Associated Links
- Corruption in International Adoptions
- “Where do babies come from?” Interactive Map
- "The Lie We Love," Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec. 2008
- "The Seamier Side of International Adoption,"
The New York Times Opinion Blog, May 10, 2009 - "The Orphan Trade: A look at families affected by corrupt international adoptions," Slate.com, May 8, 2009
- "The orphan manufacturing chain," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- "Out of Cambodia," The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2009
- "The problem with saving the world's 'orphans'," The Boston Globe, Dec. 11, 2008
- Resources for Learning More
- Resources for Parents
- Responses to
"The Lie We Love" - Debunking the Orphan Myth: Responses to Criticisms
- In Related News
The Myth of Supply—Problems in Countries Offering Children for Adoption:
- ALBANIA
- ARMENIA
- BELARUS
- CAMBODIA
- CHAD
- CHINA
- CONGO
- ETHIOPIA
- GUATEMALA
- HAITI
- HONDURAS
- INDIA
- INDONESIA<<
- KENYA
- LIBERIA
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
- MOZAMBIQUE
- NEPAL
- NIGERIA
- PARAGUAY
- PERU
- POLAND
- ROMANIA
- RUSSIA
- SAMOA
- UGANDA
- UKRAINE
- VIETNAM
Student Research Assistants' Contributions
Photos in collage above left:
Woman © Mee Lin Woon | SXC.hu
Child © Mee Lin Woon | SXC.hu
Photo above:
Paddy field © Rita Juliana | SXC.hu
News Reports of Adoption
Irregularities in Indonesia
NOTE: This page from the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism website lists news articles that report on irregularities in international adoptions from Indonesia. For the systemic analysis of corruption in international adoptions, please read “The Lie We Love,” Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec.2008 and visit www.brandeis.edu/investigate.
“Govt Wants to Monitor Adopted RI Kids Living Abroad,” Abdul Khalik, March 6, 2006, The Jakarta Post.
“Couple Must Pay for Boy’s Future,” Ann O’Loughlin, February 24, 2006, The Independent.
“Painful Adoption Issues Still Remain,” Medb Ruane, February 24, 2006, The Independent.
“From Orphanage to Home and Back, But Now Tristan is Where He Belongs,” Ann O’Loughlin, February 24, 2006, The Independent.
“Child Trafficking Still Going Strong in Aceh, Nias,” Apriadi Gunawan, December 19, 2005, The Jakarta Post.
“Adoption Row Roils Jakarta,” Simon Montlake, September 8, 2005, The Christian Science Monitor.
“Most Foreigners Adopt Children Illegally,” Abdul Khalik, August 5, 2005, The Jakarta Post.
“Three Arrested for Child Trafficking,” Abdul Khalik, August 2, 2005, The Jakarta Post.
“Aid Workers: Tsunami Child Exploitation Rare,” Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, July 16, 2005, FoxNews.
“Traffickers Threaten Aceh Orphans,” January 10, 2005, CNN.
“UN Confirms Tsunami Child Trafficking Case,” January 8, 2005, Reuters.
“Govt Bans Adoptions to Protect Orphans,” Eva C. Komandjaja, January 5, 2005, The Jakarta Post.
“Fears of Child Trafficking Grow,” Beth Gardiner, January 5, 2005, Associated Press.
“Government Toughens Adoption Regulations,” Muninggar Sri Saraswati, January 12, 2004, The Jakarta Post.
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