Colin Cadier's speech at the Hague Special Commission 2022, Day 1, Session 1, Voices of Adoptees Panel
Tag: The Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption
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.
Lived Experience of Illegal and Illicit Adoption
ICAV and ISS Australia co-present on a lived experience webinar about illicit and illegal adoption practices, how they impact our lives, and what we need.
Korea’s Revised Adoption Process
Jayme Hansen applauds South Korea's revised adoption process more aligned with Hague Convention guidelines, creating more oversight of vulnerable children.
The Problem of Western Adoption Discourse
Hilbrand provides a critique of adoption practices following Dutch government decision to suspend all intercountry adoption.
Restore Haitian Adoptee Connection to their Biological Parents
by Sabine Isabelle adopted from Haiti to Canada. Restore the links between adoptees from Haiti born as unknown parents and their biological parents. The dark side Before April 1, 2014: date of the signing of the Hague Convention in Haiti. Thousands adopted without identity were adopted internationally with a mention born of an unknown mother …
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Distorted Priorities
Not being granted Citizenship as an adoptee is like having a False Positive. It has come to my attention that the US Senate and Congress members have recently been sending letters to push for their agenda in intercountry adoption. The first I attach here to Assistant Secretary Carl Risch requesting attention to recommit to one …
Dear Dad, You are Still Racist
Mae adopted from Haiti shares the complexities of being trafficked and having a racist dad
Lived Experience Suggestions for Responses to Illicit Adoptions
ICAVs newest Perspective Paper: How Authorities and Bodies could Respond to Illicit Adoptions
Wearing Your Fate
Bina shares on what can be learned from adoption and surrogacy.
The Importance of Including Those Most Impacted in Policy Discussions
Why it's important to include the triad in policy forums.
Adoptee Activism in America
Lynelle shares about the importance of including adoptee lived experience at the Adoption Symposium for the US Department of State in 2020.
New Connections
At this current moment I'm flying thousands of kilometres through the air to reach my destination - The Hague, Netherlands. It's going to take me 24 hours and you all know what that's like - cramped in a stuffy space with people coughing, kids crying, airplane food, almost-can't-turn-around-in spaces they call "toilets" and trying to …