Scandal Shock: 2000 Adopted Children Transformed Into Guinea Pigs by Terre Des Hommes in Switzerland

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Nearly 2000 children placed by Terre des hommes between 1964 and 1979 were used as guinea pigs, according to the German media "Beobachter". If upon its release, the case did not find an echo in French-speaking Swiss, it is now taking on a new dimension, with political reactions both at federal and cantonal level.

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Adoptive children mediated by Terre des Hommes in Switzerland had to undergo medical experiments. Now, politicians want to know who was responsible.

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Between 1964 and 1979, nearly 2,000 children, mainly from Korea, India, Vietnam and Morocco, were welcomed to Switzerland for adoption, where they had lived a nightmare. As soon as they arrived in illegal quarantines, these toddlers were used as subjects for clinical trials in several hospitals in French-speaking Switzerland. An investigation by the magazine Beobachter, taken up by Le Temps, revealed these shocking barbaric practices. The shock …