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Meet Me on the Bridge

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Filmed and directed by Changfu Chang. “My little girl was born in 1995, on July 24th, in the morning, in Suzhou. Because of poverty and other problems, we had no choice but to abandon our little girl on the street. If you have sympathy for us parents, please let us meet on the Broken Bridge in Hangzhou in 10 or …

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Adoption Trafficking Presentation

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Cambridge Centre for Applied Research in Human Trafficking (CCARHT). Against Child Trafficking presentation on June 29th, 2021. Expert and investigator in the field, Arun Dohle, talks about adoption trafficking. Read his contribution in Adoptionland: From Orphans to Activists, Chapter, “I Can Never Forget“.

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Private Adoption Industry Reaps Profits

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A web of consultants, facilitators, and other middlemen have made private adoption a lucrative business. But the profit motives can leave mothers feeling coerced, and, nationwide, a lack of regulation creates opportunities for exploitation. In partnership with TIME, this Newsy report shows the murky world of the private adoption industry. This story was reported and published by Newsy.

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Kara Bos’ Journey to Find her Mother

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The reunion after such a long time, only lasted 8 minutes.  “So he left and I just broke down because that was really my last chance of  knowing anything…because I worked so hard to get to this meeting with him.” Kara Bos.  After 6 months, her father passed away at the age of 87 years old. “Although it is only …

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For the Creation of a Committee Investigating the Illicit Intercountry Adoptions Since ’70s

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Collective for the Recognition of Illicit Adoptions in France launched this petition addressed to the National Assembly and to 3 others (National Assembly representatives, French Government, Ministry of Foreign Affairs). CHANGE.ORG Petition is Here. Many of us have been asking, for a few years now, for an investigation into the illegal practices of intercountry adoption in France. As of today, …