Tag: ethics
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Al Jazeera: A woman’s search for a lost childhood in South Korea
By Susan Kim Link to story
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Christianity Today: Every Adoptee’s Worst Nightmare
By Isabel Ong and Jennifer Park Link to story
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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 Times: Adoptees, birth families, officials demand justice as Korea confronts abuses
By Alice Hong and Antonia Giordano Link to story
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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 Juggernaut: The Missing Stories of South Asian Adoption
For decades, thousands from the subcontinent were adopted abroad, mostly by white famlies. Why have they been forgotten? by Siobhan Neela-Stock This story is paywalled. LINK TO STORY.
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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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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 Friday Times: Adoption Scandals Expose Cracks In Pakistan’s Child Protection System
Pakistan’s child protection gaps exposed as adoption scandals reveal unregistered orphanages, weak enforcement, and risks of children becoming paper orphans By Amir Murtaza and Dr. Justin Rogers Link to story
Transnational /Transcultural Adoption Project 