South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds

No country released as many children for adoption as South Korea, babies became export goods. A government commission is now publicly suing the misconduct. Finally. Because many sufferers suffer to this day.

Pippa came to Australia in a 'mass export of children'. She wants answers about her birth

Adoptees in Australia are calling for an inquiry and formal apology following allegations South Korea committed mass human rights abuses in its inter-country adoption programme.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South Korea, an independent governmental body set up to examine human rights violations, has published its conclusions on Wednesday on the international adoption processes that followed the Korean War (1950-1953). The report, following a two-and-a-half-year investigation, is disconcerting, not only because the Government prioritized this type of adoption for almost 50 years “as a cost-effective alternat…

South Korea, World's Largest "Baby Exporter", Violated Human Rights To Meet Adoption Demand, Probe Finds

South Korea's government enabled the "mass exportation" of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a long-awaited investigation has found. According to CNN,  the country, which remains one of the biggest exporters of babies in the world, has sent over 200,000 South Korean children overseas since the 1950s, when the impoverished country was rebuilding from the devastation of W…

Korean government slammed for child-adoption program

170,000: A report released Wednesday by the independent Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Korea pointed blame at Seoul for human rights violations related to a decades-long adoption program. Lack of oversight, according to the report, led to the “mass exportation of children” — to the tune of at least 170,000 kids — by private firms that were driven by profit. South Korea has been the global leader in sending children abroad for adopt…

Nation enabled ‘mass exportation’ of children

South Korea’s government enabled the “mass exportation” of children with private adoption agencies by fabricating birth records and failing to follow consent procedures, a landmark investigation has found.