Illegal intercountry adoptions

The Committee recommends that the State party establish specific procedures for reviewing and, where appropriate, annulling any adoption, placement or guardianship of children that originated from enforced disappearance and for re-establishing the true identity of the children concerned, taking into account the best interests of the child, in accordance with article 25 of the Convention and in the light of the Joint Declaration on Illegal Intercountry Adoption.

The Committee recommends that the State party ensure that robust review and monitoring mechanisms are implemented to address ongoing intercountry adoption processes, and that the forthcoming recommendations of the Investigation Committee for Intercountry Adoptions are implemented.