South Korea: South Korea to Investigate International Adoptions
Imprint – December 27, 2022
After taking testimony from adoptees living in the United States and Europe, the South Korea Truth and Reconciliation Commission is launching an investigation into dozens of cases involving children who may have been wrongfully removed from their families, the Associated Press reports. There may be hundreds of cases to examine among South Koreans separated from their birth families as children, who, according to the AP, comprise the world’s largest diaspora of adoptees.
Also: South Korea’s truth commission to probe foreign adoptions: https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-adoption-south-korea-government-a9fd3d7670e07655f93cfcdc9ad87481
https://imprintnews.org/adoption/south-korea-to-investigate-international-adoptions/237162

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