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The recent revelations have also brought back memories of when Romania’s communist-era orphanages gained international exposure after communist leader Nicolae Ceausescu was executed in 1989.
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 ...
Occasionally termed "The Romanian Baby Bazaar", [13] thousands of Romanian babies were sold under questionable circumstances to adoptive parents in western countries, particularly the United States, after the significant increase in the number of orphaned and abandoned children in the country following the policies of Ceaușescu and his ...
Children Underground follows the story of five street children, aged eight to sixteen who live in a subway station in Bucharest, Romania.The street kids are encountered daily by commuting adults, who pass them by in the station as they starve, swindle, and steal, all while searching desperately for a fresh can of paint to get high with.
A news report on the American newsmagazine 20/20, which first aired on 5 October 1990, was the first to show the conditions in full detail on television. [6] The 1990s was a difficult transition period, and it is during this period that the number of street children was very high.
A fire broke out at a children's hospital in Romanian capital Bucharest late on Tuesday and 110 people were evacuated without any casualties, the government's emergency response unit said. Over ...
When HHC started working in Romania there were 100,000 children living in Romanian orphanages, and by 2010 there were less than 7,500. [17] It is the largest programme for Hope and Homes for Children, and they have led the closure of institutions and established replacement services in several counties.
On Thursday, Feb. 24, Russia began its attack on Ukraine. With heavy casualties expected on both sides, you might be wondering how you can help. On TODAY last week, NBC News correspondent Kerry ...