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  1. Study Condemns Child Labor (Sun-Sentinel)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Study Condemns Child Labor By Madeline Baró Diaz, Miami BureauOriginally published in the Sun-Sentinel, April 13, 2002 MIAMI — The National Coalition for Haitian Rights released a study on Friday that estimates one in 10 children in Haiti…

  2. Children as Barter in a Famished Land (The New York Times)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Children as Barter in a Famished Land By Barry BearakOriginally published in The New York Times, March 8, 2002 KANGORI, Afghanistan, March 2 — Haunted by want, depleted from hunger, Akhtar Muhammad first sold off his few farm…

  4. ‘Chocolate Slaves’ Carry Many Scars (The Daily Telegraph)

     PRINTABLE PAGE ‘Chocolate Slaves’ Carry Many Scars British factories were warned about child bondage By Neil TweedieOriginally published by The Daily Telegraph, April 17, 2001 British children love chocolate. Each year they spend £1.2 billion of their pocket money to…

  5. For-Profit Tissue Banks Outside Government Control (Reuters Health)

     PRINTABLE PAGE For-Profit Tissue Banks Outside Government Control By Todd ZwillichOriginally published by Reuters Health, May 25, 2001 WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) — An exploding for-profit industry of storage and processing of transplantable human tissue is operating outside of the control…

  6. China Paper Sacks Organ Trade Reporter (Reuters)

     PRINTABLE PAGE China Paper Sacks Organ Trade Reporter Originally published by Reuters, August 2, 2001 BEIJING (Reuters) — A newspaper in the southeastern province of Jiangxi has sacked a senior reporter whose article on organ harvesting in China riled Beijing,…

  7. Report: Foreign House Help Abused (The Associated Press)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Report: Foreign House Help Abused By Katherine Roth, Associated Press WriterOriginally published by The Associated Press, June 13, 2001 NEW YORK (AP) — Many foreign workers granted special visas to be household employees in the United States endure…

  8. ISO Healthy Kidney; Top Dollar Paid (CNN)

     PRINTABLE PAGE ISO Healthy Kidney; Top Dollar Paid By Jeffrey P. Kahn, Ph.D., M.P.H. Director, Center for Bioethics, University of MinnesotaOriginally published by CNN.com, May 29, 2001 If some people have their way, the title to this column may be…

  9. Prisoners’ Organs Sold In China (United Press International)

     PRINTABLE PAGE Prisoners’ Organs Sold In China By Kurt Samson, UPI Medical WriterOriginally published by the United Press International, June 27, 2001 WASHINGTON (UPI) — Prisoners in China who are convicted of offenses that would barely carry prison sentences in…

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