The Cruel History of Overseas Adoptions

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South Korea’s Cruel Adoption Industry Adopted to France at the age of 11, Kim believed that her parents abandoned her. It wasn’t until she stumbled upon her adoption papers earlier this year that she began to doubt what she had believed all her life. She remembers her parents clearly, but the name on her adoption papers is none other than …

Korean Adoptees Request to Stop International Adoptions from South Korea

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Madonna Investigated for Human Trafficking of Her Adopted Children

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Visit here for Against Child Trafficking’s Achievements. Against Child Trafficking was founded in 2008, and since then, we have, among other things, helped challenge Madonna in Court in Malawi, blocked the toxic “European Adoption Policy,” challenged the Hague Adoption Convention, exposed the intercountry adoption industry in Ethiopia, and highlighted illegal practices in India. Against Child Trafficking: Category – Madonna Executive …

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The Dark Side of International Adoption and Barbie’s Past Involvement

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Barbieland’s Controversial Partnership with International Adoption In a bid to expand its global reach, toy manufacturing giant Mattel (HK) joined forces with the Chinese-owned White Swan Hotel back in the day when international adoption was at its height. The hotel was also known as the “White Stork Inn” or the “Baby Selling Hotel.” This partnership was aimed at welcoming adoptive …

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Court Orders Holt to Compensate Crapser for Overseas Adoption

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A local court has ordered Holt Children’s Services to pay compensation to a South Korean adoptee who was illegally sent overseas despite having biological parents in the country. The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday sided with the plaintiff, 48-year-old Adam Crapser, born Shin Song-hyuk, ordering the agency to pay 100 million won, or 75-thousand U.S. dollars, plus delayed interest. …