The Dutch Radio Netherlands Worldwide broadcasted an interview with Ina Hut (Director Wereldkinderen/Children of the World), Professor David Smolin and me:
http://www.radionetherlands.nl/features/amsterdamforum/070708af
Sunday, 8 July 2007
Wednesday, 20 June 2007
RECENT NEWS
Several radio programmes and the Dutch TV have broadcasted interviews about the book.
Links to these programmes can be found on the website (IN THE MEDIA)
www.romania-forexportonly.eu
and the Dutch Blog
http://www.roeliepost.blogspot.com
Links to these programmes can be found on the website (IN THE MEDIA)
www.romania-forexportonly.eu
and the Dutch Blog
http://www.roeliepost.blogspot.com
Wednesday, 6 June 2007
“International adoption is in fact child trafficking”
De VOLKSKRANT
Interview with our reporter Margreet Vermeulen
”It is a heavy message. But intercountry adopdtion is legalized child trafficking. A white child is more expensive than a black child. African children are guaranteed AIDS-free. If that is not traffick? On top of that, many adopted children are not orphans. They are here because the agreed quota must be met.”
Interview with our reporter Margreet Vermeulen
”It is a heavy message. But intercountry adopdtion is legalized child trafficking. A white child is more expensive than a black child. African children are guaranteed AIDS-free. If that is not traffick? On top of that, many adopted children are not orphans. They are here because the agreed quota must be met.”
Saturday, 2 June 2007
BROKEN BY THE "ADOPTION MAFFIA"
De Telegraaf
The scandal surrounding fifty illegally adopted Indian children is just the top of the iceberg. Just over the last months similar practices become known in Sri Lanka and in Nepal where hundreds of children were for big money channelled to Western (probably also Dutch) adoptive parents, paedophile networks and possibly even to criminals in the disgusting traffic in organs.
Roelie Post, Dutch civil servant at the European Commission, had in Brussels for many years the infamous dossier "Romanian children" in her care. She saw how the hurt country of the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu bravely recovered , but ran into the powerful, international lobby of Western businessmen, politicians and even government officials who want to maintain the foreign adoptions stream and at best see it grow. Her resistance got her into problems: our compatriot was threatened and set aside. Today exclusively in De Telegraaf the shocking story of the Dutch children whistle blower.
The scandal surrounding fifty illegally adopted Indian children is just the top of the iceberg. Just over the last months similar practices become known in Sri Lanka and in Nepal where hundreds of children were for big money channelled to Western (probably also Dutch) adoptive parents, paedophile networks and possibly even to criminals in the disgusting traffic in organs.
Roelie Post, Dutch civil servant at the European Commission, had in Brussels for many years the infamous dossier "Romanian children" in her care. She saw how the hurt country of the late communist dictator Nicolae Ceaucescu bravely recovered , but ran into the powerful, international lobby of Western businessmen, politicians and even government officials who want to maintain the foreign adoptions stream and at best see it grow. Her resistance got her into problems: our compatriot was threatened and set aside. Today exclusively in De Telegraaf the shocking story of the Dutch children whistle blower.
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
India asks adopted child back from The Netherlands
The Dutch TV programme Netwerk was yesterday full of the news that a mother in India wants her child back, as it was stolen from her in 1999. The child was adopted by a Dutch couple.
Children often are stolen for intercountry adoption, their records are falsified, children are declared dead at birth and instead...
Well, you can read it all in the book.
Children often are stolen for intercountry adoption, their records are falsified, children are declared dead at birth and instead...
Well, you can read it all in the book.
Saturday, 19 May 2007
French Adoption Agency has difficulty in satisfying waiting families
The French set up a new French Adoption Agency (AFA) a year ago, to double the number of intercountry adoptions. This has not happened, instead the number of adoptions decreased. Mainly because sending countries more and more prefer national adoption, or close down because of corruption.
In an article of 15 May 2007, AFA defends itself.
No doubt the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, will like this. After all, the humaniatrian ngo he set up is also France's biggest adoption agency: Médecins du Monde.
However, it would go against the spirit of the Hague Convention, that concluded in 2005:
In an article of 15 May 2007, AFA defends itself.
"AFA also has to face 'competition' from other countries,
like Spain and Italy, without speaking about the United States,
very offensive, which accompany their adoption requests
with humanitarian aid.
So, now that sending countries prefer national adoption, the French consider linking aid to adoption: no adoptions - no aid. Indeed, like the US threatened Romania.Classical adoption is over, confirms Laure de Choiseul, the
countries ask now in parallel cooperation actions. It is
something that not had been envisaged when AFA was
created. Which therefore has no budget for that.
AFA envisages creating a foundation to receive private
funding. It is also considering, with local regions and the
ministry of Foreign Affairs, to link cooperation actions
to adoption."
No doubt the new Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bernard Kouchner, will like this. After all, the humaniatrian ngo he set up is also France's biggest adoption agency: Médecins du Monde.
However, it would go against the spirit of the Hague Convention, that concluded in 2005:
75. [...]Furthermore, it was highlighted that international
co-operation is essential for national adoption and such
international aid programs must be clearly delineated
from intercountry adoption.
Monday, 7 May 2007
BREAKING NEWS
Mariela Neagu, my colleague in the EC Delegation in Bucharest, has been appointed Secretary of State for Child Protection.
She was for seven years the driving force behind the EC Programmes that supported the reform of the Romanian child protection.
A clearer commitment to the Rights of the Child could not be made by the Tariceanu government.
Congratulations Mariela!
She was for seven years the driving force behind the EC Programmes that supported the reform of the Romanian child protection.
A clearer commitment to the Rights of the Child could not be made by the Tariceanu government.
Congratulations Mariela!
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