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Adoptions must always serve the best interests of the child

The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Thomas Hammarberg, has released an Issue Paper on the human rights perspective of adoption of children, calling for member states to ensure a better protection of children in the adoption process. According to the Commissioner, the realities of adoption still vary widely among European countries, in spite of international agreements, giving raise to serious human rights concerns.

 

The Issue Paper addresses a number of issues including the need for procedural safeguards to ensure that all actors involved in the process of adoption fully respect children’s rights.

 

The Commissioner recommends that intercountry adoptions take place only when adequate domestic alternatives do not exist and within agreed international legal frameworks. He calls for stricter rules for accreditation of adoption agencies and an explicit ban of non-regulated and private adoptions from any country of origin. Moreover, the Commissioner recommends adopting measures to prevent any risk of children becoming stateless in the intercountry adoption process and to combat the dissemination of false information by providing accurate information on intercountry adoptions.

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