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Tamara searches for her biological mother, but stumbles upon a web of child trafficking: 'I might never find out who she is' 2026 Aug 26
SOYAMU: searching for origins in Sri Lanka 2026 Aug 12
How transnational adoption facilitated the sale of children 2026 Jun 18
Allegations of missing babies still haunt Serbia. 2026 Jun 10
Shaken by their pasts, inter-country adoptees demand federal government broaden inquiry scope 2026 Mar 15
‘If We Do Not Speak Out, No One Else Will’: Adoptee Activism and Its Impact on Intercountry Adoption in The Netherlands 2025 Nov 19
Late 2025 Jun 5
Children in need of ‘rescuing’: challenging the myths at the heart of the global adoption industry 2025 May 8
Commission votes against ban on international adoptions 2025 Apr 11
Lost Roots A Sri Lankan Adoptee’s 20-Year Search for her Birth Family 2025 Feb 10
Sri Lanka permits 100 adoptions for foreign applicants for 2025 2025 Feb 3
Why were there so many international adoptions in the past? 2025 Jan 29
Eight Sri Lankan adoptees appeal against State for adoption fraud 2025 Jan 18
Why were there so many international adoptions in the past? 2025 Jan 10
Adoptive sisters Iresha and Inoka from Sevenum raise money for their birth village in Sri Lanka 2024 Dec 18
Court Judgement Sri Lanka Adoptees: ECLI:NL:RBDHA:2024:16503, Rechtbank Den Haag, C/09/651762 / HA ZA 23-691 2024 Oct 16
Frans' Guesthouse - Search for your roots 2024 Sep 14
Chile’s stolen children: a new effort offers hope to Pinochet-era international adoptees 2024 Jul 14
How Amanda from Weert discovered that her sister was not related and her birth certificate was false: 'It's like the ground is disappearing beneath your feet' 2024 May 29
'Hurtful to adoptive families' vs. 'couldn't go ahead', mixed reactions to adoption freeze 2024 May 22
There is* still money available to search for biological parents – and then what? 2024 May 2
What happens next with international adoptions? “Almost no mother voluntarily separates from her child” 2024 Apr 10
Activists not convinced about Norwegian adoption investigation 2024 Jan 23
Genesis of the project: International Social Service 2024 Jan 19
Illegal adoptions in Switzerland: "At the time, we thought we were saving these children" 2023 Dec 20
Illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka: ‘These wounds do not heal’ 2023 Dec 18
Adopted Priyangika will not be Norwegian 2023 Dec 18
Illegal adoptions: “Those affected must be supported” 2023 Dec 9
Swiss say thousands of children likely illegally adopted abroad 2023 Dec 8
Swiss authorities looked the other way for decades 2023 Dec 8
Report on illegal adoptions: Have there been thousands of other irregularities in Switzerland? 2023 Dec 8
Child trafficking: Sri Lankan children victims of trafficking (and easy passports) 2023 Nov 29
CID launches probe on Sri Lankan infant selling racket 2023 Nov 25
Sri Lankan infants being trafficked abroad: CID launches probe 2023 Nov 24
Blog | Liability for adoption abuse; an update 2023 Nov 16
The double punishment of "stolen babies" in the face of justice 2023 Nov 12
Swiss babies exported all over the world 2023 Oct 13
In search of the truth: Sri Lankan adoptee Sebastian Jensen’s search for his family 2023 Sep 16
They publicized the baby trade from Sri Lanka 2023 Aug 4
A force of destiny in the lives of many 2023 Jul 30
Deborah's painful adoption story: 'I made good money at the time' 2023 Jul 28
"Was my mother paid to give me up?" Looking for government recognition for mistakes in adoption 2023 Jul 25
Adoptees from Sri Lanka hold the state liable for abuses 2023 Jul 25
Adoptees talk about their fates: "We were part of an experiment after all" 2023 Jul 3
Dr. Aurangasri Hinriksson : Brave Lankan lady knighted for her battle against baby farm racket - Opinion | Daily Mirror 2023 Jun 27
How people adopted abroad are trapped by pseudo-detectives 2023 Jun 23
No Place Like Home: Tracing roots from Norway to Sri Lanka 2023 May 31
Authentic, honest anthropologist - Om | Kirapumali 2023 May 3
France and irregular international adoptions: a necessary restorative justice 2023 Feb 12
ATTENTION: FOR ALL WHO FINALLY WANT TO LIVE THEIR DREAMS 2023 Jan 25
Norway to investigate illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka, up to 11,000 children may be involved 2023 Jan 23
Lies, love and deception: inside the cut-throat world of international adoption 2022 Dec 6
Real life: Sam discovered that her adoption has been cheated 2022 Dec 3
The Ministry must make black lacquered documents from the adoption file public - Zembla - BNNVARA 2022 Nov 24
Dilani Butink's post 2022 Oct 12
Township Council wants to investigate illegal adoptions in Sri Lanka 2022 Sep 13
Adoptions from six countries must be scrutinized 2022 Aug 31
roots in nowhere 2022 Aug 28
The Story of Adoption 2022 Aug 19
Adopted woman who was reunited with her birth mother in Sri Lanka via video call on Long Lost Family admits they haven't spoken since as her existence is being kept a 'secret' from other relatives due to 'shame' 2022 Aug 15
Support adopted children who are looking for their own parents with a fund 2022 Jul 18
Dilani Butink equated in Sri Lanka adoption case 2022 Jul 14
Shanthy became a victim of illegal adoption: 'I felt it immediately: she was my mother' 2022 Jul 13
St. Gallen failed to enforce the law for the children involved 2022 Jul 7
Too Asian To Be Irish, Too Irish To Be Asian 2022 Jun 22
Adoption from abroad will soon be allowed again: 'This gives hope of finally having a baby' 2022 Apr 11
Adopted left with more questions than answers 2022 Mar 28
The National Board of Appeal's four notes on a study of the Danish adoption agency from Colombia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Sri 2022 Mar 17
The Social and Elderly Committee (SOU) Alm. share 2022 Mar 16
Sam never wants to fill in the wrong date of birth again: 'It's a lie' 2022 Feb 25
Blood connection isn't everything 2022 Feb 22
The Relationship between Intercountry Adoption and Human Trafficking 2022 Jan 16
The aftermath of transnational illegal adoptions: Redressing human rights violations in the intercountry adoption system with in 2021 Dec 31
Finally, Linn has got the answer: Found mother and brother after 35 years 2021 Dec 17
“It is imperative to place rights and ethics at the center of the international adoption system” 2021 Dec 10
Root | International Social Service France 2021 Dec 2
wanted and not found - gezocht en (niet) gevonden 2021 Nov 25
Judgments in intercountry adoption cases 2021 Nov 24
Sharinda on her adoption from Sri Lanka: 'Who says I couldn't have been happy there?' 2021 Nov 23
Bringing Children Adopted By Foreigners And Indian Parents Together, One Reunion At A Time 2021 Nov 17
'Bad taste of people who cannot have children and therefore adopt' 2021 Nov 12
A DNA test should provide clarity about the alleged siblings of Fabienne (39), who was adopted from Sri Lanka. 2021 Oct 19
Adopted Linn found her mother and brother in Sri Lanka after 35 years 2021 Sep 12
Adopted Sam sues state: 'I want my own date of birth in my passport' 2021 Jul 8
Is there a future for adoption? Sure, but there's a lot of work to be done 2021 Jul 5
TESTIMONY. Tarn-et-Garonne: parents victims of a mafia adoption network file a complaint for fraud 2021 Jul 2
Adopted in Sri Lanka in 1985, she denounces child trafficking and files a complaint against X 2021 Jul 2
Amanda: 'I'm not the person on my adoption papers' 2021 Jun 13
Irregular adoptions: Committee on Enforced Disappearances takes position 2021 May 16
“Adopted people: right to security!” 2021 May 13
Switzerland urged to pay reparations for illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka 2021 May 11
Concluding observations on the report submitted by Switzerland in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 29 of the Convention 1 2021 May 11
Illegal adoptions / Sri Lanka: investigations requested from Switzerland 2021 May 11
The Influencing Force 2021 Apr 23
How 4 adults are still struggling with their adoption: 'Woman in the photo on my bedside table turned out not to be my mother' 2021 Apr 16
The ‘Baby Farms’ of Sri Lanka 2021 Apr 11
The Netherlands clarifies and stops international adoptions 2021 Mar 29
Sri Lanka adoption: The babies who were given away 2021 Mar 14
Sri Lanka adoption: The babies who were given away 2021 Mar 14
Nova-Lilly (33) on her adoption: "Why had the agency placed me with such a woman?" 2021 Mar 10
'My adoptive mother didn't want me' 2021 Feb 27
Guatemala: children adopted from civil war join forces 2021 Feb 25
Gratitude and despair after foreign adoptions stop: 'My adoptive parents saved my life' 2021 Feb 21
They are not surprised by the criticism of adoption: 'A child was regularly given a name that was invented on the spot' 2021 Feb 9
Threshold removed for lawsuits after 'shocking' report on adoption abuses 2021 Feb 8
Minister Dekker: international adoption immediately suspended after damning report 2021 Feb 8
Dilani Butink raised adoption abuses: 'years have been looked away' 2021 Feb 8
Adopted Chamila Seppenwoolde: 'Every international adoption causes irreparable damage' 2021 Feb 7
"Government must stop foreign adoptions," Amanda has been fighting for years 2021 Feb 6
Investigation into role of government in illegal adoptions abroad 2021 Jan 29
DINJA CHANGED HER OPINION ABOUT HER ADOPTION: 'I DON'T KNOW IF WHAT I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOLD IS CORRECT' 2020 Dec 23
Alleged “Baby Farmer” given bail in Moratuwa 2020 Dec 23
Child trafficking and illegal adoptions 2020 Dec 22
From orphan to football agent: the remarkable journey of Michael Kallbäck 2020 Dec 22
Adoption Deception - Part 4 2020 Nov 27
Fwd: Moeder vindt zoon bijna 16 jaar na tsunami Sri Lanka terug (Mother finds son again almost 16 years after tsunami Sri Lanka) 2020 Sep 29
Judge in adoption case: barred 2020 Sep 9
Country Programs | Department of Social Services,… 2020 Aug 26
Baudouin's story 2020 Aug 1
Alterations to Future Birth Certificates: What It Means for the Next Generation 2020 Jul 24
Sri Lankan adoption fraud lawyer: 'Not a child in need, but business' 2020 May 18
Corruption in Adoption - The Child Deal | Daily indicator 2020 Apr 26
Make the child traffickers responsible 2020 Apr 17
Das Schicksal der verkauften Kinder aus Sri Lanka 2020 Feb 27
Waarom Eva de geboortedatum uit haar paspoort wil wijzigen: ‘Ik mis al mijn hele leven een identiteit’ 2019 Dec 31
ISS correspondent Sri Lanka 2019 Dec 6
Adoption: yes or no? 2019 Sep 30
International adoptions - a Swiss scandal 2019 Sep 25
Waarom je geen boekjes over adoptie moet lezen 2019 Sep 21
Adoptée, Émilie Ducrot soutient que l'adoption internationale n'est "pas une chance" 2019 Sep 18
Adoptions illégales d’enfants sri-lankais : Neil et Nour en quête de leurs vraies origines 2019 Aug 9
Adoption tourism to Sri Lanka 2019 Jul 1
Adoptionsturismen till Sri Lanka 2019 Jul 1
Les victimes d'un vaste trafic à l'adoption au Sri Lanka, en quête de vérité sur leurs origines 2019 Jun 25
Enfin ensemble, 20 ans après leur adoption 2019 Jun 22
Zodra met adopties geld te verdienen valt, loert fraude om de hoek 2019 May 18
United Nations concerned over selling of Sri Lankan children 2019 May 12
Adopted children who blew the whistle are left with a bitter feeling following fraud investigation 2019 May 11
Help Comes* from Adoptie Sri Lanka Belgium VZW 2019 May 9
Adoptiekinderen die kat de bel aanbonden blijven met wrang gevoel zitten bij onderzoek naar fraude 2019 May 2
Baby-Handel in Sri Lanka: Umstrittene Vermittlerin hat Kinder im Aargau platziert 2019 Apr 3
'Weeshuistoerisme debat is te eenzijdig' - Child Rights Focus 2019 Apr 1
ADOPTION OF CHILDREN ORDINANCE Arrangement of Sections 2019 Mar 27
"In het middelbaar deden medestudenten de Hitlergroet" 2019 Mar 23
Adoption – The responsibility is to the child 2019 Mar 10
Fragwürdiges Familienglück auf Bestellung 2019 Mar 6
Chasing a lie from Switzerland to Sri Lanka 2019 Mar 2
Alarms about irregularities from the majority of major countries Sweden adopted from 2019 Feb 21
«My name is forgotten, my story is not» 2019 Jan 30
Wurden Säuglinge aus Spitälern gestohlen? 2019 Jan 28
‘Ze hebben me verzonnen, puur om een kinderwens te vervullen’ 2018 Dec 11
Onderzoek naar rol Nederlandse ambtenaren bij illegale adopties 2018 Dec 6
Adoptiekinderen die kat de bel aanbonden blijven met wrang gevoel zitten bij onderzoek naar fraude 2018 May 7
Sri Lankan Adoptions: The Government-Flash Relationship (Part 3/4) 2018 Mar 28
ADOPTED KIDS SUE DUTCH GOV'T OVER ABUSES IN THE '80S 2018 Mar 28
WOB Sri Lanka 2018 Feb 23
‘Jullie weten alles, wij weten niets. Wij hebben alleen maar leugens!’ 2017 Dec 15
Health Ministry initiates a programme help adopted children to find their biological parents in Sri Lanka 2017 Nov 22
Adoptiebedrog Sri Lanka (De Nieuwe Maan) 2017 Oct 6
Zembla: Watch now: Adoption Fraud 2 Sri Lanka 2017 Oct 5
Utred adoptionerna från Sri Lanka till Sverige 2017 Oct 2
Nobody’s baby – Are ‘baby farms’ a result of adoption law loopholes? 2017 Sep 30
Vlaams bureau genoemd in zaak adoptiefraude 2017 Sep 27
The National Administrative Board asks Sri Lanka for information about adoptions 2017 Sep 26
Babyfarmen auf Sri Lanka verkauften Kinder nach Europa 2017 Sep 22
Sri Lanka acknowledges the existence of 'baby alarms' in the 1980s and started investigation 2017 Sep 20
ZEMBLA onthult: Sri Lanka erkent bestaan 'babyfarms' voor adoptie 2017 Sep 20
ZEMBLA onthult: Sri Lanka erkent bestaan 'babyfarms' voor adoptie 2017 Sep 20
Adoptiekinderen Bangladesh zonder medeweten van ouders naar Nederland gebracht 2017 Jun 3
'Veel fouten gemaakt bij adoptiedossiers kinderen uit Sri Lanka' 2017 May 17
ADOPTIEBEDROG (Zembla - Sri Lanka) 2017 May 10
"Holiday trip to Sri Lanka ended up getting a whole new family" 2016 Mar 4
Babies become latest export commodity in number of developing countries 2014 May 9
PressReader.com | ONE GIRL’S QUEST TO FIND HER ROOTS 2013 Apr 10
Teachers overlook the needs of adoptees 2012 Sep 6
Lankan court releases Indian nun 2011 Dec 15
German Forum: Sri Lanka Kinderhandel 2011 Nov 29
Baby farm in Moratuwa raided 2011 Nov 23
Adoption a better option to abandoning a child 2011 Oct 19
adoptie info sri lanka - Netherlands 2011
Sri Lanka finds biological mother of supposed tsunami baby 2010 Dec 9
Alleged Child Traffickers on Board of Tamil TB Boat 2010 Aug 13
Sri Lanka Closed 2010 Apr 13
An increase in number of applications for adoption 2010 Mar 25
Justitie onderzoekt illegale adopties 2009 Nov 19
FLASH: Onze contactpersoon in Sri Lanka 2009 Jan 1
TV broadcast* EenVandaag 28-05-2008 2008 May 28
Adoptietweelingen soms geen familie 2007 Jun 2
Blog - meet birthmother 2007 Apr 15
Sri Lanka - ID mother wrong 2007
Adoption ban in Sri Lanka 2005 Jul 1
Annual report 2005 + 2006 - Gamini Wijewardena 2005 Jun 1
Forum: Sri Lanka met adoptie fout 2005
Child and Future (Kind en Toekomst) in Sri Lanka 2003 Feb 1
Schadeclaim tegen Jeugdzorg Dordt 2003
Jordanië pakt consul van Sri Lanka op voor handel kinderen naar Nederland 1996 Mar 22
First countries ratifying Hague Adoption Convention (article Van Loon) 1995 Jan 1
Minder adopties uit buitenland in 1993 1994 Apr 6
Kosto stopt Baby Lijn uit Jordanie (Sri Lanka) 1993 May 21
Sri Lanka stopt lucratieve babyverkoop 1992 Feb 22
WOB: Opinion Secr of State NL: 'strafbaar feit = sensitive' 1992 Jan 17
Sri Lanka wil handel in baby's uitroeien 1991 Nov 11
Psst! Babies for Sale! 1991 Oct 21
Psst! Babies for Sale! 1991 Oct 21
Justitie Brabant gaat illegale adoptie praktijken vrouw onderzoeken (Sri Lanka) 1991 Feb 7
Kosto wil onderzoek naar illegale adopties Sri Lanka 1991 Feb 6
Justice knows illegal adoption 1991 Feb 6
Adoption Internationale et trafic d'enfants, myths et realites 1991 Jan
Zum Problem privater und kommerzieller Adoptionsvermittlung in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Kinderhandel) 1990 Jul 27
„Kinderwens is beste motief voor adoptie" - Stichting Flash viert tienjarig bestaan 1989 Apr 24
Sri Lanka staat adopties weer toe 1988 Sep 9
Adoptie buitenlandse kinderen lijkt haast onmogelijk te worden 1988 May 14
Sri Lanka maakt einde aan baby boerderijen 1987 Jun 5
"Bij adoptie moet meer gelet worden op religieuze achtergrond van kind'' 1987 May 13
Sri Lanka, nieuwe markt adoptiebureau's? 1987 Apr 18
Wie de bemiddelaar niet betaalt, krijgt geen kind 1987 Apr 14
Op geruchten gebaseerde politie jacht levert geen bewijzen voor babyhandel 1987 Apr 11
Schokkend rapport babyhandel Sri Lanka 1987 Apr 10
Sri Lanka start onderzoek naar handel in baby's 1987 Mar 12
UNDERGROUND BABY SALES THRIVING IN SRI LANKA 1987 Feb 4
A question of interests : Inter-country Adoption 1983 Oct 1
West Germany: The baby business 1983 Jan 15
TROS AKTUA: FLASH adoptie kinderhandel Sri Lanka (Youtube) 1983 Jan 4
“The well-being of the child has priority” 1982 Jul 11
Baby Farm 1982 Jan 8
Instellingen willen gedragscode ter voorkoming adoptie schandalen 1981 May 16
Understanding Illegal Intercountry Adoptions
Rumor-based police hunt yields no evidence of baby trafficking
'The state was more active than we knew': The Foreign Service pushed to have children adopted to Denmark