A group of non-governmental citizens perhaps with special knowledge and interest in this particular area who were not personally involved with the case.

In that quote yes- but the article was not legal experts it was the UK organization that oversees international adoptions. I can't recall it-

Obviously without being able to find that article which was from last week I won't be able to show you-

A friend of mine has spent some time in Africa and has a very good understanding of the culture, the people and the adoption process there since she worked with a few orphanages.

Basically the feeling is that the Malawis and other Africans are reluctant to release orphans or adoptees mainly to the fear of those children not maintaining the culture or being raised in that culture. The wait time is to insure the parents will provide that and will stay so that the child can have their roots.

In their eyes, taking that child to America is removing an important part of their culture, history,roots, whatever you want to call it.

At least that's how it was explained to me.

So they want the adoptive parents to stay in their country?