Monday, February 27, 2006

News -- Baby Trafficking

Jail for Chinese baby traffickers: A Chinese orphanage director and nine other people have been given jail sentences for buying and selling dozens of babies who were then adopted abroad.

China jails nine in baby scandal: Prison sentences of up to 15 years were imposed on those convicted of selling babies in Hunan province in southern China. In addition, the former head of one orphanage, the Hengdong Social Welfare Home, was sentenced to one year in prison for buying babies, and 23 local officials were sacked and punished for negligence or involvement in the baby-trafficking scandal.


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