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Russia: Kremlin Knocks U.S. for ‘Silence’ on Adopted Child’s Death
From The Moscow Times: The United States “inexcusably” failed to inform Moscow about the death of a Russian-born toddler adopted by an American couple, a Kremlin official said Friday, highlighting tensions over an adoption accord that the two countries signed in July. Russia’s children’s rights commissioner Pavel Astakhov criticized U.S. authorities for not informing Russia that an American man had been acquitted of the murder of his Russian-born [...]
Russia Seeks Own Justice for Adopted Boy Who Died in US
From Voice of America: Russian investigators are seeking tougher punishment for a U.S. couple convicted in the death of a 7-year-old boy they adopted from Russia. A court in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania sentenced Michael and Nanette Craver Friday to the 19 months they have already spent in prison. Russia’s foreign ministry criticized the [...]
Inter-country Adoption: Steep Declines in International Adoptions by U.S. Parents Reflect Mixed Record
From RH Reality Check: An important question is: what is happening? The answer is complex. To begin with, the unfortunate reality is that inter-country adoption has a mixed history. On the positive side: many children have impressive developmental gains once they begin living in a family setting rather than a child care institution. Also, medical [...]
Russia Attacks Sentence of Adoptee’s Parents
From the New York Times: The Russian government reacted furiously on Saturday to what it described as an unjustly lenient sentence in the case of a Pennsylvania couple who were originally charged with murder in the death of their 7-year-old son adopted from Russia. The couple, Michael and Nanette Craver, were sentenced Friday to 16 [...]
Russia to sign child adoption deals with European countries
From RIA Novosti: Russia plans to sign bilateral agreements on child adoption with France, the U.K., Holland, Spain and Germany, the country’s ombudsman for children’s rights, Pavel Astakhov, said on Monday. “The agreement between Russia and France is ready to be signed…and hopefully will be signed on November 18. Agreements with the UK, Holland, Spain [...]
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