Commissioner for Human Rights

[12/05/10 16:00] What happened to Artyom Savelev was unacceptable. The boy, now eight years old, had been adopted from Russia. His new mother, in Tennessee in the United States, had found his behaviour difficult and put him, alone, on a plane to Moscow. Artyom's case caused wide publicity in Russia and the functioning of the rules on intercountry adoptions are now being reviewed at highest level. The result will have to be firmer protection of the principle that adoption is a child protection measure and that children's rights have to be fully protected and promoted throughout the adoption process. (more)