Human trafficking

Georgia’s lost parents and sold children

A group in Georgia has set out to unravel an alleged decades-long practice in which babies were sold by doctors after being falsely pronounced dead. But the authorities have remained tight-lipped, leading to frustration from the thousands of Georgians unsure of the fate of their children, or of their own identities. After having lived an unassuming childhood in her hometown of Rustavi, Nini Mokhevishvili’s life turned upside down nine years ago when her mother, Nana, revealed that not only was