by Julie Doughty | Sep 20, 2019 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
The case of Strand Lobben and others v. Norway 37282/13 raises issues about the human rights of birth mothers in adoption proceedings. In the context of all the discussions currently going on about human rights in adoption, it’s disappointing, despite having gone...
by reporting watch team | Jul 28, 2018 | Analysis, Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
Last week BBC News and the Guardian reported the important public interest story of a father’s unlawful immigration detention, that left his three-year-old unnecessarily in care and at risk of a plan for adoption, despite the family court declaring they should...
by reporting watch team | Jan 20, 2018 | Cases, FCReportingWatch
The BBC recently reported that two children were to be adopted ‘as kisses and cuddles [were] not enough’. The use of a direct quotation and the inclusion of the judge’s name in the headline and article, enabled us to locate the judgment in the case...
by Lucy R | Oct 3, 2017 | Cases, Comment, Explanation, FCReportingWatch
“Delayed adoption is sure to damage a child”, writes Clare Foges for The Times (paywall). “Attempting to place children with family members has stalled the process to an alarming extent” says the subheader. Here we go again. For children who...
by reporting watch team | Jul 17, 2017 | Comment
Our post on the FRG s20 report Cooperation or Coercion has prompted this guest post by John Simmonds, Director of Policy, Research and Development, CoramBAAF. We are expecting a guest post from Cathy Ashley at Family Rights Group in due course. The publication of the...
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