Cambodia, For Export Only

21 November 2019

Today I got a question about Cambodia, about the investigations the Dutch Embassy did there in 2003.
And yes, I have that report.

Dutch Embassy report
LINK

Letter on behalf of the Dutch Minister announcing to stop adoptions from Cambodia (and Guatemala) : LINK

As far as I know, this was the only time the Dutch Central Authority ordered such an investigation.
It was also, as far as I know, the only time that the FBI investigated intercountry adoptions:

Richard Cross – FBI

Despite lots of pressure, Cambodia has not really re-opened again.

Cambodia Adoption Notice: Update on Status of Intercountry Adoptions from Cambodia
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