Topic: Nepal

Canada halts adoptions from Nepal

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 ...

US warns against adopting in Nepal

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 ...

Nepal's stolen children point to flawed system

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 ...

Nepal's stolen children highlight flawed adoption system

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 ...

Diplomats urge Nepal to strengthen adoption rules

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 ...
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 ...

Nepal restarts international adoptions

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, ...

Nepal to resume international adoptions

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 ...