Against Child Trafficking

Chennai couple’s last-ditch effort to meet kidnapped daughter adopted in Australia 14 years ago

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The last time Fatima saw her two year-old daughter Zabeen in the flesh was in 1998 when she was playing with her four year-old brother Hussain outside a tea shop near their house in Washermanpet in Chennai. Sixteen years down the line, Zabeen now lives over 7000 kilometres away in Australia under a different name with her Australian adoptive parents. …

USA pushes Congo to allow adoptions despite trafficking fears

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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 …

Cruelty That Left Me With a Lifetime of Guilt

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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 …

Scotland could face a torrent of human rights cases over its forced adoption policy between the 1940s and 80s

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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 …

The Hollywood Baby Snatcher, Georgia Tann.

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For 30 years, Georgia Tann made millions selling children. A network of scouts, corrupt judges and politicians helped her steal babies. She also targeted youngsters on their way home from school, promising them ice cream to tempt them away from their homes