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American To Stand Trial Over Guatemalan Adoptions – NPR News
Guatemala was once one of the world’s most popular adoption destinations, but stopped the practice after mass corruption was exposed. An American woman is set to stand trial over related charges. To hear the NPR news visit this site. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Guatemala was once one of the most popular countries for foreign adoption, just after China. Ten years ago …
China’s Child Laundering Industry
Parents in China have for years faced an agonizing prospect: having their child abducted and sold into a trafficking ring. The problem is remarkably common and intractable, with tens of thousands of children going missing in the country every year. The industry that has sprung up around child trafficking—involving the police, doctors, nurses, and hospitals—explains why the problem has reached …
Newborn traffickers preyed on unwed mothers, booked babies in advance for sale
Racket operators took advance money from a couple just by showing them a pregnant woman whose baby they would have passed on to them. The newborn traffickers of Jalpaiguri were constantly on the lookout for unwed mothers who were not in a position to keep and rear their children, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths have found out. The babies these …
West Bengal: Child trafficking accused BJP leader held near Nepal border
BJP leader Juhi Chowdhury, suspected to be involved in the sensational child trafficking racket in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, was arrested on Monday night close to the India-Nepal border in Darjeeling district by CID sleuths, police said.Chowdhury, who was on the run for the last few days after her name was linked to the case involving trafficking of at least …
