BlackTerrel
01-31-2010, 11:09 PM
I feel for these people because I'm relatively certain they had only the best of intentions and were only trying to help out. But I think it shows how meddling in other countries affairs can quickly make things worse.
They may need some help now. But once the worst of it is over I think Haiti needs to be left alone so they can work things out themselves.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/baptist-group-accused-of-child-trafficking-in-haiti/article1450829/
At least 10 of the 33 Haitian children a group of American Baptists tried to take across the border into the Dominican Republic have parents, says the group taking care of them while the Haitian government investigates an alleged case of child trafficking.
Ten Americans are in custody and set to appear in Port-au-Prince court this morning, accused by the Haitian government of trying to take the children out of the country without proper documentation.
Aid groups have warned against hasty adoptions or transfers of vulnerable children in the wake of the earthquake that devastated Haiti's infrastructure.
The church organizing the transfer of the children says the group had only the best of intentions, that it wanted to put the children in a Dominican Republic orphanage and that it was sure all the children were parentless.
On Friday evening, a truck was stopped at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was carrying 33 Haitian children, some as young as two months old...
...he Haitian government says the group had no approval and no documentation that would allow them to take the children out of the country.
They tried to leave with the children without the proper documents and without following the formal procedures, said public security secretary Amarick Louis.
Specialized units, and territorial units, have been instructed to take all appropriate measures against people who don't respect the rules.
Drew Ham, a pastor with the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, said there has been a gross misunderstanding. The group was trying to help, he said, and thought they were acting by the book.
They may need some help now. But once the worst of it is over I think Haiti needs to be left alone so they can work things out themselves.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/haiti/baptist-group-accused-of-child-trafficking-in-haiti/article1450829/
At least 10 of the 33 Haitian children a group of American Baptists tried to take across the border into the Dominican Republic have parents, says the group taking care of them while the Haitian government investigates an alleged case of child trafficking.
Ten Americans are in custody and set to appear in Port-au-Prince court this morning, accused by the Haitian government of trying to take the children out of the country without proper documentation.
Aid groups have warned against hasty adoptions or transfers of vulnerable children in the wake of the earthquake that devastated Haiti's infrastructure.
The church organizing the transfer of the children says the group had only the best of intentions, that it wanted to put the children in a Dominican Republic orphanage and that it was sure all the children were parentless.
On Friday evening, a truck was stopped at the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. It was carrying 33 Haitian children, some as young as two months old...
...he Haitian government says the group had no approval and no documentation that would allow them to take the children out of the country.
They tried to leave with the children without the proper documents and without following the formal procedures, said public security secretary Amarick Louis.
Specialized units, and territorial units, have been instructed to take all appropriate measures against people who don't respect the rules.
Drew Ham, a pastor with the Central Valley Baptist Church in Meridian, Idaho, said there has been a gross misunderstanding. The group was trying to help, he said, and thought they were acting by the book.