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77 Chinese Kids Missing From Home In Britain May 12. 2009
China President Hu Jintao In very sad news, 77 Chinese children went missing from a home in Britain, allegedly sold into prostitution and the drug trade. This is why it is essential governments vigilantly monitor adoptions, preventing them from becoming child trafficking, both in countries sending and receiving children, to ensure no exploitation occurs by unscrupulous, rogue citizens. 77 Chinese kids missing in UK: report Updated: 2009-05-09 09:12 - China's Foreign Ministry said it is "verifying" claims that 77 Chinese children went missing from a home in Britain, allegedly sold to work in the prostitution and drugs trade. British newspaper The Guardian, citing a secret immigration document on Tuesday, said at least 77 Chinese children had gone missing since March 2006 from the children's home, operated by the London borough of Hillingdon... The Guardian cited the "restricted" report as saying victims of a trafficking network, that has agents based as far apart as China, Brazil, Japan, Malaysia and Kenya, arrived at the home just outside the airport perimeter, only to disappear almost immediately... Only four of the 77 children have been found, according to The Guardian. Two girls returned after a year of exploitation in brothels in the Midlands. Others, said the article, are coerced with physical threats to work as street-sellers of counterfeit goods. It is thought many also work on illegal cannabis farms. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown vowed on Wednesday to investigate the report... |
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