Study highlights Swiss cantons’ failings over adoptions from India

A Swiss study released on Friday has revealed that cantons Thurgau and Zurich are responsible for shortcomings linked to adoptions of children from India. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This is the conclusion of a study on adoption practices from 1973 to 2002, published on Friday. Children from India were systematically adopted without the consent of their parents, Rita Kesselring, head of the research project, told Swiss public radio, SRF. "Our investigation has identified legal violations. We came across 48 adoptions in the two cantons where the legally required waiver from the biological parents was not available," she said. Indian courts nevertheless officially released the children for adoption. In most cases, the cantonal authorities approved the adoptions without question. + The Swiss illegally adopted thousands of children from abroad The results of this study are not surprising, says Sarah Ineichen, president of the association "Back to the ...