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Utah woman, adopted from India, faces likely deportation after losing appeal
From The Salt Lake Tribune: Kairi Shepherd was an orphan living in India when a Utah woman adopted her in 1982 — a seemingly good turn of luck for the 3-month-old, which included her obtaining legal permanent resident status in the United States. But when she was 8, her adoptive mother died of cancer. When [...]
India: NGOs ask court to suspend intercountry adoptions
From The Indian Express: Pune-based NGOs, Sakhee and Advait Foundation, have moved the Supreme Court demanding the suspension of inter-country adoptions from India in the absence of a legislation governing the process. They urged the court to direct an absolute moratorium on the adoptions until Parliament enacts a law and amends the Juvenile Justice Act [...]
India: Baby trafficking bazaar unearthed
From First Post India: In a shocking story of child trafficking and exploitation of the poor, a sting operation carried out by CNN-IBN and Cobrapost, has uncovered a “baby bazaar” in a government hospital in UP, where babies were being stolen from poor parents and sold to the highest bidder. And everyone – from doctors to nurses to [...]
India: ‘Adoption not possible without Central Adoption Resource Authority’
From The Times of India: Rebecca Morlock managed to adopt an Indian child and secured visa in five years without once involving Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) – an agency of ministry of women and child development for inter-country adoption. However, the government agency said inter-country adoption is not possible without its involvement. CARA’s guidelines [...]
Orphan finds his way home using Google Earth
From 39online: Saroo Brierley was 5-years-old, living in a slum in India when he and his brother were sent to beg for money at the train station. He fell asleep on a train and woke-up ten hours and some 900 miles later in the town of Kolkata on the other side of the country. For [...]
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