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| Adoption News - Department of State |
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| US Departmetn of State ADOPTION NEWS information page with links and documents and the latest news on worldwide adoptions -- including notices and changes in the law, countries who have agreed to the Hague conventions on Adoptions, and important updates on news and legislation. |
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| Department of State - Adoption Information |
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| International adoption is essentially a private legal matter between a private individual (or couple) who wishes to adopt, and a foreign court, which operates under that country''s laws and regulations. U.S. authorities cannot intervene on behalf of prospective parents with the courts in the country where the adoption takes place. However, the Department of State does provide extensive information about the adoption processes in various countries and the U.S. legal requirements to bring a child adopted abroad to the United States. In addition to this website, The Office of Children''s Issues in the Bureau of Consular Affairs provides brochures describing the adoption process in numerous countries. In addition, we provide recorded information on international adoption for several countries on a twenty-four hour basis through our recorded telephone messages at 1-888-407-4747. |
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| The Evan B. Donalson Adoption Institute |
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| The Adoption Institute provides leadership to improve adoption laws, policies and practices through research, education and advocacy in order to better the lives of everyone touhed by adoption. It also offers education to the public to promote ethical practices and legal reform and works to translate policy into action. |
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| The United Nations (UN) -- Human Rights |
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| The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights works to strengthen and coordinate United Nations work for the protection and promotion of all human rights of all persons around the world. Specific standards for women, children, disabled persons, minorities, migrant workers and other vulnerable groups, who now possess rights that protect them from discriminatory practices that had long been common in many societies. |
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