By Lee Hyo-jin
The government is expected to announce the preliminary results in late March of an investigation into hundreds of forced overseas adoptions, occurring mainly between the 1960s and the 1980s, following a yearslong probe into human rights violations in adoption processes.
If the official findings confirm the government’s involvement in these adoptions, the results are likely to lead to hundreds of lawsuits from overseas adoptees seeking justice and compensation.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea (TRC) said Wednesday that its ongoing investigation into 367 cases is nearing completion. The state-run commission, established in 2005 and reinstated in 2020 after closure in 2010, reviews human rights violations committed during and after the 1950-53 Korean War and those linked to the country’s past military dictatorships.