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Swiss to investigate adoption system after scandal over Sri Lankan children

Swiss to investigate adoption system after scandal over Sri Lankan children Published: Share Tweet Recipient s Name Send Switzerland said it will review possibly illegal adoptions of foreign children, three years after a scandal flared over allegations that some Sri Lankan child adoptees may have been stolen by traffickers from their birth families. Representative Image Zurich: “(We) acknowledge and regret the Swiss authorities’ failure to prevent adoptions from Sri Lanka until the 1990s despite strong indications of, in some cases, serious irregularities,” the federal cabinet said in a statement.  It called for greater support for people who were adopted in Switzerland at the time and who have struggled to penetrate a cloak of secrecy surrounding their origins. 

Adoptions from Sri Lanka: the Federal Council regrets the negligence of the authorities

Adoptions from Sri Lanka: the Federal Council regrets the negligence of the authorities The Federal Council Bern, 14.12.2020 - As it noted at its meeting on 11 December, the Federal Council acknowledges and regrets the Swiss authorities’ failure to prevent adoptions from Sri Lanka until the 1990s despite strong indications of, in some cases, serious irregularities. Persons adopted in Switzerland at that time should therefore be given greater support in their search for their origins. The Federal Council will also critically examine the current adoption procedure. In its report in response to the postulate 17.4181 on investigating illegal adoptions of children from Sri Lanka in Switzerland in the 1980s, the Federal Council acknowledges the misconduct of the authorities at the time. Despite early and clear indications of illegal adoption placements in Sri Lanka, the Confederation and the cantons waited far too long before taking the appropriate action

Swiss regret failure to stop illegal adoptions from Sri Lanka

The Straits Times A total of 881 adoptions from Sri Lanka were approved in Switzerland between 1973 and 1997.PHOTO: AFP UpdatedDec 14, 2020, 9:33 pm PublishedDec 14, 2020, 9:17 pm SGT https://str.sg/JaeY They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. including the ST News Tablet worth $398.

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