Category: practice
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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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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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Legal Services India: Intercountry Adoption and Child Trafficking Concerns: The Need for Stricter International Cooperation
Link to story Reforming Intercountry Adoption: Combating Child Trafficking through Global Legal Frameworks, Ethical Governance, and International Cooperation
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The Korea Herald: Lee apologies to adoptees as Hague Convention takes effect in South Korea
by Son Ji-hyoung Link to story.
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The Haitian Times:
Florida adoptive family urges Haitian government to issue passports for endangered children Emergency evacuation of two Haitian children adopted by their Vero Beach-based uncle stalls over passport delays By Fritznel D. Octave Link to story
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The Korea Times: Swedish-Korean adoptee’s pioneering research on flawed adoptions gains belated recognition
By Lee Hyo-jin Link to story. Tobias Hubinette’s findings on illegal international adoptions confirmed by investigations in Seoul and Stockholm
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The Korea Times: Adoptees voice deep concerns regarding state takeover of adoption system
By Jung Min-ho Link to story.
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Newsweek: Number of international adoptions in U.S. plummets
By Jordan King From the story: International adoptions to the United States have fallen to a record low, marking a 94 percent decline since their peak in the early 2000s. 2023 was the lowest year for international adoptions, according to the Pew Research Center’s analysis based on U.S. State Department data. Link to article.
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The Washington Post: Was he given up for adoption? Or was he taken?
By Elahe Izadi and Kelly Kasulis Cho From the story: In South Korea, the findings of a government inquiry confirmed what many adoptees had suspected for decades: Babies were sent abroad for profit, often with falsified backstories. In Michigan, a man is questioning his origin story. Over the weekend, South Korea announced it would end…
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JoongAng Daily: Adoptees left with mixed feelings, unanswered questions as Korean government reins in ‘baby exports’
By Michael Lee/Lee Jun Hyuk From story: For decades, thousands of Korean children were sent abroad for adoption, their lives determined by private agencies operating with minimal oversight and often incomplete documentation. One of those children was John Quick, now a 42-year-old restaurant owner in Seoul, who was adopted just six months old by an American…
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