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Argentina: Media mogul may be adoptive mother to children stolen from political prisoners
From Time: This is the tale of the enmity of three women: the first is perhaps the richest in Argentina; the second is the President of the country; the third, a grandmother in search of the children of desaparecidos,” the 30,000 or so mostly young people who disappeared in the military junta’s death camps from [...]
DNA identification to prevent trafficking
From The Jakarta Post: Indonesia’s Eijkman Institute, in cooperation with international project DNA-ProKids, says it would join the fight against child trafficking through DNA identification. “Human trafficking is a global problem,” Eijkman Institute deputy director Herawati Sudoyo said Thursday during a seminar in Jakarta on the use of DNA to identify children. The Eijkman DNA [...]
India: Mother fights to meet son 11 years after his kidnap
From The Sunday Times (UK): An Indian mother faces a heart-wrenching court battle in Holland to gain access to her 12-year-old son, whom she alleges was kidnapped as a baby then adopted by an unsuspecting Dutch couple. Nagarani Kathirvel’s nightmare began in 1999 on a hot October night in the coastal city of Chennai, when [...]
Sierra Leone parents seek answers in adoption case
From CBS News: Balia Kamara’s mother sent her to a center in northern Sierra Leone so the 5-year-old could receive an education and food, and stay out of harm’s way during the West African country’s brutal civil war. The mother visited Balia at the Help A Needy Child International center, known as HANCI, regularly for [...]
Adoptions Associates challenges allegations it improperly charged prospective parents
The state is investigating allegations that a local private adoption agency illegally asked prospective parents for donations to cover budget shortfalls, did not clearly explain its fees, and handled grievances improperly. Read the full article here.
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