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…)

Social Control of Deviant Behavior in the Context of Rights and Freedoms of Man

Tatjana Shipunova, St. Petersburg (Russia)

T. Gobbs, an English philosopher, thinking about the problem of sociogenesis, had formulated a question: ‘How can a society exist if dog eats dog?’ (more…)

Petition: Adequate Income for all

International human rights instruments commit Governments to respect human dignity. The 2008 EU Commission Recommendation on Active Inclusion recognises “the individual’s basic right to resources and social assistance sufficient to lead a life that is compatible with human dignity”.
On this background the European Anti Poverty Network has launched a campaign for adequate income across Europe. (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…)

Debate on the Social Policy Agenda as a Debate on the Future of Europe

Peter Herrmann, Cork (Ireland)

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.
Dante Alighieri (more…)