Monday, August 13, 2007

Stash of stolen kids unearthed in Antigua

46 children, including several new-borns, were rescued this weekend from an illegal foster home in Antigua, apparently run by one Clifford Phillips from Florida. Neighbours called the police after observing a succession of foreigners turn up and then leave with children.

Guatemala has the highest per capita adoption rate in the world and earlier this year, under pressure from Washington, ratified the Hague Convention on Intercountry Adoption. The US government also recently announced it would require two DNA tests on babies being adopted in the country before visas can be issued.

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