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Important note.
As of today, there is no offiicial statement to say that my story is that of a stolen child.
The links below refer to people, reports, investigations, etc. that are close to my story.
The ones in orange are part of mine.
12/11/2024 - the report in which I had the pleasure of participating
ILLEGAL ADOPTIONS UNDER DICTATORSHIP: An open wound and a relentless search | CHV Reports
At the end of my trip, in the queue at the airport, we met the director of programmes for the Chilevision television channel. She was interested in our meeting and suggested we do a report, which we did.
12/11/2024
‘International adoption, a planetary scandal’, an edifying investigation into the commodification of children
Based on the accounts of people born abroad, this in-depth documentary reveals the extent of the trafficking involved in adoption. And it reveals a pattern of abuse linked to the imbalance in North/South relations. To be seen on Arte.
05/11/2024
International adoption, a global scandal | ARTE (Public Sénat)
Adopted as children abroad, they are now struggling to find their biological parents, from whom they were illegally separated. A chilling investigation into the criminal excesses of a lucrative trade and the flaws in the protection of minors' rights.
02/10/2024 - the press article talking about what happened
The MedicoLegal Service established mother-child relationship between French man and Chilean woman in investigation of irregular adoptions between 1970-1990
A week after my return to France, the Hijos y Madres del Silencio association sent me a press article telling my story.
08/06/2024
In Chile and Guatemala, illegal adoptions finally recognized at the highest levels of the State
Presidents Gabriel Boric (Chile) and Bernardo Arevalo (Guatemala) have both addressed the issue, breaking the law of silence. The associations consider this to be an ‘historic’ step forward, and are waiting to see whether these declarations will be followed up by action.
27/04/2024
She was told her babies were dead. Instead they were sold abroad. What happened when she met them 40 years on?
Four families torn apart by Chile’s illegal adoption scandal finally found each other decades later. They describe the emotional moment they met – and how they pieced together the lives they had spent apart
🟩🟩🟩 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/27/chile-forced-adoption-scandal
03/12/2023
Who are the stolen babies from the Chilean military dictatorship adopted in France?
When we think of the Chilean military dictatorship, we think of human rights violations, in particular the kidnapping, torture and disappearance of political opponents. But there were other lesser-known crimes. Have you ever heard of the theft of minors? Did you know that they have been adopted abroad, without the consent of their biological parents? Let's take a look at the case of Camille, Marion and Thibaud, adopted from the same family in France, who testify in the series Adoptados, la historia que nos falta by Cristián Leighton.
15/03/2024
Illicit practices in international adoption in France
The Inspectorate General of Social Affairs (Igas) was asked, jointly with the Inspectorates General of Justice and Foreign Affairs, to shed light on illegal practices in intercountry adoption over the past decades. The mission also aimed to assess the relevance of the current system and to make any useful recommendations in light of its findings.
🟩🟩🟩 https://igas.gouv.fr/Les-pratiques-illicites-dans-l-adoption-internationale-en-France
10/01/2024
France: Victims of illegal adoptions in Chile during the dictatorship demand answers
More than 20,000 Chilean children were illegally adopted during the dictatorship that struck the South American country. Stolen at birth or from children's homes, more than 1,700 of them arrived in France, according to associations. Today, as adults, they are looking for answers and want justice. The pressure in France is so great that the government commissioned an inter-ministerial report on illegal adoptions by French nationals in different countries, which should have been ready in May but has not yet arrived.
27/08/2023
They say that distance is oblivion… as the song says!
A few days ago, the Chilean Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Susana Herrera, was removed from her post; resignation or not, it was unconscionable to keep her as ambassador. Her political ineptitude, in an action openly at odds with ethical values and administrative probity, made her permanence untenable.
06/02/2023
Historical study on illicit practices in international adoption in France
On 6 February, two historians from the University of Angers, Yves Denéchère and Fabio Macedo, published a ‘Historical study of illicit practices in international adoption in France’. The document shows the recurrence of serious acts that have marred the process of adopting foreign children since the 1960s. Available online, the study could help inform the work of the interministerial inspection mission tasked with shedding light on these illicit practices.
16/12/2022
The modus operandi of the Chilean social worker investigated for illegal adoptions during the dictatorship: private contracts, photos at the airport and US$ 2,500 ‘cash’ per newborn.
Danish media outlet TV2 has put the spotlight on the role that Ruth Chia Barrios allegedly played in the abduction of 111 children who arrived in Denmark between 1978 and 1995, pointing to her as one of the main suspects. Among the reports is her correspondence showing that she went from ‘facilitator’ to arranging private adoptions far from the knowledge of the authorities, and to raising ‘fees’ for children and newborns.
18/11/2022
‘The Stolen Children’: The Danish documentary series on illegal adoptions during the Pinochet dictatorship that is being shown on television
De stjålne børn - the first episode of which premiered last Wednesday on the Danish TV channel TV 2 - tells the story of Rune, who at the age of 45 discovered irregularities in her adoption. 111 Chilean children were adopted in Denmark, processes in which the Nordic state itself detected possible illegalities. Up to US$3,000 was paid per child.
08/11/2022
The French Government launches an inspection mission on illicit practices in international adoption in France
The Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs, Catherine Colonna, the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, Eric Dupond-Moretti, and the Secretary of State to the Prime Minister for Children, Charlotte Caubel, have decided to refer the matter to the Inspectorate General of Foreign Affairs (IGAE), the Inspectorate General of Justice (IGJ) and the Inspectorate General of Social Affairs (IGAS) on illegal practices in international adoption.
15/10/2020
Hearing on the clarification of the illegal conditions of adoptions from Chile since the 1970s [Annex 2 - Google Translate]
10/06/2014
Adoption Scandal: Victims Identify Key Woman
Two reports of illegal adoptions have the same face, name and modus operandi: late registrations, constant visits by the social worker and delivery in a private house in the upper sector. Background information that unites the stories of two Chilean women who seek to know the truth about their origins (TERRA.cl).
🟩🟩🟩 https://corrupcion-chile.blogspot.com/2014_06_10_archive.html
08/05/2014 - the press article on which Anita left a comment
Irregular Adoptions III: New testimonies reveal names of doctors and clinics that violated the law
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