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provide redress to victims of large-scale illegal adoptions and prevent further abuses
through adequate legal, policy and institutional reforms.
98.
States parties to the 1993 Hague Convention should:
(a)
Recognize and encourage the expert group on the financial aspects of
intercountry adoption and the working group on preventing and addressing illicit
practices in intercountry adoption of the Hague Conference on Private International
Law to develop concrete proposals for tackling the enabling environment in which
illegal adoptions flourish;
(b)
Increase resources to the Hague Conference on Private International
Law to enable the Special Commission on the practical operation of the 1993 Hague
Convention to hold more regular meetings, and ensure that States of origin can attend
those meetings;
(c)
Encourage the Hague Conference to compile good practices and lessons
learned regarding moratoriums on intercountry adoptions.
99.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child and the Committee on the
Elimination of Discrimination against Women should request States parties to the
Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocol on the sale of
children, child prostitution and child pornography to provide information about
concerns related to illegal adoptions and international commercial surrogacy
arrangements, notably in preparation for the Committee’s consideration of periodic
reports.
100. National human rights institutions and civil society organizations should
convey concerns about illegal adoptions and international commercial surrogacy
arrangements in the context of the universal periodic review process and the review
by the Committee on the Rights of the Child of State party reports.
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