Category: adoption trafficking
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Chilean American stolen as a baby reunites with his mom, gets second chance at family
For the first time since he was an infant, Kyle Adler boarded a plane in February to meet his birth mother By Vanessa A. Alvarez, Associated Press May 28, 2026 Full story here MIAMI — Kyle Adler’s discovery that he was stolen from his Chilean mother as a baby came as a shock, sparking an identity…
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Korean adoptees submit new round of investigation requests to Truth and Reconciliation Commission
BY KIM CHANG-YONG Link to story Overseas adoptees submit a petition to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in central Seoul seeking an investigation into forced overseas adoption of mixed-race children and abuse at child care facilities on March 30. [NEWS1] Korean adoptees who were sent abroad between the 1970s and 1990s filed a new round…
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London Review of Books: The Grandson of Estela
By Rachel Nolan Link to full story Week after week, year after year, members of the collective formed in 1977, during the Argentine military dictatorship, as Las Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo have circled the pyramid monument in the square in central Buenos Aires, arm in arm, to demand the return of their forcibly disappeared…
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The New York Review: Torn Asunder
By Oscar Lopez Link to story (paywalled) As Guatemala and El Salvador were being torn apart by violent US-backed regimes, tens of thousands of children—many of them war orphans, others forcibly taken from their birth parents—were being adopted overseas.
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Live Action: Authorities investigate transnational baby trafficking ring from Indonesia
By Angeline Tan Link to story
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Antikor: Sale of Ukrainian orphans under the guise of “vacations”
A group involved in the illegal trafficking of children abroad for adoption has ben exposed in Odesa region Three individuals have been notified of suspicion in the sale of Ukrainian children to another country under the guise of “holidays”. Law enforcement officers in Odesa region have dismantled a criminal group engaged in the illegal removal…
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Inkstick: The Quiet Displacement and Disappearance of Colombia’s Children
As Colombia’s “Total Peace” plan falters, children face exploitation by traffickers and adoption pipelines abroad. Words: Lisa Munro Pictures: Niels van Altena Link to story In June, a 14-year-old boy was arrested in Colombia for assassinating Senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay. When he was arrested, he said he did it, “for money, for my family.”…
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The Spinoff: Why the government is urgently halting ‘unsafe’ overseas adoptions
By Catherine McGregor Link to story Mounting evidence that adopted children are being trafficked, abused or otherwise exploited has finally prompted action, writes Catherine McGregor in today’s extract from The Bulletin. Urgent pause announced Associate justice minister Nicole McKee yesterday introduced an amendment bill to temporarily suspend unsafe overseas adoptions for citizenship and immigration purposes.…
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New Zealand Herald: Govt scrambles to change law allowing convicted abusers to adopt internationally
By Adam Pearse Link to story.
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Arise News: Police dismantle transnational child trafficking rings, rescue 40 foreign victims
By Linus Aleke From story: The Nigeria Police Force said operatives of the Zone-13 Police Command have dismantled two major transnational child trafficking syndicates operating within the country and rescued multiple victims, including children, pregnant women, and 40 foreign nationals. The Police also disclosed no fewer than eleven suspected child traffickers were apprehended across two…
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