Lee Kyung-eun to meet Korean adoptees during Europe book tour next month

By Jung Min-ho

If inter-country adoption truly was intended "for the best" of children born in poor countries, why doesn't anyone listen to them when they finally have a voice to say that it wasn't what they wanted?

Inter-country adoptees' access to knowledge of their origins is still denied over their biological parents' right to privacy in Korea, a nation that remains as one of the leading "baby exporters" despite being the world's 10th-largest economy today.

Lee Kyung-eun, 53, one of the most famous, indefatigable defenders of adoptees' rights and author of "The Global Orphan Adoption System," will listen to the voices of Korean adoptees in person next month during her book tour in four European cities ? Amsterdam, The Hague, Copenhagen and Stockholm.

The accused nurse, identified as Jayamala Patil, gave custody of two children to two different households on last week, bypassing the procedures laid out by the government and with an intention of trafficking them, police said.

Vijayapura police have arrested a nurse for her alleged involvement in child trafficking, officials said on Tuesday.

The accused nurse, identified as Jayamala Patil, gave custody of two children to two different households on last week, bypassing the procedures laid out by the government and with an intention of trafficking them, police said.

Superintendent of Police, Vijayapura, HD Anand Kumar said that the arrest was made based on a complaint lodged by Childline, a child protection helpline.

“During the investigation, we found that she (the nurse) was raising young children illegally and giving them to people without due process. We found that she was to get orphaned children and give their custody to people,” he said.

Jaymala was found raising young children illegally and giving them to people without due process. She gave two children to two different households last week, bypassing the procedures laid out by the government.

The Vijayapura police have arrested a nurse for abducting children from hospitals and supplying them to childless parents. The accused has been identified as Jayamala Patil, who was working as a contract nurse at the primary health centre in Gigajivani village in Chatana taluk. Raising Children Illegally Jaymala is a resident of Athani Galli in Vijayapur city of Karnataka and was found raising young children illegally and giving them to people without due process, reported The Times of India. She gave two children to two different households last week, bypassing the procedures laid out by the government with the intention of trafficking them. Officers and staff of the city's women's police station arrested the convict and rescued two children from her home.

Child Trafficking Child trafficking is linked to the demand for cheap labour, especially where the working conditions are poor. Jayamala has taken advantage of the poor people and has started child trafficking. The action taken was based on a complaint by Childline, a child protection helpline. The police found that Jayamala employed two women in two separate houses in Athani Galli and Darbar Galli to take care of a three-year-old child and an 11-month-old baby. After searching these houses, they found the children, who were taken care of by women appointed by Jayamala for a monthly payment of ?3,000, The Hindustan Times reported. During the investigation of the matter, the Vijayapura police suspect that the accused has kept many such kids in different places as part of her child trafficking business. Government Efforts According to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), trafficking is one of the worst forms of violation of human rights where a woman or a child is treated as a commodity and not as a human being. It has a vast network across the country that procure women and children from deep rural areas with low awareness of the issue or backbreaking poverty. Many NGOs working on Anti Trafficking have also reported that in many instances of recovered and rescued victims of trafficking, they can trace the missing person's report at the local police station level. The government is also taking the necessary actions against the trafficking that has been happening. Under the Child Protection Act, the government tracks every missing child.

Gerda Cole, 98, knew little about her only child apart from the name she gave her at birth. She wasn’t even sure if “Sonya” stuck.

In 1942, when she was just 18, Cole was brokenhearted as she gave her newborn daughter up for adoption to a German couple living in England. Cole had recently escaped Austria and the Nazis, and was living as a Jewish refugee in England.

“I felt it was only fair to her,” said Cole, explaining that she was in a miserable marriage that was falling apart and couldn’t afford to care for a child on her own. Cole is an only child, and though her mother managed to survive World War II, her father was killed by the Nazis.

As a teenage refugee, Cole had no money, no job, and was still adjusting to a new country. She didn’t think she had the means to give her daughter the life she deserved.

“It was hard,” Cole said from her retirement home in Toronto, where she has lived since 1990. “If I had been in a better position, I would have tried.”

The first child was brought to the child protection unit in June and the second child, after she was declared physically and discharged from the hospital, in July last year.

After losing their mother to Covid-19 minutes after their birth and then their father a few months later who refused to take care of them, two newborn girls saw another ray of hope after they were both adopted by a financially able couple.

It was in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic in June last year when a woman in labour tested positive for Covid-19, according to sources in Chandigarh’s child protection unit. Right after she gave birth to twins, she died

from the infection.

“One of the twins was slightly underweight and was kept under observation in the hospital; the second child was handed over to the father. He took the child home and then told the child protection unit that he could raise the child because he was a daily wager and cannot afford to raise her. He also said that since his wife was no more and he was alone, he didn’t want the child,” an official stated after a post-adoption follow-up.

The first child was brought to the child protection unit in June and the second child, after she was declared physically and discharged from the hospital, in July last year.

After losing their mother to Covid-19 minutes after their birth and then their father a few months later who refused to take care of them, two newborn girls saw another ray of hope after they were both adopted by a financially able couple.

It was in the middle of the second wave of the pandemic in June last year when a woman in labour tested positive for Covid-19, according to sources in Chandigarh’s child protection unit. Right after she gave birth to twins, she died

from the infection.

“One of the twins was slightly underweight and was kept under observation in the hospital; the second child was handed over to the father. He took the child home and then told the child protection unit that he could raise the child because he was a daily wager and cannot afford to raise her. He also said that since his wife was no more and he was alone, he didn’t want the child,” an official stated after a post-adoption follow-up.

Mysore/Mysuru: The case of a woman handing over her nine-month-old baby boy to a passenger waiting for a Mysuru-bound bus at Raichur Bus Stand and fleeing from the spot, has taken a twist. It is revealed that the man, who brought the baby from Raichur to Mysuru, is actually the woman’s lover identified as B. Raghu.

In a bid to project the baby as an ‘orphan’ as the baby was hampering their relationship, Raghu brought the baby to Mysuru and handed over the baby boy to Lashkar Police after cooking up a story.

The woman, who had handed over the baby to Raghu, is 21-year-old Renuka alias Mamata, wife of Yesuraj, a painter by profession and a resident of Gundi village in Yadgir. Raghu is a resident of Nuralakuppe village in H.D. Kote taluk of Mysuru.

It is learnt that Raghu and Renuka came to know each other through Instagram about one-and-a-half years ago and fell in love with each other. Meanwhile, Renuka, delivered a baby boy about eight months ago and in a bid to lead a separate life, Raghu and Renuka had decided to do away with the baby by projecting it as an orphan. This was revealed during Police interrogation.

According to their plan, Raghu went to Raichur on May 8 and was waiting at Raichur Bus Stand to board a bus to Mysuru during which a woman handed over the baby boy to Raghu asking him to take care of the baby, till she returns from the rest room.

Anastasia and Nikolai were evicted as children, now they want compensation

Ten years ago, Nikolai and Anastasia were evicted from their home. Now they are adults, and today they are trying to clear the way with their families in court for compensation from the Salvation Army and the Child Protection Board.

"No, no, no," Nikolai cried out at the age of 9, as a youth care worker carried him out of the house. Behind him came two women holding on to his twin sister. "I want mommy," Anastasia cried totally over her head. But she didn't stay there. Their voices blared across the street in Culemborg, cries went through the marrow and bone. And the out-of-home placement was carried out, under the watchful eye of officers.

Now the children of that time are adults and they are taking place in court in The Hague, to enforce compensation with their mother and older half-brother Ilja, for what happened to their family. If you want to see for yourself how it went with the out-of-home placement, you can search the internet for 'child robbery by youth care Gelderland '. Ilja had grabbed the IPad on March 23, 2012, in his desperate powerlessness. The images he made still play automatically in his head when he looks out of that window with his mother, from which he was filming at the time.

settlement

With the end of the pandemic finally in sight after more than two years, the world is ravaged by several other crises. Worldwide, 1 to 2 million children are still victims of sexual exploitation, a problem that seems to be covered. And that, while children have become even more vulnerable due to the corona crisis. The system she is supposed to protect has taken a huge blow, partly because schools were closed during lockdowns. The consequences are becoming increasingly visible. The Down to Zero alliance tackled child sexual exploitation in 12 countries in Latin America and Asia. During and especially in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Tackling the sexual exploitation of children, such as exploitation on the street, in a brothel or online in front of a webcam, is complex. The Down to Zero program focuses on youth engagement and the system to protect children.

“But the trusted network of children has disappeared,” says Monique Demenint of Terre des Hommes. “Further help is needed in the coming years to tackle sexual exploitation in a sustainable way.” Protecting children from sexual exploitation requires a broad approach: Down to Zero supports children, their parents and their community. Among other things, the alliance focuses on the involvement of young people themselves as youth advocates and unites its forces in the lobby towards regional, national and international governments and the business community.

Better knowledge about sexual exploitation

For example, care providers are trained in specific knowledge and skills. “These workshops are crucial for people who work with vulnerable children so that they can give them the best care,” Demenint continues. “Think, for example, of how to deal with the children's traumas, such as not constantly asking them to tell their story again. That can trigger their trauma.”

Reine de la Miséricorde ne sera plus une OAA...

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Bonjour et bienvenue sur le nouveau site «jadopte.fr» de l’association « Les Enfants de Reine de Miséricorde » (ERM). Notre association a été fondée en 1990 comme « organisme autorisé pour l’adoption » par Christine et Gilbert Bayon. En septembre 2018 nous avons cessé d’accepter des demandes d’adoption et en février 2021 l’arrivée en France d’une petite burkinabée a marqué une étape importante dans cette belle aventure de l’adoption. Il n’y aura plus de nouvel enfant adopté ! Mais c’est une étape seulement, car les enfants, jeunes et adultes adoptés, leurs familles adoptives et souvent aussi leurs familles d’origines, forment maintenant une large communauté qui vivra encore longtemps.

Ainsi notre association se donne maintenant de nouveaux objectifs. Nous allons quitter le statut d’organisme d’adoption pour devenir une association d’adoptés et de familles adoptives. Notre prochaine Assemblée Générale 2022 sera l’occasion d’en réviser les statuts dans ce sens, avec les trois orientations suivantes :

Accompagner les adoptés dans la recherche de leurs origines.