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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

UN Recommends that Romania Lift Adoption Moritorium

UN Press Release:

12 June 2009
Original: English
ADVANCE UNEDITED VERSION
COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
Fifty-first session
CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS SUBMITTED BY STATES PARTIES UNDER ARTICLE 44 OF THE CONVENTION
Concluding observations: ROMANIA

Paragraph 55

55. The Committee recommends that the State party, taking into account the new adoption laws and guarantees of legal procedures for inter-country adoption in conformity with the Hague Convention No. 33 on Protection of Children and Cooperation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, withdraw the existing moratorium as a barrier to the full implementation of Art. 21 of the Convention.

http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/crc/docs/co/CRC-C-ROM-CO-4.pdf