By now there are two cases of adoptees from Bangladesh who are suing – the Dutch State, – the adoption agency Wereldkinderen aka Netherlands International Child Welfare Organisation (NICWO), – and the Dutch branch of Terre des Hommes. The below article puts some light on the dark side of the trafficking of children in Bangladesh,… Read more »

From: ACT <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 at 14:41 Subject: Open letter To: <[email protected]> Dear President Von der Leyen, I know that your Cabinet is treating the case of whistle-blower Roelie Post, and the child rights issue that goes with it, as a closed chapter. It is not. Hereby I ask you to review the situation… Read more »

Arun Dohle In 1973 I was adopted from India to Germany, like many of you who may read this. My views on adoption were bottom-line quite positive, just as my view on organisations involved in this, like International Social Service (ISS). Little did I know… In 1999 I got my first access to the Internet… Read more »

Last year ACT wrote to the Dutch Minister of Justice to inform him about the serious conflict of interest that the FIOM-ISS has regarding the roots-searches of adoptees. Note about FIOM/ISS 15 November 2019 The Ministry of Justice considers the involvement of the FIOM in the planning of the funding for organisations which execute searches… Read more »

It was in 2008 that documentary-maker Geert-Jan Lassche asked Arun Dohle (ACT) for help in regard to adoptions from China. He needed background information, contacts. In short: ACT’s knowledge. The outcome: two dramatic documentaries, which shook the Dutch adoption world. Wereldkinderen’s biggest adoption agency’s director resigned. Because of admitting she did wrong by ignoring previous… Read more »