Source: http://fusion.net 9 November 2016 By Sarah McClure How international adoption creates a market for child trafficking International adoption is often presented in the U.S. as a morally justified way of helping poor children around the world. But there’s a criminal side of this business that makes victims of everyone, from families in America who pay… Read more »
Category: ACT in the news
Meet the duo who have been fighting illegal adoption and child trafficking for years
Source: http://www.thenewsminute.com Arun and Anjali have reunited around 40 adoptees with their biological parents so far. Monalisa Das| Tuesday, November 8, 2016 – 20:00 Arun (left) with Anjali (right) Towards the last week of October 2016, Jyothi Svahn, a Swedish national’s journey to find her biological father came… Read more »
The blurry line between international adoption and child trafficking
Source: http://fusion.net By Fusion | November 8, 2016 When people look to adopt abroad they can’t be sure they’re not playing into the hands of traffickers. On this episode of The Traffickers, host Nelufar Hedayat takes us inside the underworld of international adoption and explains what surprised her most along the way. The Traffickers airs… Read more »
Is this adoption agency selling children?
Source: http://fusion.net By Fusion | November 8, 2016 In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Nelufar visits a school and center for abandoned children. Here she meets the woman in charge, who tells Nel how she convinces parents to relinquish rights to their kids. The Traffickers airs Sundays at 10 PM on Fusion.
Who’s really profiting from international adoptions?
Source: http://fusion.net By Fusion | November 8, 2016 Often adoption starts out with good intentions, but the desire to adopt internationally can lead to the exploitation of some of the world’s most vulnerable children. In this episode of The Traffickers, Nelufar Hedayat learns that money meant to care for children who are being adopted doesn’t always… Read more »
The Traffickers: Journalist explores the dark world of trafficking in riveting TV series
Source: http://www.today.com November 7th, 2016 Journalist explores the dark world of trafficking in riveting TV series British journalist Nelufar Hedayat is hosting the new Fusion show “The Traffickers,” which looks at the dark underside of the black market in adoptions, pharmaceuticals and human organs. The former Afghan refugee tells Kathie Lee and Hoda she wants… Read more »
English Summary of Dutch Report on Intercountry Adoption
The English version of the Dutch report of the Dutch Council of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles’ advice ‘Reflection on Intercountry Adoption’ is now available. Conclusion This advisory report centres around two core questions. The Council has the following answer to the fundamental question, ‘How can we provide the highest level of protection to children… Read more »
Dutch Board of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles
2 November 2016 At the request of the Dutch Government the Board of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles today has published a summary of their advice. “Summary Board of Criminal Justice and Protection of Juveniles’ advice ‘Reflection on Intercountry Adoption’ 2 November 2016” Some highlights According to the opinon of the Board Board of Criminal Justice… Read more »
ACT: Stop Adoption, NO Market in Children
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. Mahatma Gandhi Many people tried for years to dismiss ACT for our strict UNCRC approach. We were considered “radical”. Researchers, Law Professors, adult adoptee leaders, government officers ,journalists and of course adoption agencies and… Read more »
When filial love broke barriers of time, distance
Source: http://m.deccanherald.com ASHWINI Y S, BENGALURU, OCT 25, 2016 Swedish woman Jyothi Svah (second from left, foreground) with her new-found family, including her biological father Dasharath Rao, her brother Maruthi, Rao’s second wife, their daughter and granddaughter. “The pain I had endured for the last 23 years has now… Read more »
