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Corruption in international adoptions
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Orphaned or Stolen?
The U.S. State Dept.
investigates adoption
from Nepal, 2006-2008
"Anatomy of an Adoption Crisis," ForeignPolicy.com, September 12, 2010
- Map: Geography of an Adoption Crisis
- Experts respond
to "Anatomy of an
Adoption Crisis"
- Primary sources: U.S. government documents, 2007-2008 (obtained via Freedom of Information Act)
- Startling quotes from released documents
- By province: References to adoption problems
- Denying an orphan visa: USCIS appeals
- Visa denied: The story of one family
- U.S.-VN Memorandum of Agreement, 2005
- U.S. Department of State: Vietnam adoption notices
- Licensed adoption agencies listed by province, 2006-2008
- Adoption agencies licensed to work in Vietnam, 2006-2008
"The Baby Business," Democracy Journal, Summer 2010
- "The Baby Business"
with footnotes - Experts respond
to "The Baby Business" - Policy proposals for
fairer international
adoption practice - Key documents:
Hague regulation - Specific regulation changes
- Cash required: Bad practice
"The Lie We Love," Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008
- “Where do babies come from?”: country-by-country map of reported adoption irregularities
- "The Orphan Trade: A look at families affected by corrupt international adoptions," Slate.com,
May 8, 2009 - "The Adoption Underworld," The Washington Post,
Jan. 11, 2009- "The orphan manufacturing chain," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- "Out of Cambodia," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- Awards for "The Lie We Love"
Commentary:
- "Adopting new standards on adoption," "Comment is Free," Guardian.co.uk, Sept. 10, 2010.
- "Preventing Adoption Disasters," The Boston Globe, April 17, 2010.
- The New York Times "Room for Debate": "Haiti's Children and the Adoption Question," with commentary by E.J. Graff and other prominent experts, Feb. 1, 2010.
- "The Seamier Side of International Adoption,"
The New York Times Opinion Blog, May 10, 2009. - "The problem with saving the world's 'orphans'," The Boston Globe,
Dec. 11, 2008.
- “Where do babies come from?”: country-by-country map of reported adoption irregularities
- Map: Geography of an Adoption Crisis
- Experts respond to
"Anatomy of an Adoption Crisis"
- Experts respond
to "The Baby Business" - Reader responses
to "The Baby Business" - Reader responses to
"The Lie We Love" - The orphan myth:
Responses to criticisms
Country by country: adoption corruption reports from around the world:
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- POLAND
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- SAMOA
- SIERRA LEONE
- SWAZILAND
- UGANDA
- UKRAINE
- VIETNAM
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Liberia: Resources
& Related Documents
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U. S. Department of State |
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Trafficking in Persons report 2008, Liberia |
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An assessment of intercountry adoption laws, Liberia |
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Report on human rights, Liberia |
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Orphanage Assessment Report |
United States Department of State: Intercountry Adoption> Country Information> Liberia
“Trafficking in Persons Report 2008–Liberia,” United States Department of State, June 2008.
"An Assessment of Inter Country Adoption Laws, Policies and Practices in Liberia,” UNICEF and Holt International Children’s Services, 2007.
This study concludes that “many children who are not legitimately eligible are suspected of entering the adoption system through fraudulent means, mostly through false promises designed to deceive birth parents into relinquishing them.”
“A Report on the Human Rights Situation in Liberia,” United Nations Mission in Liberia, May-October 2007.
This report concluded that some orphanages were still operating as for-profit ventures, putting children at risk. (See page 8 of the report for information about problems in Liberian orphanages.)
"Orphanage Assessment Report," Sophie T. Parwan for the Child Protection Network Task Force headed by Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Government of Liberia June 2006.
This report covers the period from August 2005 to June 2006 and highlights major activities implemented in relation to the child protection term of reference in collaboration with Child Protection Network Task Force headed by Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. This exercise was supported by UNICEF/Liberia to create capacity building that would enhance child welfare and protection of children in orphanages in Liberia. This summary presents an overview of care and services provided to children in orphanages throughout the country. Also, included in this report are some recommendations for consideration; and if adopted and implemented, which could improve Children's Rights and fundamental care and protection of children in orphanages.
NOTE: This page from the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism website offers documentation of and background about serious irregularities in international adoption. For the systemic analysis of corruption in international adoption, please read “The Lie We Love,” Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008, and visit our webpages dedicated to international adoption. For ideas about fairer policy solutions, please read “The Baby Business,” Democracy Journal, Summer 2010.
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