State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

1 year, 8 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

A group of eight people who were illegally adopted from Sri Lanka are suing the state for negligence and restitution of the money they spent finding their birth parents. Despite reports of illegal practices surrounding adoptions from Sri Lanka dating back to 1979, adoptions went ahead for decades. In 2021 the Netherlands temporarily halted all cross-border adoptions following a highly critical report condemning the role of government officials and highlighting a wide range of abuses, including corruption, forgery and child snatching. In an earlier case, the appeal court judge found that the Dutch state had failed to do enough to prevent fraudulent adoptions from Sri Lanka and ordered damages to be paid.

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Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported

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Thousands were adopted to the US but not made citizens. Decades later, they risk being deported

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Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months

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Kerala Child welfare board sets record with 100 adoptions in 18 months

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State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

1 year, 8 months ago

State in the dock again over illegal adoption practices

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Dutch State must compensate adult adoptee for abuses in 1992 Sri Lanka adoption: court

2 years, 8 months ago

Dutch State must compensate adult adoptee for abuses in 1992 Sri Lanka adoption: court

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Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered

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Dutch freeze international adoptions after abuses uncovered

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Adopted kids sue Dutch gov't over abuses in the '80s

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Adopted kids sue Dutch gov't over abuses in the '80s

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Stop adoption of children from abroad, advisory council says

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Stop adoption of children from abroad, advisory council says

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As adoptions collapse, demand for international surrogacy is soaring

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As adoptions collapse, demand for international surrogacy is soaring

When Shakir Mohamed and his male partner wanted to start a family in London, they looked to adopt a child. These restrictions are also pushing surrogacy underground, or to unregulated …

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Korean commission finds adoption program rife with abuse, highlighting AP investigation

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Korean commission finds adoption program rife with abuse, highlighting AP investigation

A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse. The landmark report released Wednesday followed complaints …

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After complaints, South Korea admits that it mishandled adoptions

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After complaints, South Korea admits that it mishandled adoptions

After complaints, South Korea admits that it mishandled adoptions South Korea has been one of the top countries sending babies abroad for adoption for decades. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Ever since …

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

South Korea’s truth commission concluded the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare costs and enabled by …

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Fake birth records, human rights violations: South Korea’s foreign adoption scandal, explained

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Fake birth records, human rights violations: South Korea’s foreign adoption scandal, explained

A report by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has exposed murky details of South Korea sending children abroad for adoption for profit. File Photo/Reuters South Korea is gripped by the …

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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

1 week, 2 days ago

South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s truth commission concluded the government bears responsibility for facilitating a foreign adoption program rife with fraud and abuse, driven by efforts to reduce welfare …

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‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme

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‘Serious violations’ found in South Korean foreign adoptions programme

Multiple violations were unearthed by a Truth and Reconciliation Commission investigation into the adoption of South Korean children by foreigners. An investigation by South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission has …

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Valid Adoption By Christians Made As Per Civil Law Is Recognized Under Canon Law: Kerala High Court

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Valid Adoption By Christians Made As Per Civil Law Is Recognized Under Canon Law: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that there is no prohibition under Canon Law for a valid adoption for Christians. Further Canon 110, which is followed by some sects of …

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Dutch State not accountable for birth moms' suffering in forced adoptions: Appeals court

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Dutch State not accountable for birth moms' suffering in forced adoptions: Appeals court

The State cannot be held responsible for the sadness that women have suffered in the past because they had to leave their children against their will. Bureau Clara Wichmann, a …

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Over 2,000 children awaiting adoption, highest in West Bengal: Govt

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Over 2,000 children awaiting adoption, highest in West Bengal: Govt

New Delhi, Over 2,000 children are awaiting adoption, with West Bengal topping the list among states, the Women and Child Development Ministry said on Wednesday. Over 2,000 children awaiting adoption, …

Hindustan Times

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New international adoption procedures initiated despite stop announced last year

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New international adoption procedures initiated despite stop announced last year

In May 2024, the Dutch government stopped intercountry adoption with immediate effect. According to Reinout van Harperen of the National Association of Adoptive Families, the government is struggling with the …

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Step-Parent Not Permitted To Adopt Child Without Consent Of Biological Parent: Kerala High Court

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Step-Parent Not Permitted To Adopt Child Without Consent Of Biological Parent: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has ruled that adoption by step-parent cannot be permitted unless the biological parent of the child gives consent for adoption. The Court further clarified that CARA …

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Biological parent’s consent needed for adoption of child by step-parent: Kerala High Court

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Biological parent’s consent needed for adoption of child by step-parent: Kerala High Court

The Kerala High Court has held that adoption of a child by his/her step-parent cannot be permitted as long as the biological parent does not give consent for the adoption. …

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‘Self-centred’ UK couple criticised over foreign surrogacy that left siblings stateless

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‘Self-centred’ UK couple criticised over foreign surrogacy that left siblings stateless

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Childhoods stolen as underage pregnancies rise in Karnataka

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Childhoods stolen as underage pregnancies rise in Karnataka

“I had gone for a field visit to a village in Bagalkot district last year when I came across a girl who had a bump that clearly indicated that she …

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Merely Submitting Adoption Plea Wouldn't Confer Any Rights To Unilaterally Take Child's Custody Without Following Procedure: Madras HC

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Merely Submitting Adoption Plea Wouldn't Confer Any Rights To Unilaterally Take Child's Custody Without Following Procedure: Madras HC

The Madras High Court has observed that merely submitting an application seeking adoption of a child would not confer any rights on the parties concerned to take custody of the …

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South Korean court clears government, adoption agency of liability in adoptee’s deportation from US

2 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean court clears government, adoption agency of liability in adoptee’s deportation from US

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean court on Wednesday cleared the government and an adoption agency of all liability in a lawsuit filed by a 49-year-old Korean man whose …

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South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations

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South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations

Her greatest fear, dormant for decades, came rushing back in an instant: had she adopted and raised a kidnapped child? South Korean adoptees and families rocked by fraud allegations Peg …

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Adoption of Rescued Children: Foster Parents Decry Attitude of Child Welfare Panel

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Adoption of Rescued Children: Foster Parents Decry Attitude of Child Welfare Panel

Hyderabad: Foster parents, who adopted nine of the 16 rescued children in May and are engaged in a legal battle to claim rights to meet their children at Sishu Vihar, …

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Child-selling racket: Child Welfare Committee declares rescued children to be free for adoption

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Child-selling racket: Child Welfare Committee declares rescued children to be free for adoption

Hyderabad: The Child Welfare Committee of Medchal-Malkajgiri district in Telangana has declared 15 children who were rescued by police from a child-selling racket busted earlier this year as 'Legally Free …

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Foster Parents Fight for Custody Amid Baby Trafficking Scandal

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Foster Parents Fight for Custody Amid Baby Trafficking Scandal

Hyderabad: A group of couples are fighting a legal battle for six months to claim children, who were rescued by the police and placed in a state home. “We have …

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Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Dutch gov't wants to phase out adoption from abroad in six years

Prospective adoptive parents will have another six years to complete their ongoing procedure for the adoption of a child from abroad. Earlier this year, the government already stopped accepting new …

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Nine-month-old baby rescued out of illegal adoption in Odisha

4 months ago

Nine-month-old baby rescued out of illegal adoption in Odisha

BERHAMPUR: A nine-month-old baby boy born to a minor girl at Gunupur in Rayagada was rescued and accommodated at the special adoption agency in the district on Saturday. However, the …

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Odisha couple allegedly sells newborn girl for Rs 20k, citing poverty

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Odisha couple allegedly sells newborn girl for Rs 20k, citing poverty

Bhubaneswar: A nine-day-old girl was allegedly sold by her parents in Odisha’s Rayagada district due to extreme poverty. The couple reportedly sold the infant to a childless couple from Andhra …

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Why China banned international adoptions

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Why China banned international adoptions

The announcement came at a routine press briefing on September 5th. Mao Ning, a foreign-ministry spokesperson, said China was grateful for the “desire and love" of the foreign families who …

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South Korean woman sues government, adoption agency after kidnapped daughter was sent abroad

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South Korean woman sues government, adoption agency after kidnapped daughter was sent abroad

Han Tae-soon speaks during a news conference Monday in Seoul. It’s the first known case of a Korean birth parent suing for damages against the government and an adoption agency …

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Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families

6 months ago

Did this happen to me also? Korean adoptees question their past and ask how to find their families

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — At only 6 years old, Esai Reed has endured three emergency evacuations from orphanages across Haiti as gangs pillage and plunder their way through once …

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Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

6 months, 1 week ago

Families from Tennessee to California seek humanitarian parole for adopted children in Haiti

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Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

6 months, 2 weeks ago

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

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Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

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Western nations were desperate for Korean babies. Now many adoptees believe they were stolen

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South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korea was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’ New evidence shows some mothers were forced to give up children

Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea has for decades been known as the world’s largest “baby exporter” – sending hundreds of thousands of children overseas after the country was …

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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

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South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

6 months, 3 weeks ago

South Korean truth commission says it found more evidence of forced adoptions in the 1980s

A South Korean commission found evidence that women were pressured into giving away their infants for foreign adoptions after giving birth at government-funded facilities where thousands of people were confined …

LA Times

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China halts foreign adoptions, leaving questions about pending cases

6 months, 4 weeks ago

China halts foreign adoptions, leaving questions about pending cases

The Chinese government is ending its inter-country adoption programme, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications. The embassy …

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China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo

6 months, 4 weeks ago

China is ending foreign adoptions of its children. That leaves hundreds of American families in limbo

Hong Kong CNN — China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. “We are grateful for …

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'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

6 months, 4 weeks ago

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions

'We want answers': Hundreds of families in limbo after China ends overseas adoptions toggle caption Greg Baker/AP Three years ago, Laurie Carey from Birmingham, Ala., would admire videos of the …

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China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

6 months, 4 weeks ago

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

BEIJING — The Chinese government is ending its intercountry adoption program, and the U.S. is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications. …

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China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

6 months, 4 weeks ago

China’s halt of foreign adoptions leaves questions about pending cases

Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 2007. In a phone call with U.S. diplomats in China, Beijing said it “will …

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Parents hoping to adopt orphans of Wayanad landslide may not have their wish granted

7 months, 4 weeks ago

Parents hoping to adopt orphans of Wayanad landslide may not have their wish granted

Compassionate parents hoping to adopt orphans of Wayanad landslide may not have their wish granted. Incidentally, a few parents had contacted various agencies expressing their willingness to adopt the Wayanad …

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After four years on adoption waiting list, disabled couple in TN told it’s unfit to raise child

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After four years on adoption waiting list, disabled couple in TN told it’s unfit to raise child

CHENNAI: S Velmayil and P Baby, prospective adoptive parents with disabilities, were denied a four-month-old baby allocated to them after waiting for four long years, allegedly due to their disabilities. …

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Norway tightens controls over adoptions from abroad but won't ban practice as investigation unfolds

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Norway tightens controls over adoptions from abroad but won't ban practice as investigation unfolds

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Babies, bargains and bureaucracy: the dark side of child adoption

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Babies, bargains and bureaucracy: the dark side of child adoption

April 27 was a day of celebration at a four-storey apartment in the bylanes of Boduppal, a residential locality in eastern Hyderabad. “Her offer to us for a child came …

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Long wait, complex procedure force couples to buy children in Telangana

10 months ago

Long wait, complex procedure force couples to buy children in Telangana

HYDERABAD: A tedious procedure and lengthy wait for adoption were blamed for the child trafficking racket that came to light recently. Many childless couples found themselves drawn into the racket …

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Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?

1 year ago

Adoptions Cross 4,000-Mark Since 2019: Why is India Struggling with Low Rate? What Can Be Done?

India tweaked its Juvenile Justice Act to speed up the child adoption process when a large number of minors were abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic. Also, of the 4,009 children …

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Rights Of Adopted Children Of Citizens Can't Be Marooned: Karnataka HC Directs CARA To Consider Granting NOC For Child Adopted From Non-Hague Convention Country

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Rights Of Adopted Children Of Citizens Can't Be Marooned: Karnataka HC Directs CARA To Consider Granting NOC For Child Adopted From Non-Hague Convention Country

The Karnataka High Court has directed the Central Adoption Resource Authority to consider the representation of a couple who are Indian Citizens and have adopted a child in Uganda, a …

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States Are In Prima Facie Violation Of Directions Issued For Exepditing Adoption Process : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Comply

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States Are In Prima Facie Violation Of Directions Issued For Exepditing Adoption Process : Supreme Court Gives Last Chance To Comply

The Supreme Court, while hearing a PIL to simplify adoption procedures, observed that the States are prima facie in breach of the previous directions to expedite the adoption process. In …

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Post-Covid, more orphaned girlchildren find homes

1 year ago

Post-Covid, more orphaned girlchildren find homes

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha’s child adoption rate has gone up marginally, particularly in case of girls, post the Covid-19 pandemic. This was pointed out in a report furnished by Women and Child …

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