Category: fraud
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Paraguay’s Lost Children #1: The International Adoptions In The Stroessner Era
by Sol Orrabalis Link to story For decades, thousands of Paraguayan children were adopted by families abroad. Often described as Paraguay’s “lost children” or “Stroessner babies”, many adult adoptees are now searching for their origins. At the same time, questions remain about the systems, vulnerabilities, and unanswered stories behind their departures. In the final years…
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Stolen Identities: Thousands of Sri Lankan Adoptees Still Searching for the Families They Lost
Thousands of Sri Lankan Adoptees Still Searching for the Families They Lost Link to story Decades after thousands of Sri Lankan children were adopted overseas, growing efforts to reconnect them with their biological families are revealing personal stories, disputed records, and the lasting legacy of a little-examined chapter in the country’s adoption history. For more…
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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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[Column] The Korean government has a duty to overseas adoptees
Posted on : 2026-05-10 With the third term of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission now in full swing, I hope that adoptees are able to learn the truth about where they come from and how they came to be sent abroad Link to story Illustration by Jaewoogy_ma@naver.com By Lee Suk-tae, former Constitutional Court justice On Aug.…
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Birth Mothers Harmed by Overseas Adoption Speak Out: “Government Negligence Must Be Thoroughly Investigated”
by Bae Kyunghwan Link to story Birth Mothers Harmed by Overseas Adoption File Petition with TRCCall for Dedicated Investigative Body on Forged Documents and Human Rights Violations The Coalition for the Truth and Accountability on Overseas Adoption and Children’s Rights (hereinafter TRACE) submitted a petition for truth-finding on behalf of five birth mothers who suffered…
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8 Korean adoptees sue Danish state over human rights
March 26, 2025. AP-Yonhap Link to story COPENHAGEN — Eight people adopted by Danish citizens from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are suing Denmark for allegedly denying them the right to their identity, origin and family life, their lawyer said Monday. In the lawsuit, the eight, who were all adopted when they were…
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Flanders to end international adoption by 2027
by Pauline Cohen Link to story The decision follows a succession of problematic cases that have cast serious doubt on the integrity of international adoption procedures and on the ability of authorities to verify children’s backgrounds with certainty. On April 27, Flemish Welfare Minister Caroline Gennez announced: “It is time to close this chapter.” The…
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South Korean minister commits to enhancing legal remedies for adoptees and victims of state abuses
Link to story south korean minister commits to enhancing legal remedies for adoptees and victims of state abuses GWACHEON, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s justice minister has pledged to expand access to judicial remedies for victims of state-led abuses, including foreign adoptees whose adoptions were marred by widespread fraud under previous military governments. Using…
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Swedish Adoptee Discovers She Was Kidnapped From Colombia at 1 Year Old
By Emma Tiger Link to story Paula Dahlberg from Vittaryd, Sweden, was born in Colombia and adopted as a child by a couple in Härnösand, where she grew up. In the adoption papers, she was given a new name: Paola Andrea became Paula, with Andrea as a middle name. As a teenager, she began to…
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Shaken by their pasts, inter-country adoptees demand federal government broaden inquiry scope
By James oaten Link to story 14 March 2026 at 8:57pm Adoptee Kimbra Butterworth was well into adulthood when she confirmed she was a victim of an infamous Taiwanese baby smuggler. If it weren’t for dogged family and media investigations plus a bit of luck, she may have never found out. “I may never find…
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