Brazil Baby Affair
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Coverup of State Facilitated Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
The Netherlands continue to coverup State facilitated illegal intercountry adoption. Dutch Lawmakers should hold their Justice Minister accountable for a deceitful adoption inquiry, commissioned by the State Committee investigating illegal intercountry adoption and the role of the State…. Read More
INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION AND THE RIGHT TO IDENTITY: THE APPLICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARITY PRINCIPLE IN BRAZIL
10 August 2019 – LLM Thesis defended by Patrick Noordoven for the School of Law, University of Brasília, as per prerequisite to obtain the Masters in Law title. «This Thesis is dedicated to all persons who are deprived… Read More
Dutch government to investigate the role of the State in respect to illegal intercountry adoptions
6 December 2018 – After years of demanding information from the Dutch State about illegal intercountry adoption practices from Brazil, the Justice Minister sent a letter to parliament in which the government announces to instigate an external committee… Read More
Conférence: Dérives dans l’adoption 2017
On Saturday 18 November 2017 our founder Patrick Noordoven gave a presentation at the Conférence: Dérives dans l’adoption, hosted by La Voix des Adoptés and Born in Lebanon in Paris, France. His presentation was titled “La recherche des… Read More
Adoption Initiative Conference 2016
On Friday 10 June our founder Patrick Noordoven gave a presentation at the 9th Biennial Adoption Conference “Myth and Reality in Adoption: Transforming Practice Through Lessons Learned” at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, USA. He contributed… Read More
Radio report: Illegally adopted Brazilians search for their roots
Since the 1970’s, many children from developing countries have been adopted by people from abroad, some of them illegally. In Brazil, foreign adoptions peaked in the 1980s. Those babies are now adults, and many are trying to find… Read More
State involvement, intermediaries and financial gain
Dutch TV report “Achter het Nieuws” 22 February 1982 – Cathia Seeder provides an insight in the illegal adoption procedure and denounces the involvement of the Dutch State in the illegal adoption cases. Seeder later confessed to being… Read More
NGO Event – ‘Right to Identity: Worldwide problems – Solutions in Brazil’
On Tuesday evening 24 March the NGO hosted a free event in São Paulo, Brazil. Read more about the event here.
Defending the Rights of the Child
Dutch TV report “Achter het Nieuws” 22 February 1982 – Human Rights lawyer Lia Junqueira, from the Movement for the Defense for Children, defended the rights of the Brazilian babies who were trafficked for Illegal Intercountry adoption. Including… Read More
NGO Event ‘Right to Identity’
On 10 February, a Swiss lawyer, a Brazilian Human Rights advocate and a Documentary Filmmaker from the US shared their experiences about the Right to Identity. Read more about the event here.