Russia Angered by WHFC Disruption Concealment

“The children rights ombudsman for the Voronezh region in southern Russia said on Friday she would personally oversee all adoptions by foreigners.

Irina Popova’s reaction came in the wake of reports that a US adoption agency, Wide Horizons for Children Inc., has attempted to conceal a case where a US national who had previously adopted a child from the city of Voronezh placed him with another family.

“We will monitor every adoption by foreign citizens very closely,” Popova said, adding that there were 32 such adoptions last year.

Russian Children Rights Ombudsman Pavel Astakhov said that the US national in question could be prosecuted and forced to pay alimony.

The US former adoptive mother, only identified as Danielle D., adopted Denis, a Voronezh native, in 2011, but later became “disappointed” with him and decided to place him with a family of friends.”

Child Ombudsman Calls for Tighter Foreign Adoption Control

[RIA Novosti 10/12/12]

REFORM Puzzle Pieces

 Hey, Department of State! How is that Self-Reporting of Disruption Data working for you now? COA…any sanctions?Oh that’s right, though they are Hague-accredited, this isn’t a Hague country so they CAN conceal things…uh huh…I forgot… JCICS…any sanctions? I am sure you will get around to it right after you release that 2009 Ethiopia Fact-Finding Mission report on your agencies.  Of course, we may all be like this  before that actually happens. Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?