CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM ARMENIA ARE IN SAFE HANDS IN ABROAD
ARMENPRESS
8 August, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: According to the data of Statistics
Service of Armenia in the first half of 2012 66 children from Armenian
orphanages have been adopted- 33 boys and 33 girls. On January-June
2012 by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia have been adopted 12
and by foreigners 18 children. On the same period of 2011 15 children
have been adopted by Armenian citizens and 26 by foreigners.
Armenpress was informed from the head of department of Statistics of
National Statistic Service Nelly Baghdasaryan that most children who
are subjected to adopting are from Yerevan. From children have been
adopted in 2012 33 have both father and mother and 27 have only mother.
After the adopting of the child the orphanages can not be interested
in the destiny of the child any more. If the adopting takes place
outside of Armenia the embassy of abovementioned country continues
to be occupied by the life of the child.
According to domestic code of Armenia, as well as decisions of
the Government the Consulates of the Republic of Armenia implement
the protection of rights of the children who are adopted outside
of Armenia.
The ministry of Justice is the central body of control towards the
children who have been adopted in Armenia and taken to abroad. In
the words of press secretary of the Minster of Justice Karine
Kalantaryan up to now the central body has not received any massage
about violations of rights of adopted children. "There are reports and
photos which prove the care towards adopted children" she said. There
has not been recorded return to Armenia after adoption.
Head of the department of public relations of the Ministry of Labor
and Social affairs Hasmik Khachatryan said that most of all children
less than one year old are being adopted. "The parents in order to
hide the fact of adopting a child choose little children which do not
remember anything" she said. There happen cases when after adopting
the child they return them after a short time. "There are not many
such cases but still they happen" she said.
The adoption of a child is implemented in Armenia according to the
Constitution of Armenia, Civil Code and other documents. In eight
orphanages of the Republic there are 877 children including 370 in
professional orphanages.
ARMENPRESS
8 August, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: According to the data of Statistics
Service of Armenia in the first half of 2012 66 children from Armenian
orphanages have been adopted- 33 boys and 33 girls. On January-June
2012 by the citizens of the Republic of Armenia have been adopted 12
and by foreigners 18 children. On the same period of 2011 15 children
have been adopted by Armenian citizens and 26 by foreigners.
Armenpress was informed from the head of department of Statistics of
National Statistic Service Nelly Baghdasaryan that most children who
are subjected to adopting are from Yerevan. From children have been
adopted in 2012 33 have both father and mother and 27 have only mother.
After the adopting of the child the orphanages can not be interested
in the destiny of the child any more. If the adopting takes place
outside of Armenia the embassy of abovementioned country continues
to be occupied by the life of the child.
According to domestic code of Armenia, as well as decisions of
the Government the Consulates of the Republic of Armenia implement
the protection of rights of the children who are adopted outside
of Armenia.
The ministry of Justice is the central body of control towards the
children who have been adopted in Armenia and taken to abroad. In
the words of press secretary of the Minster of Justice Karine
Kalantaryan up to now the central body has not received any massage
about violations of rights of adopted children. "There are reports and
photos which prove the care towards adopted children" she said. There
has not been recorded return to Armenia after adoption.
Head of the department of public relations of the Ministry of Labor
and Social affairs Hasmik Khachatryan said that most of all children
less than one year old are being adopted. "The parents in order to
hide the fact of adopting a child choose little children which do not
remember anything" she said. There happen cases when after adopting
the child they return them after a short time. "There are not many
such cases but still they happen" she said.
The adoption of a child is implemented in Armenia according to the
Constitution of Armenia, Civil Code and other documents. In eight
orphanages of the Republic there are 877 children including 370 in
professional orphanages.