It’s Time to Reassess Adoption

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To whom it may concern: Please consider reassessing the practice of adoption. For every family created by adoption, another family is forever torn For every baby sent overseas today, his/her identity is forever altered thereafter. Against Child Trafficking specifically, addresses child trafficking. Processing children reap the highest payouts, sometimes surpassing $60 – $70,000 per child. All other trafficking focuses on …

American To Stand Trial Over Guatemalan Adoptions – NPR News

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Guatemala was once one of the world’s most popular adoption destinations, but stopped the practice after mass corruption was exposed. An American woman is set to stand trial over related charges. To hear the NPR news visit this site. RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Guatemala was once one of the most popular countries for foreign adoption, just after China. Ten years ago …

Newborn traffickers preyed on unwed mothers, booked babies in advance for sale

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Racket operators took advance money from a couple just by showing them a pregnant woman whose baby they would have passed on to them. The newborn traffickers of Jalpaiguri were constantly on the lookout for unwed mothers who were not in a position to keep and rear their children, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sleuths have found out. The babies these …

West Bengal: Child trafficking accused BJP leader held near Nepal border

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BJP leader Juhi Chowdhury, suspected to be involved in the sensational child trafficking racket in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, was arrested on Monday night close to the India-Nepal border in Darjeeling district by CID sleuths, police said.Chowdhury, who was on the run for the last few days after her name was linked to the case involving trafficking of at least …

In Hyunsu’s Memory

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I am writing this letter on behalf of Hyunsu’s life and in his memory.  This letter is to Hyunsu’s Korean mother, Foster mother and ALL Mothers who want to protect their children, because I believe our children are an extension of ourselves.  First, I am so sorry of his tragic death and my greatest hope is that on a global …