The largest adoption organisation of The Netherlands, Wereldkinderen ( Children of the world), has decided to bring an immediate stop to the adoption process in Ethiopia.
 

An enquiry has shown that some of the dossiers which were granted a go-ahead have been found to be full of mistakes. In some cases, it appeared that the biological mother was still alive, while the dossier stated otherwise.
 

Wereldkinderen thinks that poverty in Ethiopia and the growing number of demands on the part of adoptive parents from western countries are to be blamed for the abuse.   
 

For now, Wereldkinderen would like to study thoroughly all the cases in Ethiopia. This is the reason why all new demands have been put on stand-by.

Every year, tens of children coming from Ethiopia are adopted in the Netherlands.
 

This is no first scandal that has hit the world of adoption. Not long ago, the former director of Wereldkinderen resigned following judicial threats. She was investigating cases of abuse with regards to adoption in China.

Sources: ANP, NOS
 

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