Thursday, November 30, 2006


Human Rights Groups to Monitor Madonna's Adoption of Malawi Boy
A High Court of Malawi has ruled that the Human Rights Consultative Committee and Malawi Human Rights Commission can join the adoption process of Madonna and Guy Ritchie as friends of the court. They may also push for a full judicial review of the interim custody order that has been granted to the Ritchies. The Ritchies' lawyer said that Madonna and her husband have no problems with the ruling. Meanwhile, the boy's biological father hopes that the high profile case will make it easier for foreigners to adopt Malawi children. "In Malawi, there are to many underprivileged children, most of them orphans. I appeal to rich people with Madonna's kind heart to come and adopt these children," he said. For more, read on here.

I know that it seems to be a fad for celebrities to adopt children from third world countries, but I think it is great exposure. People need to understand that there are many parts of the world that need a lot of help, and I see nothing wrong with celebrities using their ability to attract attention as a way to shed light on these problems.




1 comment:

Unknown said...

Clearly Madonna followed the appropriate channels for adopting this boy. As far as I am concerned it is one more child that will have all that life has to offer at his fingertips, thanks to adoption. It is unfortunate that the press would demonize her decision. I don't think Madonna needed the publicity to promote an upcoming tour.