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Documentary puts Danadopt on the spot
27. nov. 2012 12.54 EnglishAdoption agency Danadopt is facing fierce criticism after the premiere of a new Danish documentary that features an Ethiopian couple reluctantly giving up their two children, aged 2 and 4, for adoption in Denmark.
"To me, it looks an awful lot like human trafficking," said documentary filmmaker Katrine W. Kjær, the maker of the film Mercy Mercy.
A number of MPs now feel adoptions to Denmark from abroad should be put on hold, until evidence shows that no-one is being coerced into putting their child up for adoption.
Danadopt denies accusationsA representative from the Danadopt organisation was present when the children were removed from the home of their biological parents in Ethiopia, but the organisation has denied all accusations of wrongdoing.
"We can prove that this is not a case of human trafficking and that everything occurred above board. No-one has done anything illegal," said Director of Danadopt, Marianne Wung Sung.
Minister for Social Affairs, Karen Høkkerup has expressed a wish to look into the matter, but the opposition at Christiansborg is calling for tougher action.
"We want this area thoroughly investigated, and the minister will have to delve deeper than just an individual case. There may be similar issues in other countries," said Anne-Mette W. Christiansen, deputy chair of Parliament's social welfare committee.
The case is further complicated by the fact that the eldest of the two children currently lives in a children's home after problems with the Danish foster family. Today, the Social Appeals Board opened an investigation into the case, including whether the eldest girl should possibly be returned to her parents in Ethiopia.
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Andre_sprog/English/2012/11/27/125239.htm#.UVvDFMzRr20.facebook
Link to the Film: http://mercymercy.dk/
Text from http://politiken.dk/indland/ECE1938219/mashos-biologiske-foraeldre-vil-ophaeve-adoption/
De biologiske forældre til den etiopiske pige Masho vil have omstødt adoptionen.
Det oplyser DR Nyheder.
LÆS OGSÅDanAdopt: Vi kendte ikke til børnehøstere
Mashos biologiske forældre ønsker at genetablere relationen til deres datter, men det betyder ikke nødvendigvis, at de ønsker at få hende hjem.
»Vi vil have kontakt med hende, fordi vi er bekymret for, hvordan hun har det, og vi er meget bekymret for, at hun ikke har kontakt med sin bror«, fortæller forældrene til DR Nyheder.
Hun faldt aldrig til i DanmarkMasho blev sammen med sin yngre bror adopteret af et dansk par fra Holbæk, da hun var fire år gammel.
I modsætning til sin lillebror faldt Masho aldrig til ved de danske adoptivforældre, der siden hen opgav at opdrage hende. I dag er hun anbragt på et bosted i Danmark.
Mashos forældre har ifølge DR Nyheders oplysninger længe været i en proces, hvor de har overvejet, hvordan de skulle agere i forhold til det faktum, at Masho i dag er anbragt på et bosted.
LÆS OGSÅEkspert om Masho-adoption : Det er ren børnemishandling fra starten
Og fredag tog de så et endeligt skridt og bad en advokat om at gå ind i sagen.
Helle Mariager, der er børne- og ungechef i Holbæk Kommune, siger til DR Nyheder:
»Vi er i gang med at evaluere den her sag til bunds, og de her oplysninger må vi tage til efterretning«.
»Det er ikke os, der skal behandle sagen, men vi vil blive hørt, og alle muligheder er åbne. Vores fokus er hele tiden at gøre det rigtige for Masho«, fortæller hun.
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