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Update on Child Abduction for Adoption from Guatemala: New Court Ruling

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA)

On 29 July of 2011, Loyda Rodriguez finally received a court order from Guatemalan courts ruling her daughter’s intercountry adoption to be illegal (more…)

From Guatemala to Ethiopia: Shifts in Intercountry Adoption Leaves Ethiopia Vulnerable for Child Sales and Other Unethical Practices

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA)

Since the Millennium, Guatemala has sent over 30,000 adoptees to other nations, primarily destined to the United States (US). (more…)

Guatemala City: Hunger Protests Amid Allegations of Child Kidnapping and Adoption Fraud

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA)

At the end of July, 2009 a hunger strike ended after 15 days of protests over the alleged kidnappings of three daughters who are believed to be living in the USA with their adoptive families. (more…)

Intercountry Adoption Reform Based on the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption: An Update on Guatemala in 2008

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond, Virginia (USA) and Kelley Bunkers, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Until recently, Guatemala was on a per capita basis the largest source of US-adopted children in the world. (more…)

Adoption of Guatemalan Children: Impending Changes Under the Hague Convention for Intercountry Adoption

Karen Smith Rotabi, Richmond and Alexandra W. Morris, Chapel Hill (USA)

Guatemala is the second largest source of US-adopted children. Currently, Guatemala is attempting to implement the Hague Convention for Intercountry Adoption. (more…)