Babies Taken From Parents and Sold


	Babies Taken From Parents and Sold

sahara

11-4-2009 8:30 PM

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sahara says:

The adoption fee was split between the orphanages and local officials, the newspaper said.

Child trafficking is widespread. A tightening of adoption rules for foreigners in 2006 has proved ineffective in the face of local corruption.

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11-5-2009 10:59 AM

shaor

My god! Those poor families. The kids will probably never know their real parents.

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