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Improving the situation of orphans had been made a condition of Romanian entry into the European Union, but an investigation by BBC journalist Chris Rogers in 2009 revealed that conditions in some institutions are still very poor and large numbers of institutionalized and traumatized people are still held in inadequate conditions, with many ...
In the 21st century, Romania has taken drastic steps to stop the phenomenons of mistreatment and exploitation of children and child abandonment, and to improve the situation of orphans, especially as it prepared itself to become a member of the European Union. As such, the number of street children declined markedly.
Dr. Charles A Nelson. Charles A. Nelson III is an American neuroscientist and psychologist. [1] His international projects include a long-standing project (with Drs. Nathan A. Fox and Charles Zeanah) on institutionalized children in Romania, [2] children growing up in a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, [3] infants in Puerto Rico exposed to the Zika virus, [4] and children growing up in challenging ...
The pictures of sick and malnourished children were published in many newspapers and were shown on many TV stations around the world. Observers described the sight of Cighid with terms like "Child Gulags" or "the Romanian Euthanasia Program". One example was the so-called "isolator": a shed with its windows nailed shut, where 17 toddlers were kept.
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Today, we’re featuring some internet users’ stories about some of the things that make them statistically rare, including niche allergies, biological quirks, and surviving against the odds ...
According to the Associated Press, Vladislav Duda, 28, was found "soaked and frozen" and severely hypothermic in a 400-meter (437-yard) deep ravine in Romania's northern Maramures region last week ...
The phenomenon of street children in Romania must be understood within the local historical context. In 1966, in communist Romania, ruler Nicolae Ceauşescu outlawed contraception and abortion, enacting an aggressive natalist policy, in an effort to increase the population. As families were not able to cope, thousands of unwanted children were ...