GENEVA (2 February 2010) – “There is an increased risk of unaccompanied children in Haiti, including orphans and restaveks*, being abducted, enslaved, sold or trafficked, due to increased insecurity in the country,” a group of UN...
[HAITI, 2 February 2010] - Ten Americans held in Haiti on charges of illegally trying to take 33 children out of the country were scheduled to have their first court hearing Monday afternoon, according to the U.S. State Department.P.J. Crowley, a...
Los ciudadanos de E.U. fueron sorprendidos en el paso fronterizo de Malpass cuando transportaban a 33 menores de entre dos meses y 14 años sin ningún documento que les permitiera sacarlos del país y la Policía investiga ahora las...
PARIS, 24 janvier (IPS) - Haïti a temporairement interdit l'adoption de nouveaux C’est le ministre haïtien de l’Information qui a confirmé cette information à l’agence de presse allemande DPA en pré...
[27 January 2010] - The Human Rights Council is in session to discuss "The Support of the Human Rights Council to the Recovery Process in Haiti after the Earthquake of 12 January 2010: a Human Rights Approach."Kyung-wha Kang, Deputy High...
Summary: A full report on the Session will be available here in due course. Further information HAITI: Latest informationPrevious Special Sessions: Myanmar, Darfur, Israeli incursions into the occupied Palestinian territories, the...
[25 January 2010] - Just weeks after the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, the international community is struggling to provide appropriate care and protection for children...
Ya se ha cumplido una semana del devastador terremoto de Haití y no hacen falta pies de foto para describir las imágenes de desesperación y sufrimiento que llegan cada día desde el país caribeño. Hablan por sí solas y al mismo tiempo...
[18 January 2010] - As in every dramatic event that affects a country, the question arises again about the intercountry adoption of children in the Haitian context.In this regard, ISS / IRC first recalls that, in general, international adoption...
[GENEVA, 18 January 2010] – The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child said Monday it is deeply concerned about the devastating effects on children of the earthquake that struck Haiti last week, and urged “all those involved in the...
