Question 35360 — foreign policy

Summary

Mrs Sylvia Pinel draws the attention of the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs to child adoption trafficking in Sri Lanka in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Some 12,000 babies adopted in Europe, including 1,500 in France, were thus stolen or sold by various intermediaries. This tragedy that these families had to endure calls for a response in order to understand how such illicit trafficking could prosper without the knowledge of the authorities. French women in charge of adoption. It is also urgent to grant the request of the Sri Lanka Adoptive Parents Collective regarding the creation of an investigation by the Government or, at the very least, the preparation of a report submitted to Parliament on this subject. Several governments abroad have undertaken research and investigation into this matter, such as the Netherlands, Australia and Switzerland. The Council On December 11, 2020, the federal government even recognized the responsibility of the Swiss authorities for the illegality of adoption procedures for Sri Lankan children and committed to taking measures to further support adoptees in the search for their origins. On this point, French families are still awaiting the work of the international adoption mission (MIA) for France in consultation with its Sri Lankan counterpart, announced in 2018 to set up a procedure aimed at helping child victims of this trafficking find their biological parents. Also, she wishes to know the responses that the Government wishes to provide to these legitimate requests from victim families aimed at fighting against impunity for crimes committed and allowing these young adults to know their stolen identity.

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