Posted in Advocacy, Ethics on Aug 31st, 2008 10 Comments »
On the eve of the September 1st expiration date of the current Memorandum of Understanding, a sort of sad silence has fallen over the Vietnam adoptive community. Agencies are saying little to nothing. Both governments are mum. Advocacy groups are waiting. Without speaking at all, the anxiousness is palpable. You can hear a pin drop [...]
Posted in In The News, The Process on Aug 27th, 2008 No Comments »
Last week Vietnamese officials met to review the three years of US-VN adoptions under the Agreement which is to expire on September 1st. The Vietnamese press published three articles on this meeting online, including an interview with the Head of the Ministry of Justice’s International Adoption Agency, Vu Duc Long.
The first article, “Tougher adoption regulations [...]
Posted in Ethics on Aug 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
The U.S. department of state website announced today that Vietnam has confirmed arrests. While Vietnamese media has reported as many as 24 arrests in as many as 6 provinces, officials have yet to confirm those details. Officials have, however, confirmed that these cases involved adoption of Vietnamese children by foreign nationals, and also involved completed [...]
Posted in In The News, US Department of State on Aug 19th, 2008 No Comments »
Today the United States Department of State issued a warning on their website concerning the reliability of documentation of children born at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the DOS statement:
In light of these discoveries, the Department of State and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recommend that U.S. adoption service providers [...]
Posted in Advocacy on Aug 19th, 2008 1 Comment »
JCICS, Ethica, and NCFA have joined together to create a survey for all families currently in process in Vietnam, both those with referrals, and those still waiting for referrals. According to JCICS, this survey is “a new tool in our collective advocacy initiative.”
Unfortunately much misinformation exists regarding the number of families still waiting to [...]
Posted in In The News on Aug 18th, 2008 1 Comment »
From the VietNamNet: Gov’t cracks down on human trafficking
Vietnam is stepping up its efforts to crack down on human trafficking rings by proposing the creation of an independent investigative agency and amending the country’s penal code to include the trading of men and unborn children as well as women.
Trafficking in unborn children was first [...]
Posted in Hague, US Department of State on Aug 13th, 2008 2 Comments »
JCICS has posted the State Department’s response to their recent letter written in cooperation with CCAI and signed by 140 members of Congress. The State Department expressed their commitment to “continuing the development of intercountry adoption bilateral cooperation” and then summarized the current situation:
Important aspects of the adoptions process in Vietnam are under the authority [...]
Posted in Chosing An Agency, In The News on Aug 5th, 2008 9 Comments »
According to the Tucson Citizen:
Commonwealth Adoptions closing in Tucson, elsewhere
The board has made a decision to phase out,” President Marina Mayhew said on Tuesday.
She said no new families are being accepted as clients, but those already in the adoption process, which includes about five to 10 in Tucson, will still be served.
“We will make every [...]
Posted in In The News on Aug 1st, 2008 7 Comments »
Vietnamese MOJ will draft a new International Adoptions Law following Chinese model to propose to National Assembly in 2009.
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