from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 02 Jun 12:01
https://lemmy.world/post/30646878
A Swedish inquiry exposed systemic abuse in international adoptions, including how children were trafficked and taken without consent.
A Swedish commission on Monday called for an end to international adoptions after uncovering widespread abuse and fraud spanning several decades.
“There have been confirmed cases of child trafficking in every decade from the 1970s to the 2000s, primarily in the context of private adoptions,” Anna Singer said as she handed her report to Social Services Minister Camilla Waltersson Gronvall, who said her department would review it.
The investigation found that some children brought to Sweden were adopted without parental consent, falsely declared dead, or handed over by individuals who were not their legal guardians.
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