A woman struggling with severe money problems sold her newborn son for fifty thousand rupees. The woman is originally from a place called Kanti and currently lives in the Kacchi Pakki area. After she spent all the money, she started missing her child badly.

Following this, on Tuesday, she went to the city police station and began telling her story while crying. She told the police officers that a businessman from Jawaharlal Road had taken her baby. Acting on her complaint, the city police immediately went to the location to investigate.

During the inquiry, the businessman explained that he is childless and that the woman had given him the baby willingly. He claimed that he had adopted the child and was taking good care of him.

After the investigation, the newborn baby was returned to his mother. It was learned that the woman had worked as a domestic helper at the same businessman's house for a long time. She already has four other children. About fifteen days ago, she gave birth to the son while at the businessman's home and then handed the baby over to him.

Sharat Kumar, the Station House Officer of Nagar Thana in Muzaffarpur, said, "A woman complained that a businessman had taken her child. Based on this information, the police were sent to the businessman's house. After an investigation, the child was handed over to his biological mother. As of now, no formal complaint has been filed in this matter."

Why we take action

We, Sharon and Sita, are sisters—but we didn't know that for a long time. We were separated through adoption and grew up unaware of each other's existence. In 2016, we reconnected. Shortly afterward, we discovered we had another sister: Charlotte. But she was already gone by then. Charlotte had taken her own life.

On June 7th, Charlotte would have turned 40. We would have loved to have known her so much. With this campaign, we commemorate her—and draw attention to a painful truth: adoptees have a threefold higher risk of suicide.

For Charlotte. For all the adoptees who suffer in silence. For those who are no longer here, and for those who are still here.

We are taking action, will you also support us in this action?

For post-rock modern band Meejah, Seoul always holds a special place. Band leader Mai Soon Young Ovlisen, an adoptee raised in Denmark, first made a stunning debut in Seoul two years ago, performing on Nodeul Island as part of an International Korean Adoptee Association (IKAA) gathering, where hundreds of adoptees come to experience Korea — many for the first time — and to connect with others who share their story. They were also able to share a night of music at Strange Fruit, located near western Seoul’s Hongik University, with award-winning band Wings of the ISANG, and play another show at ACS in downtown Seoul’s Euljiro.

Their latest return to Seoul carries just as much weight, not only because of the band’s packed schedule, but also because of the timing. Their latest work, a 10-movement composition titled "R.E.Q.U.I.E.M. Light and Loss (For the Uncrushable Soul and the Little Ones Sleeping on the Mountainside)," will debut during this visit.

“It doesn’t follow the requiem format exactly, but takes inspiration from it,” Ovlisen explained. “I also see it as a maternal requiem — giving single mothers their rights back and taking away the stigma they’ve faced.”

For Ovlisen, who feels a profound artistic and spiritual connection to her birth country, this piece engages with Korea’s complex historical, political, religious and emotional landscape surrounding orphans, adoptees and single mothers. These themes gained renewed attention this spring when the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) confirmed that human rights violations had indeed occurred in the past during international adoptions. Yet, due to time and the sheer volume of cases, hundreds of other submitted testimonies could not be fully investigated, Ovlisen’s case included. She has spotted inconsistencies and errors in her own paperwork.

On Sept. 10 and 11, the Danish Korean Rights Group will hold a conference at the National Assembly to advocate the importance of continuing this investigation, and Ovlisen will be in attendance to show her support.

Koreanische Adoptierte Duetschland e.V. is at Projektraum Spreefeld

Gadag: ' Handing over a child to a childless couple is a pious act,' said S. Ravi, president of the city's Balavinayak Vidyaniketan Educational Institution

He spoke after handing over an adopted child, who was fostered at the Amulya Special Adoption Center of Seva Bharathi Sanstha in Betageri, to a couple from Kerala. 

"While it is one thing to create a great future for a neglected child by protecting and nurturing it through an adoption agency and legally handing it over to a childless couple, it is also a great act to hand over a child to a childless couple. Let the couple who adopt the child provide this child with good morals, education, and a future," he said. 

Speaking at the event, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh's provincial pracharak Narendra said, "The Amulya Adoption Center has dedicated itself to humanity and humanitarian work. The work of the Amulya organization, which has provided its own invaluable service in giving life to 68 children so far, is truly commendable."

The president of the organization, Mallikarjuna Bellada, presided over the function. Mallika was on the stage. Nagaveni Kattimani prayed. Narasimha Kamarthi introduced. Manjunath Channappa gave the introductory speech. Aruna Rajapurohita narrated. Rajesh Khatavate proposed the vote of thanks. 

As per the Adoption Rules 2022, the DM handed over the girls for adoption. DM Pawan Kumar handing over both the girls for adoption to a single couple mother residing in America at the Collectorate on Monday...

Gopalganj, Hindustan Correspondent. Two girls living in the city-based Vishesh Adoption Institute were handed over to a single mother and a US-based couple for adoption on Monday as per the rules of Adoption Rules 2022. In his chamber at the Collectorate, DM Pawan Kumar Sinha finally handed over both the girls to the mother and the couple for adoption. The said two girls were found by the Vishesh Adoption Institute on the road a few months ago. Now the rest of the life of both the girls will be spent in America. It was told that in Regulation 13 and Regulation 36 of Adoption Regulations-2022, the DM has to issue the final order of adoption within a period of two months.

On this occasion, the DM appealed to all the people of the district that if they find any orphan or abandoned child, do not keep him/her with you. Hand over the child to the Special Adoption Institute Hajiapur Gopalganj of the District Child Protection Unit Gopalganj, run by the Social Welfare Department. At the same time, if a childless couple wants to adopt a child, they can apply online through the website 'Central Adoption Resources Authority. For special information, Vijay Kumar Coordinator Gopalganj can be contacted at Special Adoption Institute Gopalganj on mobile number 8210491152. Assistant Director of District Child Protection Unit Prashant Mishra, Dr. Mankeshwar Kumar Singh, Dilip Kumar, Vijay Kumar Pandey and Vijay Kumar etc. were present on the occasion.

Hyderabad: From suspected baby-swapping in hospitals to cross-border surrogacy, human trafficking and contested adoptions, DNA fingerprinting has emerged as a decisive tool for courts, police and families. City-based Truth Labs and Genome Foundation are witnessing a steady rise in cases where biological parentage is disputed, denied, or demanded as proof.

In a district hospital, a couple from a small village alleged that their newborn was swapped and stolen by another couple, with hospital authorities complicit in the act. The allegation triggered caste tensions and community disputes. The district medical superintendent ordered DNA testing, which established that the infant was indeed the biological child of the couple, ruling out swapping.

A similar doubt shook a young adult's life when relatives convinced him he was exchanged at birth. An old couple even claimed him as their son. Depressed, he sought scientific clarity. Truth Labs' DNA test confirmed he was biologically related to the parents who raised him. Truth Labs chairman Dr KP C Gandhi says DNA fingerprinting has been solving several issues, including IVF fraud, exposing exploitation in fertility care.

Trafficking racket exposed

Police investigations into a suspected human trafficking case from Uttar Pradesh involving a couple and their son highlighted how DNA analysis exposed the racket. The accused claimed all the four girls aged 3, 4, 14, and 19 in their custody were their daughters. The diversity in the physical appearance of the children raised doubts. DNA profiling by the Hyderabad-based lab proved that none of the girls was related to each other, nor to the accused. Police arrested the couple and their son, extending the probe to their wider network.

Experts have negotiated access to thousands of records from institutions for unmarried mothers in Northern Ireland.

The documents are being assessed by the Truth Recovery Independent Panel, which is the first stage of an investigation set up by the devolved government.

After the Panel finishes its work, it plans to preserve the records in a permanent archive - aimed at providing relatives and survivors with the opportunity to research their past in a single location, with appropriate support.

More than 10,000 women and girls passed through around a dozen "mother-and-baby" institutions between the 1920s and the 1990s.

In Northern Ireland, there were also three Magdalene Laundries – in effect, workhouses where women and girls were made to carry out demanding duties.

[Interview] Swedish Adoptee Hanna Johansson's 15-Year Quest to Find Her Roots and the Reality of International Adoption

"There's not much time left."

Dr. Hanna Sofia Johansson (49), a Korean-Swedish adoptee and human rights activist, first visited Korea in 2007 and has since returned annually to her homeland 11 times over the past 15 years, searching for her roots. Found abandoned in Wangsimni, Seoul, she has spent decades searching for her birth mother and father. However, she has faced countless setbacks, including the concealment of adoption agency records, the disappearance of her old neighborhood due to rapid urban redevelopment, and the stalled administrative procedures.

Dr. Johansson's story goes beyond simply exploring her personal roots. It vividly exposes the structural problems and national responsibility that over 200,000 Korean adoptees have faced over the past 70 years. In 2022, the Sweden Korean Adoptees Network (SKAN), to which she belongs, filed a request with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate 21 cases of international adoption, confirming the widespread nature of systemic, illegal adoption practices, including manipulation of adoption records, forged signatures, and falsely recorded parental information.

Dr. Johansson firmly states, "Korea must no longer be a 'child exporter' in the world." He emphasizes the urgent need for post-adoption support commensurate with economic power, expanded support for single parents, and a shift toward a more non-discriminatory social perception. The following is a summary of the key points from our month-long interview with Dr. Hanna Sofia Johansson.

Professor takes note of the Prime Minister's words about possible compensation in the spiral case. This may have implications for other human rights cases between Greenland and Denmark.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gave an official apology on behalf of Denmark for the third time in six years.

It was given to the Greenlandic girls and women who had IUDs inserted without consent as part of the so-called IUD case.

Compared to the Prime Minister's previous apologies, there is one thing that stands out.