Adoption

Norway

Is Norway about to halt all overseas adoptions?

The Scandinavian nation is considering ending the practice as Denmark's only international agency winds down work.

17/01/2024

Living

Always wanted to own chickens? This charity makes it possible

Could your next pet be a chicken rescued from an egg farm?

02/01/2024

Nature

Cat therapy: How this amputee feline helps her owner and others

There’s abundant research on other therapy animals like dogs but there’s often a ‘shock factor’ involved with therapy cats because many don’t know they exist.

24/12/2023

Chile

American man stolen at birth reunites with his birth mother in Chile

Thousands of families in Chile are still searching for answers regarding their missing children taken during the Pinochet regime. One son managed to locate his biological mother after forty-two years apart.

28/08/2023

Culture news

Italy's proposed law puts adoption rights of same-sex couples at risk

In Italy, same-sex couples don't have a legal right to adoption or surrogacy. Now the right-wing government wants to close a loophole allowing them to adopt abroad.

30/06/2023

Italy

Cancer survivors in Italy and Spain wait for ‘right to be forgotten’

Millions of cancer survivors in Italy and Spain face discrimination when applying for insurance or loans, with their medical history tanking their chances of obtaining long-term deals -- even when they've been cancer-free for decades.

06/06/2023

Nature

This dog got life behind bars…and loves it

This fearful fido found his perfect home where ‘he is never without a human.’

21/03/2023

Sweden

Sweden ramps up investigation on origins of South Korean adoptees

A Swedish investigator probing international adoption practices is in South Korea to investigate on the alleged falsified origins of adopted children.

21/03/2023

Russia

Russia is taking children from Ukraine, US think tank says

Children are continuing to be taken from battle zones in Ukraine for adoption in Russia - that's according to the US Institute of War, which cites confirmations from Russian media.

27/10/2022

Ireland

New law gives adoptees from Ireland access to birth records

Irish officials have hailed the legislation as a landmark step towards making amends for a long, dark chapter in the country's history.

24/10/2022

Syria

'House of the Child' welcomes Syria's abandoned children

In a conservative society where adulterous relationships are not accepted, the deteriorating economic conditions might also be a reason for children being abandoned, according to Younes Abo Amin, manager of "House of the Child".

29/10/2021

Sweden

Sweden probes foreign adoptions since 1950s over possible abuses

The inquiry will look into whether some children adopted from China and Chile since the 1950s were legally taken from their parents.

27/10/2021

Croatia

Croatia: Court ruling paves way for same-sex couples to adopt children

Gay rights activists in Croatia have the decision as a "historic" ruling.

06/05/2021

Netherlands

Netherlands suspends foreign adoptions over abuses and corruption

Minister for Legal Protection Sander Dekker said in a statement that "it is painful to conclude that the government has not done what was expected of it".

08/02/2021

Switzerland

Switzerland express regret over illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

The Swiss government has admitted authorities failed to prevent the illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka in the 1980s and 1990s.

14/12/2020

Hungary

Same-sex couples in Hungary fear legal changes on adoption

The draft amendment has drawn sharp criticism from human rights groups who say it is an attack against the LGBT community.

26/11/2020

Green News

PETA demands celebs stop buying designer dogs and adopt from shelters

The latest animal rights' group campaign launches today with the message: ‘Dear Famous People, Stop Buying Dogs’.

17/11/2020

Hungary

Hungary proposes draft law to ban adoption for same-sex couples

The new law would mean that only married couples can adopt children and single people can only adopt with special permission from the minister in charge of family affairs.

11/11/2020

Greece

Greek police smash alleged €500,000 baby-smuggling network

Greek police, backed by Europol, say they have uncovered a €500,000 network that sold unborn children for adoption and eggs from vulnerable women.

27/09/2019

Pakistan

Euroviews. Celebrities can change the world - if they focus on real humanitarianism ǀ View

Humanitarian work when endorsed by a celebrity has to walk a tightrope - if it is too policy-oriented, it becomes an unelected individual trying to usurp power from elected leaders. If it is too general or purely values-based, one can fall into the trap of retweeting slogans that mean little.

21/08/2019