Lynelle argues Hague States must address post-adoption costs, regulating services, ensuring accountability, and preventing exploitation of adoptees.
Category: 1993 Hague Convention
Adoption Across a Lifetime: Why Reform Must Move Beyond the Child-Centric Lens
Lynelle's opening keynote on intercountry adoption, exploring identity, lifelong impacts, and the urgent need to reform systems beyond a child-centric lens.
Rethinking “harm” in intercountry adoption
Explores the emotional harm of intercountry adoption, where wrongdoing is acknowledged but justice remains out of reach for adoptees.
Restoring Identity for Intercountry Adoptees
Lynelle calls on States to restore identity, nationality, records, family ties, and allow adoption reversal where chosen as a matter of justice.
Australia’s History and Silence on Illicit and Illegal Intercountry Adoptions: A Record of Inaction
Australia’s silence on illicit and illegal intercountry adoptions and ICAV’s 20-year fight for truth, justice, and recognition of adoptee rights continues
Intercountry adoptees taking legal action and reclaiming our rights
Intercountry adoptees worldwide are taking legal action to expose illegal adoptions, demand truth, and push for justice, accountability, and human rights reform.
What rights should intercountry adoptees have?
Lynelle writes about the rights that are to be enshrined in law and practice to create a system that upholds justice, transparency and dignity for every adoptee
The need for a national investigation into the role of the Australian governments in our intercountry adoption history
Lynelle discusses why its time to investigate the past of Australia's intercountry adoptions and look into the role our governments have played.
Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Initial Outcome
Lynelle discusses the importance of the Korean TRC initial findings to the intercountry adoptee community.
Celebrate the small victories
Lynelle shares about the apology received from the Australian Home Affairs Department for their role in her sexual abuse, in failing to protect her as a vulnerable child entering Australia.
What do I want from my adoptive parents?
Lynelle shares what she would have wanted from her adoptive parents in response to the fraud and human rights abuses in her adoption.
Adoptees as experts and influencing international standards through advocacy
Lynelle shares about the journey from understanding her adoption to becoming an adoptee advocate, pushing for much needed change at international levels.
Let’s talk about Illegal and Illicit Intercountry Adoptions
Lynelle starts the conversation on illegal and illicit adoptions that adoptive parents must have with their adopted children, highlighting the lack of supports.
How to Truly Save and Help a Child
Jessica shares the realities of intercountry adoption and what people can do to help a vulnerable child in need, challenging the usual narrative of adoption.
One Adoptee’s Thoughts on the UN Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
Lynelle shares her thoughts on the UN Joint Statement on Illegal Intercountry Adoption.
A Question for Adoption Agencies
Cameron asks adoption agencies how well they are incorporating adoptee voices and adoptee led research into their practice and policy.
Suicide Amongst Adoptees
Hilbrand shares about the trauma in relinquishment and adoption and the connection with suicide amongst adoptees.
Abby Forero-Hilty at the Hague Special Commission
Abby Forero-Hilty's speech for the Hague Special Commission, Post Adoption Matters introduction panel.
Colin Cadier at The Hague Special Commission
Colin Cadier's speech at the Hague Special Commission 2022, Day 1, Session 1, Voices of Adoptees Panel
Adoptees at the Hague Special Commission
Lynelle shares the history of adoptee led organisation involvement at the Hague Special Commission meetings and the importance of adoptee voices being included.
Voices Against Illegal Adoptions Speak at the United Nations
Lynelle represents Voices Against Illegal Adoption (VAIA) to the United Nations Committees who drafted a joint statement about illegal intercountry adoptions.
What Would My Utopia in Intercountry Adoption Be?
Lynelle shares at the CHIP webinar Feb 2022 on what her utopia of intercountry adoption would be, if anything were possible, listing the changes necessary.
What’s the Future of Intercountry Adoption?
Presentation by Lynelle Long at the CHIP Webinar on 18 Feb 2022 on the topic: Respecting the Child's Right to Identity in Intercountry Adoption
Governments Finally Recognising Illicit and Illegal Intercountry Adoption Practices
This is one common scenario, it doesn't cover children overtly stolen from hospitals and many other ways I'm an adoptee remaining hopeful I’m very excited and feeling hopeful after hearing Belgium’s recent news, that their Minister has announced his intention to ask Parliament to suspend all adoptions for the next 2 years as a result …
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