BBC HARD Talk Interview with Paul Redmond: The Adoption Machine
It was front-page news around the world when a mass grave was discovered at a Mother and Baby Home in Ireland. The remains of almost 800 babies were found. But research by Paul Redmond showed that this was only “the tip of the iceberg”. He collected evidence of high death rates at homes for illegitimate children across Ireland and also …
Child Trafficking: Victim representatives call for immediate help for adoptees
by Samuel Thomi – Northwestern Switzerland The officials Switzerland knew already in the early 1980s of irregularities in adoptions of babies from Sri Lanka. Swiss adoptee-led association “Back to the Roots,” asks for immediate action by the Swiss government: English translation: After Canton of St.Gallen admits to illegal adoption practices, victims’ representatives call for federal and cantonal support. The conclusion …
Chile’s stolen children: American woman finds her Chilean mother 36 years after birth
By Rafael Romo Senior Latin American Affairs Editor (CNN) Growing up in Minneapolis, Alisa Clare Cohen constantly wondered whether her birth parents in Chile really abandoned her. Nearly four decades passed before she learned the truth. “The story that I was told was that my (biological) family had essentially never meant to keep me,” Cohen said. Her now-deceased adopted parents, Sheila and Steve …
‘I was looking for my mother but found my twin instead’
By Shaili Bhatt BBC News Gujarati “The first time I saw my brother, I just froze. “I couldn’t say anything. We sat down on the sofa in his house. There was silence. Then I started to cry. “The first words he said to me were ‘don’t cry’. Then he took my hand. Everyone who was there cried as well. It …
