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Guatemala - Susana Luarca case

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1997 Jan 1
Guatemala

facilitation

Susana Luarca (aka Susana de Umana aka Susana Maria Luarca Saracho de Umaña), Aida Marizuya Rabasso (judge) (aka Aida Marisuya de De Leon), Alma Beatriz Valle Flores de Meija

institution

Susana Luarca (aka Susana de Umana aka Susana Maria Luarca Saracho de Umaña), Cristina Umana
Asociacion Primavera orphanage (Spring), Asociacion los Ninos de Guatemala orphanage

Susana Luarca

Susana Maria Luarca Saracho, known by various names, has been trafficking stolen and coerced children since 1997.

child trafficking

Documents

Title Publication date
Woman linked with illegal adoptions is deported from the U.S. 2010 Apr 22
COURT: She is accused of human trafficking and forged documents 2009 Dec 16
Woman goes to jail for irregular adoption 2009 May 28
Guatemala adoptions: a baby trade? 2007 Dec 17
Susana's Statement on PGN Events [not a news report] 2007 Oct 23
PGN denounces lawyer Luarca 2007 Oct 20
Video of events at PGN 2007 Oct 19
GUATEMALA UNDER SCRUTINY FOR ABUSES IN ADOPTIONS 2007 Feb 28
In pictures: Guatemalan children's home 2007 Jan 1
Guatemala system is scrutinized as Americans rush in to adopt 2006 Nov 4
Couples Rush For Guatemala Adoptions 2006 Jul 26
Making “American” Families: Transnational Adoption and U.S. Latin America Policy 2006 Jan 1
Guatemala: Statement from organisation of acquitted human rights defender 2004 Feb 3
Bruce Harris wins second process in Guatemala [press release] 2004 Feb 2
British man facing prison time in Guatemala after he accused a prominent lawyer of shady adoption practices 2004 Jan 30
The Cabal to Silence Bruce Harris [opinion] 2004 Jan 18
Freedom of speech goes on trial in Guatemala [opinion] 2002 Jul 28
Casa Alianza Presentation to the United Nation’s Committee on the Rights of the Child 2000 Sep 22
U.S. Congress supports Bruce Harris 1999 May 22
Illegal Adoption Frustrated 1999 Feb 18
INFORMATION ABOUT ADOPTION CASES OF ASSISTED BY CASA ALIANZA 1998 Jan 1
Human Rights Office of the Archbishop of Guatemala joined the Defense of the Director of Casa Alianza 1997 Nov 5
Selling Babies, an interview with Bruce Harris 1997 Oct 9
From Guatemala, an international network of child trafficking 1997 Sep 20
child trafficking
United States of America, Guatemala
Guatemala (Guatemalan department)

Location

Guatemala City