Summary:

Using a range of intergovernmental, governmental, nongovernmental and media sources, this report compiled by International Social Service constitutes an unprecedented effort to document, and draw preliminary conclusions from, the course of events related to intercountry adoptions from Haiti in the first half of 2010

http://www.crin.org/docs/Haiti ISS final- foreword.pdf

This report examines intercountry adoption practices in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti and reviews the vast range of responses and the exceptional measures implemented by some countries in expediting firstly, the transfer of cases (with an adoption judgment) as well as secondly, adoptions and other procedures (without a judgment).  In the context of these exceptional measures, the principal objective of this report is to identify lessons to be learned from this situation in order to prevent future harm. It is not the intention of the report to denounce a particular country, but rather to provide an objective analysis of the fast-tracking measures implemented, against the backdrop of international norms.

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Organisation Contact Details:

Better Care Network
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New York, NY 10017
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Email: contact@bettercarenetwork.org

Last updated 23/09/2010 11:41:57

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