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Kathmandu -
Due to widespread corruption and child trafficking, the Nepalese government currently has a freeze on international child adoption to Western countries. There have been rampant cases of abuse, false statements and fake documents.
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Halifax -
November is Adoption Awareness Month across Canada and the United States. Even though recruitment efforts are made year-round, during November families are encouraged to consider adopting a child.
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Port-au-prince -
Angelina Jolie returned to Haiti over the weekend to assess the progress of the work that has been accomplished since the earthquake hit this island country. Jolie has recently dispelled rumors that Jolie-Pitt have an adoption in progress in Haiti.
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Laura Silsby, originally charged with kidnapping, criminal association along with nine other missionaries was convicted of arranging illegal travel under a 1980 statute restricting movement out of Haiti. She was then set free and put on a plane home.
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Moscow -
It’s not simply a domestic dilemma, and may become an international crisis. Adopting a child is a lifetime commitment and not an import/export business transaction. A child should not and cannot be treated as return merchandise without a sales receipt.
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Jorge Puello came to the attention of the world after he volunteered to represent 10 American Baptists, held by Haitian authorities after the religious group was accused of child trafficking in January.
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A group of 10 adults and 33 children were stopped today while trying to cross the boarder from Haiti to the Dominican Republic. It is possible that as many as six Americans may be part of the group.
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Before the quake, nearly a quarter of a million children were traded by their parents in exchange for school tuition, while a further third of a million were simply discarded and lived in orphanages. Now, experts fear, they may be sold by the thousands.
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An orphanage in Moscow is trying to make life a fairy tale for their young charges. Kitezh is located 190 miles southwest of Moscow. It houses those that have seen way too many horrors for their tender years.
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As a university student curious about the world, I left my home near Toronto, Canada and flew to South Africa. For weeks now I've seen AIDS, extreme poverty and a plague of orphans. This is your intimate look at today's South Africa.
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Laura Silbsy was convicted in Haitian courts today and sentenced to time served and the released and put on a plane back to the United States.
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