Source: VPRO Imagine that as a child, you cannot ground in your adoptive family. What are your rights? 2Doc: Girl in Return shows the personal consequences of the current international adoption system through the eyes of Amy, an adopted teenage girl. 2Doc: Girl in return Wednesday 13 March at 20.55 on NPO2 (And afterwards to… Read more »
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From Denmark to Coimbatore: It’s return of the native
Source: https://www.financialexpress.com By: PTI | Published: January 5, 2019 8:22 PM A 43-year-old man, who was adopted by a Danish-couple some 40 years ago, has come here in search of his roots and biological parents. Rajakumar, born to Ayyavu in 1975 and a resident of Thondamuthu near here, was handed over to the Blue Mountain… Read more »
19 years on, no justice, no compensation: A TN mother’s fight for her abducted son
Source: https://www.thenewsminute.com Nagarani is yet to even receive an interim compensation of Rs 1 lakh from the Government’s victim compensation scheme. Anjana Shekar Tuesday, December 04, 2018 – 13:38 Nagarani in front of Dutch Court 19 years after her one-year-old son was snatched away in a tragic twist of fate on a… Read more »
Going home is not an option
Source: http://thepatriot.in BY SHATAKSHI DWIVEDI AND SHAUNAK GHOSH ON NOVEMBER 15, 2018 When a couple opts for adoption, very few consider children with special needs. Foreigners often do. What holds us back? For four long years, Kajal (name changed), has been waiting for some kind couple to come and adopt her. This 11-year-old was abandoned at… Read more »
Child abuse at madrassa: Victims finally meet their parents with the help of district collector and NGOs
Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com The parents of the victims, who were staying put in Pune for the past one month, were struggling to get united with their children who were kept in the custody of the child welfare committee (CWC). However, with the intervention of Pune district collector Naval Kishore Ram and parents’ firm stand to take back… Read more »
Tiny reminders of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted
FULL STORY: visit https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/24 Story and photographs by Julie Zaugg, CNN August 25, 2018 In the camps, rumors of unwanted babies sold to traffickers abound. But no one can name a specific case. “Adoptions are forbidden in Bangladesh, since a child trafficking scandal in the 80s,” explains Arun Dohle, who heads the NGO Against Child Trafficking…. Read more »
Roelie Post, Whistleblower in hiding and bullied out, speaks
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Australians could adopt Indian children again, but not everyone is happy about it
Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au Lanai Scarr, News Corp Australia Network August 12, 2018 5:30pm EXCLUSIVE ADOPTIONS from India could start again by Christmas with Minister for Families and Children David Gillespie giving the green light for Australians to once again open their homes to Indian children. News Corp Australia can also reveal initial discussions have begun to allow… Read more »
Roelie Post: La Vie d’un Lanceur d’Alerte
Source: ARGOS ARGOS – VPRO 5 mai 2018 Traduction par Google Mais d’abord, notre enquête sur un sujet sensible: l’adoption d’un enfant de l’étranger est de plus en plus discutée. Programme d’enquête Zembla a récemment apporté des nouvelles sur les adoptions au Sri Lanka et en avril, le docu drame hollandais Exportbaby a été diffusé – sur la corruption avec… Read more »
Roelie Post, Das Leben eines Whistleblowers
Quelle: ARGOS ARGOS – VPRO 5. Mai 2018 Google übersetzung Aber zuerst unsere Untersuchung über ein sensibles Thema: Adoption eines Kindes aus dem Ausland wird mehr und mehr diskutiert. Das Untersuchungsprogramm Zembla brachte kürzlich die Nachrichten über Adoptionen aus Sri Lanka und im April wurde das niederländische Doku-Drama “Exportbaby” ausgestrahlt – über die Korruption mit Adoptionen aus… Read more »
