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Domestic Violence and Political Asylum

After 14 years, the pathway to asylum in the United States for Rody Alvarado seems finally to have cleared, with the Obama Administration indicating this week in a filing in immigration court that it considers her to be eligible for asylum. This story in

Snatchback?

The November issue of Atlantic Monthly: “The Snatchback” by Nadya Labi follows the efforts of a Florida man to re-abduct a 9-year-old boy from Costa Rica after the child

Adoption Notices: Kenya and Ethiopia

The State Department periodically issues notices to inform agencies and prospective adoptive parents about on-the-ground developments in particular countries.

State Department ACPIL Meeting

The annual meeting of the State Department’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL), held in Washington D.C. this week, included a panel on international family law issues. The discussion included:

Japan urged to solve global child custody disputes

This Associated Press story, following up on the Savoie case in Japan, is available on the NPR website accompanied by photos showing a meeting on Friday between Japan’s Justice Minister, Keiko Chiba, and the ambassadors from the U.S., Australia, Britain,

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