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Human trafficking in Abia: Baby auction! Man sells only son for N350,000 to procure Greek visa

10 APRIL 2013 NO COMMENT

Wonders, they say, shall never cease. In what seemed a bizarre, sale of babies is booming in Abia State, according to feelers from the police command which reeled out statistics at a briefing in Umuahia yesterday.

The Police Commissioner, Mr. Usman Tilli Abubakar, said that a 20-year-old father of one had sold his only son for N350,000 to enable him procure a Greek visa.

ONE GIRL’S QUEST TO FIND HER ROOTS

Popi with sev­eral vil­lagers in Ram­bo­dawatta area.

Adoption: Were instructed to lie in court

Police have investigated Danish adoptionsburo's methods in Ethiopia.

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Alemsthay Degefu adopted her baby to Denmark, but she told BBC News how DanAdopt Ethiopian partner orphanage ENAT Alem, instructed her to lie in court, so the adoption could go through.

Written by: Line Gertsen and Ditte Bannor-Kristensen

Adoption system must be under the microscope

The revelations of fake death certificates and paid between men get now Minister of Social Affairs to intervene.

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The revelations of fake death certificates and paid between men get now Minister of Social Affairs to intervene. © DR

Written by: Line Gertsen

DanAdopt: We prefer perhaps out of Ethiopia

The organization is considering to withdraw from Ethiopia.

AT. 17:03

The last days of revelations about the so-called børnehøstere and false death certificates has caused the DanAdopt have sent two employees to Ethiopia to investigate tilstanden.Beslutningen to be or not depends on the explanations they come home with. Photo: DR

Written by: Line Gertsen

SC seeks clarity on citizenship status of adopted child

New Delhi, April 9, 2013, DHNS:

A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court (SC) presided by Justice Gyan Sudha Misra on Monday has asked the Centre to explain the citizenship status of a child adopted by a foreign couple.

The apex court poser came while hearing a special leave petition filed by 31-year-old Jennifer Edgell Haynes whose inter-country adoption had gone terribly wrong.

The court wanted to know if such an adopted child is granted citizenship of the country of the adoptive parents.

Gimma Kebele worked at DanAdopt’s now closed children’s home in Ethiopia, Enat Alem. In addition to his work on the night shift, he helped the children’s home to identify suitable families and convince them to give their children up for adoption. According to a local official, he received compensation for this work, which is illegal in Ethiopia.

Foto: DR

Adoption middleman speaks out

08. apr. 2013 13.42 English

On Friday the Danish Ministry of Social Affairs imposed a ban on adoptions from Ethiopia through DanAdopt after a group of women complained that they felt pressured to give their children up for adoption.

Court releases 28 children back to adoptive parents

BY OPALYN MOK

APRIL 08, 2013

BUKIT MERTAJAM, April 8 — The Bukit Mertajam magistrate’s court today ordered 28 children, who are subjects of an alleged child trafficking ring, to be released into the care of their adoptive parents.

The children, between the ages of five months and eight years, were brought to the courthouse in a bus where the court issued the interim custody to the adoptive parents.

Ethiopian orphanage used ‘child harvesters’ to find children

Ray Weaver

April 8, 2013 - 15:05

DanAdopt’s closed orphanage used an intermediary to convince families to put their children up for adoption

This woman said she had no idea her children would never return when she allowed them to be adopted in Denmark (Screen Shot: DR/ 21 Søndag)

UNICEF: Child harvesters is a known phenomenon

Adoption agency DanAdopt refused Sunday to know about the word 'children harvest', although it is a common phenomenon.

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Gimma Kebele worked for DanAdopt's now closed orphanage in Ethiopia, ENAT Alem. Beside the job as a night watchman, he earned money to find suitable families and convince them that they should be adopting their children.

Written by: Nikoline Vestergaard