Tag: Orphans and Orphanages

South Korean Adoptions and a Nation’s Painful Past

South Korean adoptees have been returning to the country to hold the government accountable for what they call a corrupt adoption system that went largely unchanged until recent decades.

Western Banks Help Fund Blacklisted Oligarch’s Charity

Konstantin Malofeyev’s foundation funds orphanages in occupied Ukraine. He denies that a child-removal program there is a war crime: “All of this is fake.”

London’s Other Royals, the ‘Pearlies,’ Keep Alive Cockney Customs

The Pearly Kings and Queens, known for their button-festooned costumes, preserve a charitable tradition that began in the Victorian era and became a symbol of the city’s working-class culture.

Maria Lvova-Belova, the Children’s Rights Advocate Accused of Russian War Crimes

Maria Lvova-Belova says she is running a humanitarian evacuation of abandoned Ukrainian children. The International Criminal Court accuses her of abducting them wholesale.