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South Korea’s truth commission says government responsible for fraud and abuse in foreign adoptions

  • South Korean governments committed human rights violations in a program that sent at least 170,000 children abroad for adoption, according to a landmark inquiry.
  • The commission found that the lack of government oversight led to fraud, falsified records, and coercion by private agencies.
  • The commission recommended that the South Korean government deliver an official apology and comply with international adoption standards.
  • The South Korean government was found to have violated the human rights of adoptees by neglecting its duty to ensure their basic rights while sending children abroad.
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A major investigation in South Korea has found that previous governments failed to protect children they sent abroad for adoption.

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140,000 South Korean children were sent for adoption with false documents, without the legal consent of the parents between 1955 and 1999.

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The Korea Times broke the news in Korea, Republic of on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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