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May 28, 1998
Orphanage hangs on
The bank accounts of the Vladivostok Infants Home have been frozen and officials say it can no longer afford to admit new children. But the orphanage is familiar with crisis.
April 3, 1998
7 babies abandoned at birth
On March 25, a city ambulance brought a 35-year-old homeless woman to Vladivostok's Maternity Home No. 1. She was filthy, unkempt, and lice ridden, and a nurse helped bathe her and got rid of the lice. She gave birth within hours to a premature girl.
Human Rights Watch's report on Russian orphanages
Human Rights Watch has found that from the moment the state assumes their care, orphans in Russia -- 95 percent of whom still have a living parent -- are exposed to shocking levels of cruelty and neglect.
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