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Port-au-Prince. - The 10 American citizens detained on Saturday when they were about to cross the border into Dominican Republic with around 30 children from Haiti, allegedly illegally will face arraignment today, official Haitian sources Sunday.
Quoted by the service Efe the Haiti sources said the Americans were arrested at the border and could face child trafficking charges, in the country whose infrastructure has been virtually devastated after the January 12 quake which according to official figures killed at least 170,000.
"This is a robbery, not one adoption," said Labor and Social Affairs minister Yves Christalin to the Haitian press.
The Haitian authorities and various international organisms have repeatedly expressed their concern that many children who lost their families in the quake may now fall into the networks of organizations which traffic minors, for which measures of protection and vigilance have been established.
“We don’t have anything to do with the trafficking of children, it’s exactly what we try to work against,” said Laura Silsby, one of the accused.
Written by: josean, 1 Feb 2010 8:01 AM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
Is this the Haitian cousin of the Judge Sobeida faced?
Written by: juanb, 1 Feb 2010 8:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic
They just have to find out which hands to grease.
Written by: Gringo_1, 1 Feb 2010 8:45 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Maimon (Bonao)
Just exactly where will the Haitians be holding these desperate and dangerous criminals?
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
The United Nations has mobilized an evacuation force for the adopted children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie after they announced their divorce yesterday.
After news came through yesterday that Hollywood film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had split, the United Nations intervened to try and repatriate the adopted children back to where they had been bought.
"This is a huge operation and we are working against time here. We are mobilizing helicopters, trucks and transport aircraft. The amount of children that Angelina adopted is a force to be reckoned with; some of them from Africa, South America and the Far East. It is a massive logistical operation that will take many resources to pull off. We appeal to everyone to show some restraint during the rescue mission," UNICEF's Senior Director of Operations, Gonzalez Demerera, told CNN yesterday.
Written by: telemeco, 1 Feb 2010 8:48 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Monte Plata
Hard to believe, that a country that nothing work,,somehow they have child trafficking law working. this organization that more likely will give them better future if they were ever to stay in haiti,,,i think these people are mad cause they did not get they cut
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
A good deed going to be punished
Written by: juanb, 1 Feb 2010 10:44 AM
From: Dominican Republic
Apparently the only thing working in Haiti is the bribery/corruption machine.
Written by: xwill7, 1 Feb 2010 10:47 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
they want propina
Written by: vacanos, 1 Feb 2010 10:48 AM
From: United States, An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.
I wonder why they don't want to built the orphanage inside Haiti. What for? When you have "el hijo de machepa" next door where at the present moment we don't have a strong Patriotic front in the government to take this pest to task but a bunch of puppet traitor who sell their country for a few pesos and get intimidated by people who don't hold an office in any country. They want us to provide stability for the population of Haiti. They want to create fusion in the Hispaniola at all cost even if it means depriving these kids of their own language, tradition, way of life, ECT. I can see beautiful Cabarete in 10 year when these kids grow up to be just another Puerto Plata.
Written by: generoso, 1 Feb 2010 10:58 AM
From: Dominican Republic, United States
Anyway you slice it the perpetrators were up to no good. Doesn't make sense to move the kids from Haiti to rented hotel rooms in Cabarete, unless the intention was to set up a base for later export of the orphans to other destinations. Why couldn't they stay in Haiti in another location? There are many other towns in Haiti, I am sure with available housing that could have been rented.
The adoption business turns in huge profits to many, including government officials that want their cut. Some parents pay from $50,000 to $70,000 to adopt an orphan baby, so do the numbers.
Even religious organizations that are middling the adoptions require extensive "donations" from future parents, so add the dots together.
Written by: jeffreyb, 1 Feb 2010 1:07 PM
From: United States
international news media reports some of these children are in fact not orphans but have parents in Haiti...wats going on???
From: United States
good deed? who knows if these kids have parents/family that are actually looking for them.
if they were doing something good they could stay in haiti and do it, why smuggle these kids out.
just like those plane loads of kids they flew to the states and europe at the beginning WTF was that? thats when all these agencies started complaining about trafficking etc., taking the kids out of the country, not even seeing if they have family and doing it illegally.
Written by: xwill7, 1 Feb 2010 6:09 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
these clowns are creating a bad image for Americans
Written by: Pepe32, 2 Feb 2010 1:40 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Those horrible people taking those children out of paradise and taking them away from a promising future as restaviks!
Those monsters should be punished ,I mean taking those kids out of Haiti and they probably even planned on educating ,clothing them and feeding them! I think they deserve life in prison for their horrible deed!
Written by: josean, 2 Feb 2010 1:59 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
pepe32,
How many are you willing to adopt?
Written by: Pepe32, 2 Feb 2010 2:43 PM
From: Dominican Republic
As many as you my dear pitiphile!
From: Dominican Republic, No Spin Zone
those dirty red necked honky crackers......... as some would have us believe
Written by: Pepe32, 2 Feb 2010 4:05 PM
From: Dominican Republic
You see Josean since you love your Haitian people so much you should have you house full .I am sure Dagtan has adopted several teenage Haitian boys already.
From: United States
for the sarcastic fool who thinks that taking these kids illegally out of a 'haitian' paradise to feed educate and give them the american dream probably doesnt have children of his own nor nephews and nieces.
and if he does i hope some one takes them from him in a moment of confusion to sell them into a better life.
and leaves him searching and wondering where they are till he dies.
thats why there are processes for this type of thing....none of which were followed (suspiciously) for some reason.
Written by: josean, 2 Feb 2010 4:24 PM
From: United States, Fighting the Dictatorship of the Narco PLD Mafia; Guillermo Moreno President 2016
"my dear"
Wow pepe I never new you cared you "sarcastic fool" you!
Written by: Pepe32, 2 Feb 2010 4:32 PM
From: Dominican Republic
No problem Josean our countries are neighbours so we should cooperate!
Written by: LStafano, 10 Feb 2010 9:09 PM
From: United States, ga
they should be prosecute and treated like criminals, what are they going to do with 33 kids? it can't be good i'm glad they got cut.
Written by: Grosero, 13 Feb 2010 12:32 PM
From: United States
Those monsters should be punished ,I mean taking those kids out of Haiti and they probably even planned on educating ,clothing them and feeding them! I think they deserve life in prison for their horrible deed!
I say death by hanging to the Ring-leaders and some very long prision time for the rest....
Written by: Pepe32, 13 Feb 2010 12:48 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Of course the Haitians don't want their restaviks taken away ...
Just like the situation with the Dominicans arrested for "violating" Haitian immigration ,Haitian authorities only seem to function against others but never against their own who are the real culprits in their disaster .
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The United Nations has mobilized an evacuation force for the adopted children of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie after they announced their divorce yesterday.
After news came through yesterday that Hollywood film stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had split, the United Nations intervened to try and repatriate the adopted children back to where they had been bought.
"This is a huge operation and we are working against time here. We are mobilizing helicopters, trucks and transport aircraft. The amount of children that Angelina adopted is a force to be reckoned with; some of them from Africa, South America and the Far East. It is a massive logistical operation that will take many resources to pull off. We appeal to everyone to show some restraint during the rescue mission," UNICEF's Senior Director of Operations, Gonzalez Demerera, told CNN yesterday.
The adoption business turns in huge profits to many, including government officials that want their cut. Some parents pay from $50,000 to $70,000 to adopt an orphan baby, so do the numbers.
Even religious organizations that are middling the adoptions require extensive "donations" from future parents, so add the dots together.
if they were doing something good they could stay in haiti and do it, why smuggle these kids out.
just like those plane loads of kids they flew to the states and europe at the beginning WTF was that? thats when all these agencies started complaining about trafficking etc., taking the kids out of the country, not even seeing if they have family and doing it illegally.
Those monsters should be punished ,I mean taking those kids out of Haiti and they probably even planned on educating ,clothing them and feeding them! I think they deserve life in prison for their horrible deed!
How many are you willing to adopt?
and if he does i hope some one takes them from him in a moment of confusion to sell them into a better life.
and leaves him searching and wondering where they are till he dies.
thats why there are processes for this type of thing....none of which were followed (suspiciously) for some reason.
Wow pepe I never new you cared you "sarcastic fool" you!
Those monsters should be punished ,I mean taking those kids out of Haiti and they probably even planned on educating ,clothing them and feeding them! I think they deserve life in prison for their horrible deed!
I say death by hanging to the Ring-leaders and some very long prision time for the rest....
Just like the situation with the Dominicans arrested for "violating" Haitian immigration ,Haitian authorities only seem to function against others but never against their own who are the real culprits in their disaster .