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Ex-US diplomat testifies in Argentine baby thefts
From the Associated Press (via Google): A former U.S. diplomat testified Thursday that American officials knew Argentina’s military regime was taking babies from dead or jailed dissidents during its “dirty war” against leftists in the 1970s, and it appeared to be a systematic effort at the time. Elliot Abrams testified by videoconference from Washington in [...]
Uruguay approves $513,000 settlement for disappearance, illegal adoption during dictatorship
From The Washington Post with Foreign Policy: Uruguay’s president has approved a $513,000 payment to Macarena Gelman, who was illegally adopted during the dictatorship after her mother was tortured and disappeared. The payment complies with an Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling that accuses Uruguay of delaying justice for crimes committed by its dictatorship in [...]
Utah adoption bill aims to give unwed fathers more protections
From The Salt Lake Tribune: A state lawmaker has introduced a bill aimed at preventing an unmarried woman from coming to Utah to give birth and pursue adoption without informing the biological father of her plan, a problem highlighted in a Friday Utah Supreme Court ruling involving an unmarried Colorado father. House Bill 308, sponsored [...]
Mexican baby-trafficking ring operated for 20 years
From The Irish Examiner: An alleged baby-trafficking ring in Mexico, which sought to sell babies to 11 Irish couples, has been in operation for more than 20 years, authorities have claimed. Blanca Barron, of Jalisco state attorney general’s office, told AFP that the operation may have been in existence for over two decades and sent [...]
Mexico authorities unravel child trafficking ring
From Fox News: Life seemed to give Karla Zepeda a break when a woman came to her dusty neighborhood of cinderblock homes and dirt roads looking for babies to photograph in an anti-abortion ad campaign. The woman asked to use the 15-year-old’s baby girl in a two-week photo shoot for $755, a small fortune for [...]
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