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
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From left: Red Square
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Girl © Beniamen Pop | SXC.hu
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News Reports of Adoption
Irregularities in Russia
NOTE: This page from the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism website lists news articles that report on irregularities in international adoptions from Russia. For the systemic analysis of corruption in international adoptions, please read “The Lie We Love,” Foreign Policy magazine, Nov./Dec.2008 and visit ww.brandeis.edu/investigate.
"U.S. urges Russia to sign adoption treaty," Freeman Klopott, January 12, 2009, Washington Examiner.
“Russian Attitudes Colder Toward Foreign Adoptions,” Anne Garrels, December 17, 2008, NPR.
“Lawmakers set to toughen human trafficking law,” March 27, 2008, BBC Worldwide Monitoring.
“US Agencies Investigated for Forgeries in Russian Adoptions,” November 16, 2007, Fleas Biting Blog.
“Working on Overhaul, Russia Halts Adoption Applications,” Lynette Clemetson, April 12, 2007, The New York Times.
"Officials call for tougher foreign adoption rules," Claire Bigg, July 26, 2005, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
“Babies-for-sale trade faces a global crackdown,” Carolyn Wheeler, November 21, 2004, The Observer.
“Adoptions stalled: reform or red tape?” Fred Weir, June 16, 2000, Christian Science Monitor.
“Russia’s Abused Children Suffering Grim Neglect,” David Filipov, January 2, 1999, The Boston Globe. (Requires subscription.)
“Mothers Fight Baby-Snatchers,” E Monaghan, April 24, 1995, Herald Sun.
“Russians torn over adoption of orphans,” Olivia Ward, November 22, 1992, Toronto Star
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