Intercountry Adoptee Rights Charter

Translations available in French and Spanish

2 page flyer in English for distribution (huge thanks to Valerie Lemieux from Adoptee Advocates of Michigan for putting this together)

2 page summary that places the Charter centre in adoption policy and practice for professionals

Applicable International Conventions

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) (1948)

United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1990)

Hague Convention on the Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OPSC) (2000)

United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), also known as the Palermo Convention (2003)

International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances (CED) (2006)

Convention on the Rights of of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) (2008)

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure (OPIC) (2011)

Resources

Korean Roots and the Best Interests of the Adoptee by Racines Corèennes, 2007 (in French)

Adoptee Rights and Adoption Discharges in Australia – Can we finally be allowed actual equal rights?

Adoptee Rights Law Centre (USA)

Adoptee Rights Legislation (USA)

Charter of Adoptee Rights (USA) and Adoptee Bill of Rights (USA)

Adoptee Rights are Human Rights (USA)

Adoptee Rights: An Overview

The complete guide to adoptee rights and original birth certificate advocacy (USA)

The lack of discharge rights discriminates against adoptees (Australia)

Adoptee Rights and Adoption Annulment (USA)

Understanding foster care, adoption, and adoptee rights (USA)

FAQ: Original birth certificates (USA)