth) parents from Haiti. Earlier adoption agency Flash (which was merged with NAS last year) was accused earlier of uncontrolled adoptions from Haiti a few years ago. But already in 2003 the Youth inspectorate called for a strict control about adoptions from Haiti. And Flash had to close the earlier adoption channel from Haiti. But soon they restarted with another mediator from Haiti.

It seems that Adoption agencies worldwide act fast and with(out) consent of governments of both sides to get the children out of countries strucked by war or natural disasters. Earlier airlifts (babylift operations) for adoption is seen in Vietnam, Korea, Cambodia and the Tsunami region. Also who does not know the recent Arc de Zoe case where a so called rescue operation was a cover up for childtrafficking for 'illegal adoptions' to the west with consent of te French government. NGO's like the Red Cross always called for a halt or careful approach of adoption as a solution during time of crisis. Children might have family left or at least the time should be awaited to find relatives and families.

Earlier situations like during the Tsunami crisis, show that Adoption Agencies are landing quickly in areas of uncontrolled administrations. Even if adoptionprocedures have been started, still all precautions should be taken to prevent fast track adoptions like now seems to be happening again. The history repeats itself. And no one is asking what the consequences will be in the future for the country and their inhibitants nor for the adoptees who will grow older one day.

The reality shows that even now, adult adoptees from Haiti are worried about the situation in Haiti and regarding their (located) families (found or not). These markings in the adoptee history shows us, that adoption is not the first solution for children in need.

Again the adoption-industry sells their product on fear and emotions of others. The Dutch Adoption agency already claimed the Haitian children as theirs stating in their communication that they gonna fly THEIR children out of Haiti. A continued misconception and wrong word use is showing and reveals the real interest of these agencies. No word about the possible Haitian parents or families. This is an clear example of neo-colonial thinking and no one protests.

Earlier this week the Dutch Ministry of Justice said to halt risky adoptions. But with accepting this initiative of adoption parents and adoption agencies running against international guidelines during times of crisis, shows that the intention of the Dutch Ministry was just a case of continuing their earlier policies regarding intercountry adoption. Adoptive parents can do what they want. Certainly when they have the chance when public media is trowing emotional fragments from the strucked country like Haiti.

The question in which interest these adoptions really are is answered during the decades of intercountry adoption. How long will this go on ? One should end the Adoptionindustry, the adoption agencies wont ! At least this all reaches the shore of Child or Human Trafficking.

DUTCH ADOPTION AGENCY NEWS

K & T Mediation from U.S.

United States: regular mediation

Dutch Adoption Foundation, Future Child completed US contracts for the conduct of regular procedures with:

• Illien Adoptions International
• VIDA
• Advocates for Children and Families
• Family Resource Center.

For entering into contracts with a few other US accredited organizations are consultations at an advanced stage.



Both Illien Adoptions International and VIDA mainly children are eligible for adoption from the foster care system, where they often temporary but cannot stay for a long placement. These are children are approximately 4.5 years. There are regularly triblings and siblings available. All forms of impending parenthood are accepted.



Via Advocates for Children and Families and Family Resource Center mainly young children are offered which cannot be placed within the U.S. and are available for international adoption.

Advocates for Children cannot accept requests of same sex couples, since the Florida State law does not permit such adoptions.

The Family Resource Center has however indicated that they only occasionally have the opportunity to place a child with couples of the same sex. Due preference by the biological parent (s).



From all prospective adoptive parents are expected to master the English language.

Statement Adoption Agency World Children after Resignation of Ina Hut



The resignation of Ina Hut, as director of World Children (Wereldkinderen) due the television broadcast of the Network program, created many responses.



World Children has noted the announcement that the Ministry of Justice agrees with further research in China. In consultation with the Ministry it will be investigate how the coming research of World Children can answer outstanding questions as far as possible. Within the framework of international treaties and domestic legislation will be seen how the additional research can be pursued.



World Children will remain in dialogue with the Ministry of Justice and other concerned parties to highlight the importance of openness on background information to and to prevent any abuses. Knowing the background of the child is the first step in determining whether the adoption assistance does fits the child and is also indispensable for adoptees and their adoptive families.



Wereldkinderen finds that growing up in a loving family is preferable than growing up in an orphanage. There are many children in Chinese orphanages. That is a fact.



Pending the investigation regarding ongoing adoptions in China will be continued, but new applications for healthy children will not be purseud.



World Children continues to focus on adoption of children who need special care.



K & T stops Partial Mediation from U.S.



On Monday, August 24 Foundation Children and Future (stichting Kind en Toekomst) informed both Mr. and Mrs. Michael Goldstein. Tara Gutterman (ARC) that the foundation will end all efforts to come to an agreement for regular adoption procedures.



After many years of negotiations Kind & Toekomst could come to the conclusion that the request for transparency and openness in communication were inadequate to continue the contact for adoptions.



Kind and Toekomst says that with the above conclusion it cannot be longer responsible for finding an agreement to pursue and contract for regular adoptions.



However the Foundation will finalize all current procedures for partial mediation with Michael Goldstein adn ARC.



All stakeholders have also been informed.



Pending are 61 letters concerning Partial mediation through ARC and 45 letters by Michael Goldstein.



Merger Adoption Agencies in the Netherlands



The Foundation FLASH will hand over their activitities to the NAS. Flash said that due the stricter and complicated regulations they are not able to continue adoptions as before.



The NAS is relatively a new player in the adoption field. The NAS is representing many 'modern prospective adoption parents' who believe in partial mediation and so-called doing-self adoptions.

Director of largest adoption agency in the Netherlands, resigns after pressure of Dutch government

"There are simply not enough healthy, adoptable infants to meet Western demand - and there's too much Western money in search of children. As a result, many international adoption agencies work not to find homes for needy children but to find children for Western homes."



From, 'The Lie we Love', E.J. Graff, associate director and senior researcher at The

Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism

Director of largest adoption agency in the Netherlands, resigns after pressure of Dutch government, to keep quit about the Chinese Adoption Scandals.

Ina Hut,, the director of Wereldkinderen, says that the Central Authority in the Netherlands forced her not do to any investigation regarding the Chinese Adoption Scandals because it might hurt the relationships with the Netherlands. Due the difficult relationship between Ms. Hut and the Dutch government, to keep a transparent overview of the adoption process, especially regarding Chinese Adoptions, she could not continue her work with a clear consciousness, she said in an interview with Netwerk on television last evening.



Hut says, that the economic interest and the push for children by prospective 'adoptive parents' are more prevailing than the interest of children. After almost seven years of fighting, against the corrupt system, from within, she is tired, says Ina Hut in Trouw this morning.



The ministry of justice said in an official response of Hut her resignation, that she wanted to do an 'undercover investigation' and that such a activity would compromise the relationship with China. Ina Hut answered that; she never spoke about an undercover operation but just wanted to have clear answer from both Central Authorities about the stolen and 'trafficked' children from China. Due the unclear situation after the visit of the Dutch Central Authority to China and the ongoing messages of stolen children from China, Ina Hut was questioning the adoptions from China. Wereldkinderen stopped adoption from China this year, except the so-called 'special needs' children.



The final push for Hut to resign was 'Black Thursday', 11 of June this year. The day, when it became clear, that the parliament choose for the interest of would be-parents and the homo-lobby in the Netherlands. After the intimidation of Hut by employees of Ministry of Justice last year to stop 'nosing around' regarding the Chinese adoptions and Black Thursday, Hut's patience was over and she decided to step down and resigned.



With Huts resignation, The Netherlands, and the international adoption community, will loose an important 'whistleblower', says dr. Pien Bos from University Nijmegen this morning in Trouw. Not everybody is regretting that Hut leaves Wereldkinderen. Adoptive parents already responded this morning, to be happy, to see Hut go. Some responded harsh and said that her resign is a relief for would be- and adoptive parents and that Hut was bad for the adoption world.



United Adoptees International finds Huts resignation more than pity, while Wereldkinderen, under management of Hut, changed views from a pure adoption agency (deliverer) to an organisation with heart and mind for adoptees and children. But this stance and view was not welcomed by many organisation and adoption agencies in the Netherlands and abroad. With Hut's statement and resignation, Ina Hut is the first director of an adoption agency in the world, who resigned due the opposition of would be-parents, the homo-lobby and the pressure of governmental bodies to keep the truth behind.



That Ms. Hut decided, more or less was forced, to go, is a very bad signal about the present adoption culture in the Netherlands and abroad. American tactics in all levels of the adoption world has been penetrated in the Netherlands. This is not only worrying but should raise a red flag. It is clear, with Huts resignation as director of the largers adoption agency in the Netherlands, that it is not longer about the interest of children but about the power of the right to get a child. This development is following international phenomena of adopters who claim to have rights above the protection of (single)mothers and fathers who are lacking protection and support. from the international community. The days of helping children with a clear consciousness is over. Adoption became an industry and no one is willing to fight this practice says Joan Hansink, spokeswoman of United Adoptees International.

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Wereldkinderen legt adoptieprocedures Ethiopië voorlopig stil en start nieuw onderzoek

Wereldkinderen legt adoptieprocedures Ethiopië voorlopig stil en start nieuw onderzoek

Wereldkinderen legt tijdelijk de adoptieprocedures in Ethiopië stil. Er worden vooruitlopend op onderzoek voorlopig geen nieuwe adoptieaanvragen in behandeling genomen en lopende procedures worden aangehouden.



Ethiopië is een van de armste landen ter wereld en heeft een nauwelijks ontwikkeld rechtssysteem. Volgens gegevens van Unicef zijn miljoenen kinderen in deze regio wees of halfwees. De positie van vrouwen is achtergesteld. Door grote armoede zijn ouders vaak niet in staat voor hun kinderen te zorgen. Vanuit onder meer de Verenigde Staten is er een grote vraag naar adoptiekinderen uit Ethiopië. Het aantal kinderen dat geadopteerd wordt in het Westen is in vier jaar tijd toegenomen van 854 naar 3031. De grote armoede in Ethiopië en de vraag van westerse landen om in meer adopties te bemiddelen, leidt tot mogelijke misstanden bij adopties uit Ethiopië. Eerder zijn hierover in met name buitenlandse media berichten verschenen.



Wereldkinderen heeft in het voorjaar dossieronderzoek naar reeds afgeronde adopties gedaan. Hieruit bleek dat de achtergrondgegevens van kinderen niet altijd overeen kwamen met de informatie zoals die in de dossiers was opgenomen. Wereldkinderen heeft hierop een analyse gemaakt, het beleid aangepast en nieuw onderzoek geïnitieerd. Dit veldonderzoek naar lopende procedures is inmiddels afgerond maar heeft de twijfels niet kunnen wegnemen. Er zijn opnieuw maatregelen nodig en breder onderzoek in Ethiopië is vereist. In overleg met de Ethiopische en Nederlandse overheid, onze contactpersonen en kinderrechtenorganisaties aldaar zal dit onderzoek worden vormgegeven. De achtergrondinformatie van de kinderen in de 25 lopende procedures zal individueel nagetrokken worden. Per individuele casus zal worden besloten of er sprake is van verantwoorde adoptie en er recht wordt gedaan aan de belangen van het kind en de biologische familie. Alle direct betrokkenen bij lopende adoptieprocedures uit Ethiopië zullen persoonlijk worden geïnformeerd. Zodra meer bekend is over het onderzoek en de uitkomsten daarvan zullen wij dit delen met alle betrokken partijen.

Two Dutch Adoption Agencies Stop with Adoptions from Ethiopia

A large adoption agency in the Netherlands, Wereldkinderen, has temporarily stopped adoptions from Ethiopia as a result recent reports about abuse of the system by the government in Ethiopia and local adoption agencies.

Research done by the adoption agency, shows that the information about the children on file does not match with their actual back ground. In several cases the mothers of the children were still alive, while being listed as deceased.

Last month Wereldkinderen’s executive director Ina Hut, resigned because of intimidation by the Dutch Ministry of Justice in relation to corrupt adoption practices in China.

Euradopt partner Wereldkinderen was alerted of this news and started their own investigation, a task which the Dutch government should have done as member of the Hague Treaty for Adoption.

The Dutch government said it has nothing to do with this situation. At least not before Wereldkinderen finalised their investigation regarding the adoptions from Ethiopia. This is a remarkable comment from the Dutch authorities since they prohibited the proposal for investigation in China recently, which is one of the reasons why former director of this agency decided to resign. It might be, that the interest for trade and diplomatic relationships with Ethiopia is less important for the Dutch government as with China.

This weekend 3-5 couples where preparing to depart to Ethiopia but have been informed not to go.