International solidarity is not an act of charity: It is an act of unity between allies fighting on different terrains toward the same objective. The foremost of these objectives is to aid the development of humanity to the highest level possible…Samora Machel, first president of Mozambique
Additions and corrections shortly!
International Adoptee Rights, Adoption Records Access, and Search and Support Organizations
ARGENTINA
- Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo – Spanish
- Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo – English
AUSTRALIA
- Adoption Jigsaw (includes links to state and UK government sites)
- Association of Relinquishing Mothers (ARMS) (Victoria)
- Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders : Studies: Adoption and State Ward Records (includes links to state government sites)
- Origins Australia
- Origins Tasmania
- VANISH
BRAZIL
BULGARIA
- Bulgarian Association of Adoption Children and Parents (Bulgarian
CHINA AND HONG KONG
COLUMBIA
- Looking for Roots (English) (this may be a paid site)
CUBA
EL SALVADOR:
- Pro-Busqueda: (Spanish)
- TRACE–Trans-Atlantic Childrens Enterprise (elf-help group for families and American military fathers (G.I.s) separated during WWII and in the following years.
FRANCE
- Association pour le Droit sous Origiones nes soux X Candon (ADONX) (French)
- La Voix des Adoptes
- La Voix des Adoptes Facebook
- Les X-Colere (AngryX!) (French)
GREECE
- Greek Reunion Registry (SEASYP) (English)
IRELAND
- Adoption Support Network of Ireland
- Adoption Support Network of Ireland (Facebook)
- Justice for Magdalenes
ITALY
- Astro Nascente Adizione y Origini Biologiche (Italian )
- Astro Nascente Adzione y Origini Biologche Facebook (Italian)
- Figli Adottivi e Genitori Naturali (Association of Adoptees and Birth Parents) (Italian)\
JAMAICA
KOREA:
- Adopterade Koreaners Forening (Adopted Koreans Association) Sweden) (Swedish)
- Adoption Policy and Reform (USA) Not about Korea per se, but tied to Korean concerns
- Belgian Adoptees from Korea Facebook (English)
- Dongari (Switzerland) (English)
- International Korea Adoptee Associations (Korea) (English)
- Kimchi (Switzerland) (French)
- Korea Klubben (Denmark) (Danish)
- Korean Adoptees of Australia Facebook
- Korean Adoption History by Tobias Hubinette (English)
- Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Community (KAAN)
- Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Community Facebook
- Racines Correenes (French)
- Tobias Hubinette.com
- TRACK: Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Commuhnity of Korea
LEBANON
- Bada’el/Alternatives (English)
- Daniel Ibn Zayd. Political commentary on adoption in Lebanon and around the world (different from The Inquisitor)
- Legal Agenda (English)
- Origins Leban (French)
- The Inquisitor by Daniel Ibn Zayd. Political
- commentary on adoption in Lebanon and around the world. (Different than DIZ)
NETHERLANDS
- Association of Liberation Children (traces Canadian fathers World War 2 era children born in the UK, The Netherlands, and NW Europe)
- Arierang: Dutch Association of Korean Adoptees (Dutch)
PHILIPPINES:
- Filipino Adoption Network (English)
ROMANIA
- Romanian Adoptees (Facebook)
- Romanian Adoptees Group (Facebook
SCOTLAND
- Birthlink (adoption registry)
SLOVENIA
- Klub Posvojencev Adoptees Society (Slovenian)
- Klub Posvojencev Adoptees Society Facebook (Slovenian)
SPAIN
VIETNAM:
- Adopted Vietnamese International (English)
- Adopted Vietnaese International Facebook (English)
- Operation Babylift 1975/Project Vietnam Orphans Project 1975 Facebook (English)
- Operation Reunite
- Operation Reunite Facebook (English)
- Origines Vietnamese (French)
- Voices for Vietnam Adoption Integrity
YEMEN
- The Yeminite Childen Affair. The bibliography of articles regarding these cases is no longer on line I plan to reconstruct it, but in the meantime the link goes to a NYT article. As far as I can tell there is no Yemenite organiation still pushing the investiation. It’s important though.
Canadian Adoptee Rights and Adoption Records Access Organizations
- NATIONAL: Canadian Council of Natural Mothers (CCNM)/ Counseil canadien des meres naturelles (CCMN) (English and French)
- ONTARIO: Coalition for Open Adoption Recordos
- QUEBEC: : Mouvement Retrouvailles (French and English)
- Association of Liberation Children (traces Canadian fathers World War 2 era children born in the UK, The Netherlands, and NW Europe)
- Canadian Roots (Canadian World War 2 children)
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