The Unfinished Business of International Adoption in South Korea For decades, South Korea was notorious for exporting children abroad through its international adoption program.
However, an investigation into 367 cases by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has revealed widespread human rights abuses, including fabricated records, identity tampering, and coercive adoptions.
President Lee Jae Myung recently apologized to overseas adoptees for the pain and anxiety inflicted upon them.