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Illegal International Adoption At A Glance

Illegal International Adoption At A Glance

Illegal adoption may take place in a variety of ways. Areas that have a high number of children available for adoption like China is especially likely to participate in illegal adoption rings. A recent incident in China exposed many infant trafficking victims located in several orphanages. It is sometimes thought that these babies were bought by the owner of the orphanage, although he knew the babies had been kidnapped from their original homes.
Since the babies had been kidnapped, the orphanage was able to purchase them for a relatively low price, around $1,000. The fee that is charged by the orphanage to complete the adoption process with the new parents is roughly $3,000. The orphanage in question denied that the babies had ever been kidnapped and insisted that they had been abandoned.
Sometimes foreign parents will sell their own child. However, many foreigners claim that they never legally gave up rights to their children. They also may claim that they were coerced into signing over their rights or given misinformation about what they were doing.
Child exploitation can happen in other ways through illegal adoption. Desperate residents in other countries who wish to have financial gain will often be willing to sell their children to people who are unable to conceive. This is especially popular in the United States. Prospective parents may be dismayed to find that American children, particularly newborns, are hard to adopt.
Foreign children are typically easier to adopt. Sometimes there are waiting lists for American children that the parents must face. Prospective parents may not consider this to be a type of child exploitation since they have intentions of taking care of the child. However, whether or not the child is treated well does not negate the fact that child is still a trafficking victim.
Illegal children that become trafficking victims are often turned over to the new parents with no documentation or any explanation of where the child came from. Many times, the new parents are so desperate to have the child that they do not care. There are other reasons for people illegally to adopt a child, and not all of them stem from a desire to have a child. The occurrence of child exploitation is not uncommon when children are adopted illegally.
Some individuals adopt children illegally to exploit them sexually, either for their own pleasure or for profit. Since there are extensive background and financial checks done on parents who are going through an adoption agency.
Adopting a child illegally has been called black market baby buying. It is important to remember that some parents are unaware that they are buying black market babies. This is why a couple or individual who are adopting should follow the laws set forth by the Hague Convention. 

Quick Guide to Early Marriage

Quick Guide to Early Marriage

A worldwide issue that is considered to be a human rights violation is the forced marriage of a young woman. Usually, this child marriage is arranged by the family of the child in exchange for money. Many of the young girls are under the age of 17 with no education. There are certain countries that have a higher rate of forced marriage than others, but the number of countries who participate in it are estimated at roughly 50. This includes the United States.
A young girl’s family often is the one who sets up and encourages the forced marriage. Because of this, breaking away from the practice of child marriage is nearly impossible for these young women. Issues that stem from religious belief, poverty and cultural tradition often result in a young girl’s forced marriage.
A study by the United Nations resulted in the findings that child marriage violated many basic human rights of the girls including subjecting them to a life of solitude, servitude, and a lack of education.
In the United States, a young person is legally allowed to marry at the age of 18. If the parents of the individual give consent, then a teenager can be married at 16. However, even the United States has been known to perform child marriage ceremonies that are illegal.
In other countries, girls as young as seven years old have been involved in a forced marriage. Afghanistan in particular is known for child brides and forced marriage. The estimate is that 60 to 80% of marriages that take place there are considered to be a forced marriages. Statistically, child marriage is more likely to take place in a home where the family lives in extreme poverty.
Forced marriage is very common in certain countries and areas. While the country may implement some laws against the forced marriage of a young woman, these laws are often ignored as the individuals follow the typical traditions of the culture to which they are accustomed. While certain countries view forced marriage as tradition, a majority of child welfare advocates see it as prostitution. 

Forced Labor At A Glance

Forced Labor At A Glance

 

In many countries forced child labor is still common. Some children are forced to do factory work, but others may be forced into prostitution, as tourist guides, and working in sweatshops. The majority of forced child labor occurs in the informal sector, resulting in minimal pay. If your rights have been violated contact a labor lawyer to consult your case.

Forced child labor, even if it does not involve trafficking or slavery, threatens the well-being of children. Many children grow up malnourished, never reaching their physical potential. Child labor also damages children mentally and emotionally, often scarring them for life as a result of abuse.

Approximately 60% of forced child labor occurs in Asia, with Africa a close second. Forced child labor is an abuse of inherent human rights. Regardless of the area in which it takes place, child labor is an exploitation of the world's most vulnerable individuals.

The issue is global in scope, as the majority of countries in the world suffer from some sort of child labor abuse. In addition to exploiting and putting children in danger, child labor also restricts the development of proper employment in countries that already struggle economically, including the United States.

What You Didn’t Know About Child Slavery

What You Didn't Know About Child Slavery

Child slavery is not a new phenomenon. Throughout history, children have been sold off into slavery to pay off family debt. Sometimes the children were sold in hopes of the child having a better life. 
For more than a century, however, slavery has been abolished. Although the abolition of slavery has reduced the prominence of child slavery, it still exists – primarily in third-world, foreign countries.          
Child slavery comes in many different forms. Some victims of child slavery may be forced to do simple labor such as farming or manufacturing. Children may also be enslaved to work as prostitutes.         
Children are more exploitable than adults. This simple fact allows adults to trick vulnerable children and their impoverished parents. Child slavery in Asia has seen growth as a result of the economic boom in Asia. However, the subsequent bust of the economy has caused a growing gap between the rich and the poor, forcing families and villages into desperation. 
Child trafficking is closely tied to child slavery, as children are gathered and sold in an underground market. Child slavery exploits the most vulnerable individuals in the entire world. Children are unable to protect themselves and are easily manipulated, leading to their exploitation by child traffickers. 
With more and more families struggling to make enough money for survival, the problem of child slavery is not likely to go away on its own. If there are individuals poor enough to consider slavery a better alternative to their current life, slavery will always exist. If slavery exists, children, the most exploitable individuals in the world, will always fall victim to it.
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