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A Thomson Reuters Foundation investigation in May found that child traffickers bribed, tricked and coerced Ugandan families into giving up their children for adoption. NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Legislators in the United States are lobbying the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to give 400 adopted children exit visas, after it suspended international adoptions because of fears …
Zahara Jolie-Pitt, the adorable tot that Angelina Jolie rescued from an Ethiopian orphanage more than two years ago is now the center of an adoption controversy. According to new reports, members of Zahara’s biological family recently came forward in an effort to reclaim the girl. Paperwork filed in Africa reveals that Zahara’s biological grandmother claims the orphanage didn’t do its homework and …
The trauma of separation from their babies faced by 19th century unmarried mothers is still raw in responses to the Foundling Museum’s forthcoming show. Donations to fund an exhibition on unmarried women who were forced to give away their babies – dubbed “fallen women” in the 19th century – have been accompanied by poignant comments that show how deep the …
When we revealed the agony of mothers made to give up their babies, the response from readers was huge – and heartbreaking. Susan Smith, 61, Lancaster The stigma and devastation still haunt me, at the age of 61. I was 13 when I got pregnant in 1967, and my boyfriend was 14. Neither of us had any idea what we’d …
INTERNATIONAL expert Professor Miriam Stevenson says thousands of Scottish mums could take legal action under European laws. AN international expert yesterday warned that Scotland could face a torrent of human rights cases over its forced adoption legacy. Professor Miriam Stevenson says thousands of Scottish mums could take legal action under European laws. The respected Sheffield-born social work expert played a …
