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Over the past decade, intercountry adoption has come under increased scrutiny in both receiving and sending countries. Investigations and official inquiries have revealed widespread systemic abuses, irregular practices, and serious human rights violations. What was once widely presented as a humanitarian solution is now increasingly recognised as a system that, in many cases, separated children from their families and communities and stripped adoptees of their identity and family ties.

Facing the Past gathered publicly available information on national inquiries, government responses, policy reforms, and legal proceedings to offer a country-by-country overview of how past intercountry adoption practices are being examined today. We keep a close eye on developments across countries and update this living resource regularly as new inquiries, policy changes, and legal actions emerge.

You can find the country-by-country information on ICA-related developments in the “countries” section of the website.