adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

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Haitian children kidnapped and sold, aid workers fear


But of all illegal activities, the reported kidnappings of children, and the related fears they could be trafficked into the sex trade or sold into domestic servitude and international adoptions, is the only criminal activity that cannot be confirmed. And yet it remains of principal concern to aid workers here and abroad.

Kent Page, of the United Nations Children's Fund mission in Haiti, says his organization has received multiple reports that children may be disappearing from hospitals and makeshift tent cities across the capital. Haitian and UN police are investigating the allegations but have not been able to confirm the reports.

"The chaotic situation in Port-au-Prince means there are many unaccompanied children in makeshift camps or on the street," says Page.

"They are extremely vulnerable to exploitation, sexual violence, abuse and possibly illegal trafficking."

With would-be parents around the world lining up to adopt Haiti's many orphans, the remnants of the Haitian government have tightened the rules surrounding the adoption process. Any child heading out of the country must first be equipped with papers bearing the president's signature to legitimize the adoption.

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[SistahD]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

Very scary situation!!

[ILP]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

the whole thing makes my heart break.
haiti already had some of the most stringent adoption rules in the world.
the life for most these children was already hard, but it was home none the less.
what kind of life will they have now?

[tsophra]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

CNN focused on this yesterday..could not believe people would prey on the children like this..of course it's being facilated by their owna people (not saying Haitians are alone in this)

now gangs/mafias from other countries coming een to get a piece..its a dang feeding frenzy

Haiti put a halt on all new adoptions now..but yu knoe papers are been forged

[blugiant]

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Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti


Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter.

"We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help," said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. "We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that."

The five men and five women are from New Life Children's Refuge, an Idaho-based charity. They said they were trying to move the children from Port-au-Prince into the Dominican Republic.

According to the group, the children did not have any passports. Government approval is needed for any Haitian children to leave the country.

A senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the case said there was no indication of child trafficking.

Full coverage

"It appears their orphanage was damaged and they were moving the children to their facility in the [Dominican Republic] but failed to obtain exit visas from Haiti," said the official who was not authorized to speak on the record.

The Rev. Clint Henry, the senior pastor with the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, told CNN affiliate KIVI that the 10 are part of a group working to establish an orphanage in the Dominican Republic for the youngest victims of the January 12 earthquake that devastated much of the country.

Henry said some of the children had suffered physical injuries and need medical assistance.

"Our team was falsely arrested today, and we are doing everything we can from this end to clear up the misunderstanding that has occurred in Port-au-Prince," a statement on the church's Web site said Saturday night.

Search for the missing

The statement said the children were being rescued from "one or more orphanages" that had been damaged in the quake.

Jeanne Bernard-Pierre, general director for Haiti's Institute of Social Welfare, said the children will be interviewed in the coming days to determine whether they have any living relatives.

"When they arrived, some of the children were crying and saying, 'I want to see my parents,'" Bernard-Pierre said.

She said the government's ministry of social affairs will attempt to reunite the children with any family members and provide psychological assistance.

But the group said it believed the children were orphaned, and it was going to house them in a converted hotel in the Dominican Republic. Officials in the country had agreed to allow them in without the required paperwork, Silsby said.

U.S. embassy officials visited the Americans over the weekend at a jail near the airport in Port-au-Prince, where they are being detained. The group said it was being treated well, and was holding on to its faith.

"God is our provider and God gives us strength and comfort," said group member Carla Thompson. "We are having a great time. We have our Bibles and we are OK."


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[blugiant]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Jaded</div><div class="ubbcode-body">CNN focused on this yesterday..could not believe people would prey on the children like this..of course it's being facilated by their owna people (not saying Haitians are alone in this)

now gangs/mafias from other countries coming een to get a piece..its a dang feeding frenzy

Haiti put a halt on all new adoptions now..but yu knoe papers are been forged </div></div>

sund like mzungu slaveree cum bakk again iff itt eva leff. doo yu reememba da days aff slaveree


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">&quot;We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help,&quot; said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. &quot;We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that.&quot;</div></div>



diss mekk mii laff

same ting oyinbo sed beefour dem give de afrikkan oyinbo bibles att da begginn aff de afrikkan enslavemwnt. dem awlway send dem oyinbo missionaries furst

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ILP_N_Belly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the whole thing makes my heart break.
haiti already had some of the most stringent adoption rules in the world.
the life for most these children was already hard, but it was home none the less.
what kind of life will they have now?

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tink pon y blakk ar bettar aff cah aff slaveree argument. da argument iss dat de haitian yuths will ave a bettar life dan inn haiti even iff dem away fram dem parent illegallee

yu reallee tink karrupt countree like haiti ave stringent adoption rule

[blugiant]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SistahD</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Very scary situation!!





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sad ann scaree ting fii troo. dat y mii add fii bunn fiyah fii move diss tredd back inna more prominent place cah wii knoo as soon as da haiti storee no longar front ann center, itt out aff sight out aff mind

wat will appen too dem yuths den

[kia027]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

From what I read in your 1st post the rules are being tightened to ward off fraud..

http://adoption.state.gov/news/Haiti.html

[westernmirror]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

In south America people are sold for their organs, any of that happening there?

[ohliz]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,584423,00.html

Haiti Kids Taken by Americans Reportedly Have Families

This is the same evangelical group discussed above. Unbelievable.

[Gen]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

a perfect example of idiots.

mi haffi see wid dem cause a idaho dem come from and the whole a dem mussie finally get the chance fi use dem passport fi the fuss time and guh haiti, dem simple and nuh know nuh bettah

why else would <span style="font-weight: bold">adults</span> pick up pickney and cross a country's border without the proper permission ?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti


Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter.

&quot;We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help,&quot; said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. &quot;We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that.&quot;

The five men and five women are from New Life Children's Refuge, an Idaho-based charity. They said they were trying to move the children from Port-au-Prince into the Dominican Republic.

According to the group, the children did not have any passports. Government approval is needed for any Haitian children to leave the country.

A senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the case said there was no indication of child trafficking.

Full coverage

&quot;It appears their orphanage was damaged and they were moving the children to their facility in the [Dominican Republic] but failed to obtain exit visas from Haiti,&quot; said the official who was not authorized to speak on the record.

The Rev. Clint Henry, the senior pastor with the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, told CNN affiliate KIVI that the 10 are part of a group working to establish an orphanage in the Dominican Republic for the youngest victims of the January 12 earthquake that devastated much of the country.

Henry said some of the children had suffered physical injuries and need medical assistance.

&quot;Our team was falsely arrested today, and we are doing everything we can from this end to clear up the misunderstanding that has occurred in Port-au-Prince,&quot; a statement on the church's Web site said Saturday night.

Search for the missing

The statement said the children were being rescued from &quot;one or more orphanages&quot; that had been damaged in the quake.

Jeanne Bernard-Pierre, general director for Haiti's Institute of Social Welfare, said the children will be interviewed in the coming days to determine whether they have any living relatives.

&quot;When they arrived, some of the children were crying and saying, 'I want to see my parents,'&quot; Bernard-Pierre said.

She said the government's ministry of social affairs will attempt to reunite the children with any family members and provide psychological assistance.

But the group said it believed the children were orphaned, and it was going to house them in a converted hotel in the Dominican Republic. Officials in the country had agreed to allow them in without the required paperwork, Silsby said.

U.S. embassy officials visited the Americans over the weekend at a jail near the airport in Port-au-Prince, where they are being detained. The group said it was being treated well, and was holding on to its faith.

&quot;God is our provider and God gives us strength and comfort,&quot; said group member Carla Thompson. &quot;We are having a great time. We have our Bibles and we are OK.&quot;


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[Gen]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

blu many developing countries(with widespread corruption) have strict laws regarding adoption. the courts prefer that the children stay in the country in orphanages (with their own kind) rather than going to foreign countries.


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ILP_N_Belly</div><div class="ubbcode-body">the whole thing makes my heart break.
haiti already had some of the most stringent adoption rules in the world.
the life for most these children was already hard, but it was home none the less.
what kind of life will they have now?

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tink pon y blakk ar bettar aff cah aff slaveree argument. da argument iss dat de haitian yuths will ave a bettar life dan inn haiti even iff dem away fram dem parent illegallee

yu reallee tink karrupt countree like haiti ave stringent adoption rule </div></div>

[blugiant]

Re: adoptinn kidnappinn haitian children?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">blu many developing countries(with widespread corruption) have strict laws regarding adoption. the courts prefer that the children stay in the country in orphanages (with their own kind) rather than going to foreign countries.


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haiti add wan lang histaree aff illict child trafikkinn. da onlee reason y dem mzungu gitt caught iss cah dem neva pay aff de right peeps. awl dat destruction ann de aftermath in haiti dem aggoo need a latt aff dem orphans fii eelp dem rebuild

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child traffikkinn mzungu den a chatt nunsense bout dem tekkinn dem yuths to demorphanage inn d.r. wen dem doan ave orphanage inn d.r.

den dem change dem toree bout dem wass aggoo rent hotel room fii dem yuth


<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">a perfect example of idiots.

mi haffi see wid dem cause a idaho dem come from and the whole a dem mussie finally get the chance fi use dem passport fi the fuss time and guh haiti, dem simple and nuh know nuh bettah

why else would <span style="font-weight: bold">adults</span> pick up pickney and cross a country's border without the proper permission ?

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: blakkgiant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Detained Americans say they had good intentions in Haiti


Port-au-Prince, Haiti (CNN) -- Ten Americans charged with trafficking in Haiti defended their plan to bus 33 children into the Dominican Republic, saying their intention was to get them to a temporary shelter.

&quot;We came into Haiti to help those that really had no other source of help,&quot; said Laura Silsby, a member of the group. &quot;We are trusting the truth will be revealed, and we are praying for that.&quot;

The five men and five women are from New Life Children's Refuge, an Idaho-based charity. They said they were trying to move the children from Port-au-Prince into the Dominican Republic.

According to the group, the children did not have any passports. Government approval is needed for any Haitian children to leave the country.

A senior U.S. official with direct knowledge of the case said there was no indication of child trafficking.

Full coverage

&quot;It appears their orphanage was damaged and they were moving the children to their facility in the [Dominican Republic] but failed to obtain exit visas from Haiti,&quot; said the official who was not authorized to speak on the record.

The Rev. Clint Henry, the senior pastor with the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, told CNN affiliate KIVI that the 10 are part of a group working to establish an orphanage in the Dominican Republic for the youngest victims of the January 12 earthquake that devastated much of the country.

Henry said some of the children had suffered physical injuries and need medical assistance.

&quot;Our team was falsely arrested today, and we are doing everything we can from this end to clear up the misunderstanding that has occurred in Port-au-Prince,&quot; a statement on the church's Web site said Saturday night.

Search for the missing

The statement said the children were being rescued from &quot;one or more orphanages&quot; that had been damaged in the quake.

Jeanne Bernard-Pierre, general director for Haiti's Institute of Social Welfare, said the children will be interviewed in the coming days to determine whether they have any living relatives.

&quot;When they arrived, some of the children were crying and saying, 'I want to see my parents,'&quot; Bernard-Pierre said.

She said the government's ministry of social affairs will attempt to reunite the children with any family members and provide psychological assistance.

But the group said it believed the children were orphaned, and it was going to house them in a converted hotel in the Dominican Republic. Officials in the country had agreed to allow them in without the required paperwork, Silsby said.

U.S. embassy officials visited the Americans over the weekend at a jail near the airport in Port-au-Prince, where they are being detained. The group said it was being treated well, and was holding on to its faith.

&quot;God is our provider and God gives us strength and comfort,&quot; said group member Carla Thompson. &quot;We are having a great time. We have our Bibles and we are OK.&quot;


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