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Its consequences were most felt with the collapse of the regime's social safety net during the 1980's Romanian austerity period, which led to widespread institutional neglect of the needs of orphans, with severe consequences in their health, including high rates of HIV infection in children, and well-being. A series of international and ...
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.
1960s-1980s Highlighted by the Dutch current affairs show Zembla in 2017, purportedly 11,000 babies were fraudulently sold for adoption in the 1980s from Sri Lanka to western countries, with the use of baby farms to meet the apparent high demand. [1] [2] [3] 1970s-1980s
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Decree 770 was a decree of the communist government of Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu, signed in 1967.It restricted abortion and contraception, and was intended to create a new and large Romanian population.
Pages in category "Society of Romania" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. ... 1980s-1990s Romanian orphans phenomenon; Romanian Peasant Museum;
1980s-1990s Romanian orphans phenomenon; S. Slavery in Romania; T. Târgșor Prison This page was last edited on 7 October 2020, at 02:13 (UTC). Text is available ...
Nobody's Child: Romanian Angel Appeal is a charity album released in July 1990 to benefit Romanian orphans, under the auspices of the Romanian Angel Appeal Foundation.It was compiled by English rock musician George Harrison in response to concerns raised by his wife Olivia Harrison, who had visited Romania and witnessed the suffering in the country's abandoned state orphanages following the ...