Canada halts adoptions from Nepal

2010-06-04T13:15:29Z

Canadian authorities suspended adoptions from Nepal Friday over fraud and child trafficking concerns, the immigration ministry said.

The ministry pointed to a report by the Hague Conference on Private International Law that described "strong evidence" on the prevalence of fraudulent documents and false statements about c...

US warns against adopting in Nepal

2010-03-05T07:15:44Z

The United States has warned its citizens against adopting children in Nepal, saying it has "grave concerns" about the reliability of that country's adoption system.

The government urged prospective adoptive parents to choose another country, citing the case of a young Nepalese girl placed in the custody of an American couple without the consent of her biological mother and father.

Nepal's stolen children point to flawed system

2010-03-02T01:17:29Z

Rajan Kumar Nepali did not know he was giving up his two young children when he put his thumbprint on a document handing custody to an orphanage in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

The owners of the children's home had promised to take care of his son and daughter while the 28-year-old labourer, who cannot read or write, tried to get his life back on track after he became addicted to drugs.

Instead, the children were put up for...

Nepal's stolen children highlight flawed adoption system

2010-03-02T01:17:26Z

Rajan Kumar Nepali did not know he was giving up his two young children when he put his thumbprint on a document handing custody to an orphanage in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu.

Instead, the children were put up for...

Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption rules

2010-04-16T06:58:34Z

Diplomats in Nepal on Wednesday urged the government to tighten controls on international adoptions after the parents of a child put up for adoption said they had not given their permission.

In a statement issued by the US embassy, diplomats from 14 countries urged the government "to act swiftly" to implement safeguards contained in a 1993 Hague convention on international adoption.<...

Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption controls

2010-04-16T06:58:36Z

Diplomats in Nepal on Wednesday urged the government to tighten controls on international adoptions after the parents of a child put up for adoption said they had not given their permission.

In a statement issued by the US embassy, diplomats from 14 countries urged the government "to act swiftly" to implement safeguards contained in a 1993 Hague convention on international adoption.<...

Nepal restarts international adoptions

2010-04-16T17:35:01Z

Nepal has begun accepting applications from foreigners who want to adopt Nepalese children, 18 months after the practice was stopped because of widespread malpractice, officials said Friday.

Adoptions were suspended after reports that foreigners paid up to 20,000 dollars to adopt children, most of whom were not genuine orphans and some of whom were taken overseas without their parent's consent or knowledge.

"We have started accepti...

Nepal to resume international adoptions

2010-04-16T12:41:46Z

Nepal is to restart international adoptions after tightening regulations in the wake of widespread corruption allegations, an official said Tuesday.

Adoptions of Nepalese children by foreigners were stopped last year following reports of middlemen charging prospective parents up to 20,000 dollars.

"New applications for adoption will be accepted within a month," said Prakash Adhikari, an official at the ministry of women, children and ...

Nepal New Year

2010-12-30T21:31:33Z

Traditionally dressed women of Nepal's ethnic community sing and dance as they participate in a cultural rally to celebrate the Lhosar, or New Year in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

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Nepal Bhutanese Refugees

2010-12-13T03:32:03Z

Bhutanese refugees watch their colleagues leave for resettlement abroad at a transit facility of International Organization for Migration in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Dec. 13, 2010. A 3-year-old program to resettle ethnic Nepalese forced out of Bhutan i...

Nepal People Christensen

2010-11-22T06:01:52Z

Danish model Helena Christensen poses for photographs as she arrives for a press conference in Katmandu, Nepal, Monday, Nov. 22, 2010. Christensen spent three days in villages in southern Nepal as part of her campaign to highlight the effect of global warming on poor and rural communities. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)

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CORRECTION Nepal Smallest Person

2010-10-14T00:30:51Z

Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar carries a utensil on his head in the compound of his home on the eve of his eighteenth birthday in Pokhara, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Thapa, who is 25.8 inches tall, (65.532 centimeters) according to the...

CORRECTION APTOPIX Nepal Smallest Person

2010-10-13T23:31:52Z

Nepal's Khagendra Thapa Magar stands with his mother outside their house on the eve of his eighteenth birthday in Pokhara, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Thapa, who is 25.8 inches tall, (65.532 centimeters) according to the

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