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Three Chile-adopted individuals sue Danish state

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Three adopted individuals from Chile are suing the Danish state, seeking 250,000 kroner each in damages.
  • They allege the state approved and facilitated their illegal adoptions despite having incomplete or questionable adoption documents.
  • The lawsuit follows previous claims by two other adopted individuals from Chile and brings past adoption practices under judicial scrutiny.

Three individuals adopted from Chile have taken legal action against the Danish state, alleging their right to family life was violated. The lawsuit, detailed by Dagbladet Information, claims the Danish state approved and aided illegal adoptions, even when aware of problematic documentation.

The plaintiffs are each seeking 250,000 kroner in compensation, a claim the Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing has rejected. This legal challenge escalates a dispute that first surfaced last spring when two other adopted individuals from Chile made similar compensation demands.

The case brings renewed attention to adoptions from Chile to Denmark between 1978 and 1988. A 2021 report by the Danish National Board of Appeal indicated that adoption facilitation through the agency AC Børnehjælp during that period may have involved illegal activities in Chile.

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Originally published by Berlingske in Danish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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