Babies have become the latest export commodity in a number of developing countries where organisations engaged in unscrupulous adoption practices have mushroomed.

The cover of Der Spiegel which carried Strieder's investigation: Adopting Third World babies

The heavy diamond ring and the flashy jewellery worn by the elegantly dressed white skinned lady stepping out of the immigration ring at Frankfurt's busy Rhein-Main airport juxtaposed sharply with the pale, weak and undernourished baby she was carrying in her arms.

The human cargo was to be delivered to the expectant German foster parents who were anxiously waiting outside to receive the tiny passenger. The cold and dismal winter weather greeting the infant on its arrival in Germany was a severe contrast to the hot and sticky air of Bombay from where it had been picked up.

Babies have become the latest export commodity in a number of developing countries where organisations engaged in unscrupulous adoption practices have mushroomed. The middle class childless couples in many West European countries, notably the Federal Republic of Germany, have found a convenient way to fulfil their lifetime ambition to have a child - they simply adopt one from poor countries like India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Thailand.

Biography of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio

Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography © Photo/

Maud de Boer-Buquicchio (the Netherlands) was appointed Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography on 8 May 2014. Between 2002 and 2012, she served as Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the first woman elected for this post.

She joined the Council of Europe in 1969 and worked in different capacities in the human rights protection mechanism set up under the European Convention on Human Rights. In 1998, she was elected Deputy Registrar of the European Court of Human Rights.

Throughout her mandates, she has focused her work on the fight against discrimination and violence, and the promotion of the rights of the most vulnerable groups, especially children. She launched the Council of Europe programme “Building a Europe for and with children”, advocating for a holistic and integrated approach towards the issue of eliminating all forms of violence against children and respect for children’s rights. She has spearheaded the development and adoption of three key Council of Europe Conventions, namely, the Convention on action against trafficking in human beings, the Convention on the protection of children from sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, and the Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

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The ‘price’ of adoption of Latvian children by American families is made known

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Children's minister halts all adoption from Nigeria with immediate effect following arrests of pregnant women in Lagos

Denmark has suspended adoptions from Nigeria less than a month after Lagos police arrested eight people at a suspected baby factory.

"I have decided to suspend all adoption from Nigeria with immediate effect," Denmark's minister for children tweeted. "We must do everything we can to protect the children and to give the families peace of mind," he said in a separate statement.

The minister, Manu Sareen, said he had taken the decision after the Danish regulator, the National Social Appeals Board, said it was "no longer justifiable to adopt children from the country".

The board said it was difficult to ensure a lawful and ethical adoption process from Nigeria, but added that couples who had been matched with a child would not be affected by the ban. Further information was required from the organisation that helps Danish couples adopt from Nigeria, AC International Child Support, before making a permanent decision, it added.

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Social Affairs Manu Sareen has decided to suspend adoptions from Nigeria with immediate effect.

Based on a recommendation of the Appeals Board Family Chamber of Social Affairs Manu Sareen today decided that adoption dissemination of children from Nigeria suspended. The Appeals Board, which oversees the area and tracks the performance of individual countries. Agency's assessment of recent developments in the area of ??adoption in Nigeria means that it is no longer considered to be justifiable to adopt children from the country. Specifically, it is estimated that the development is going the wrong way when it comes to corruption, forgery and Nigerian authorities' control over the adoption process. It increases the risk of false information about the children and thus also the risk that the children are not actually released for adoption.

"We must do everything we can to protect children and to give families peace of mind. When the Appeals Board determines that it is necessary to suspend adoptions from Nigeria, then I as minister take the consequences. It is important that we continuously evaluate the situation in the countries we work with. We must ensure that adoptions done in an ethical, legal and professional manner, "said Social Affairs Minister Manu Sareen.

Appeals Board has long had a special focus on reviewing the specific adoption cases from Nigeria. Like the Appeals Board has regularly been in contact with other players in the field to monitor developments in Nigeria. Appeals Board has indicated that it currently does not have information that gives reason to doubt the validity of the adoptions that have already been implemented in Denmark.

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Adoption breakthrough for families seeking to adopt overseas children EXCLUSIVE Samantha Maiden National Political Editor The Sunday Telegraph April 26, 2014 10:00PM PRIME Minister Tony Abbott will slash adoption red tape in Australia, take full control of overseas adoption from the states and opening discussions with Vietnam, Kenya, Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, the US and Cambodia. After joining forces with actor Deborra-Lee Furness and her husband Hugh Jackman to champion adoption reform, Mr Abbott promised action within 12 months. Mr Abbott will announce tomorrow the government’s response to a major report of the interdepartmental committee on inter-country adoption, which calls for governments to cut costs, waiting time and uncertain outcomes. It will include plans to streamline the complex application process for prospective parents and slash red tape. The Prime Minister will then put the reform agenda to state premiers on Friday at the Council of Australian Governments Meeting. Australia will also open a new program with South Africa immediately and work to open discussions with Kenya, Bulgaria, Latvia, Poland, the US, Cambodia and Vietnam.

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