The Labour ministry of Cyprus is proposing a bill to amend current adoption legislation in the country. According to the article, Children’s Rights Commissioner Leda Koursoumba argues that private adoption arrangements should be abolished and removed from the bill, expected to be tabled in June. Koursoumba believes that such adoptions endanger the rights and best interests of the child, says the article, as they allow parents to transfer guardianship to whomever they choose (without government oversight) and do not abide by international law or the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
