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Holt’s Cox Retires After Four Decades of Adoptee Advocacy

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
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Cox, who is Vice President of Policy and External Affairs, was elected to the Holt International Board of Directors in 1976 as the boards first adoptee, and in 1984 joined Holts staff as Director of Development.

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  • Cox, who is Vice President of Policy and External Affairs, was elected to the Holt International Board of Directors in 1976 as the boards first adoptee, and in 1984 joined Holts staff as Director of Development.
  • Phil Littleton, Holt President and CEO says, Susans life has embodied the beauty and extraordinary mission of Holt International.
  • When I joined the Holt Board it was a pioneering concept to include an adoptee, Cox said.
  • Cox has been an unwavering advocate for the adoptee perspective, directing Holt Heritage Camps and leading adoptee and family tours to Korea.In 1999 she founded the First International Gathering of Korean Adoptees in Washington, DC.

Press release - Parliament sounds alarm over children in Japan taken from EU parents

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Thursday, July 9, 2020
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Enforcing international law

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  • Enforcing international law

    Parliament regrets that one of the EUs strategic partners does not appear to be complying with international rules on child abduction.

  • They propose that in addition to the Hague Conference, citizen-friendly European information platforms should be developed to support parents in cross-border disputes.
  • Parliament calls for more international cooperation among member states and with third countries to implement international legislation on child protection.
  • A formal complaint was also launched last year to the UN Human Rights Council by left-behind parents, arguing that Japan was violating the UNCRC and the Hague Convention.

Highlights - Study on Brexit and family law; the Hague Conference on the Judgments Convention - Committee on Legal Affairs

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Sunday, March 17, 2019
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At their next meeting, on 18 March 2019, Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs will discuss the future relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of family law following Brexit. The Committee will also look into the results of the Hague Conference on the Judgments Convention together with representatives from the European Commission.

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At their next meeting, on 18 March 2019, Members of the Committee on Legal Affairs will discuss the future relationship between the UK and the EU in the field of family law following Brexit. The Committee will also look into the results of the Hague Conference on the Judgments Convention together with representatives from the European Commission.