Critics claim past authoritarian leaders saw adoptions as a way to reduce the number of mouths to feed, solve the 'problem' of unmarried mothers and deepen ties with the democratic West.
Critics claim past authoritarian leaders saw adoptions as a way to reduce the number of mouths to feed, solve the"problem" of unmarried mothers and deepen ties with the democratic West.Peter Moller, fourth from left, attends a press conference with a group of South Korean adoptees in SeoulA group of South Korean adoptees in Europe are urging authorities to investigate their adoptions that they say were based on falsified documents and involved rights abuses.
Critics claim past authoritarian leaders saw adoptions as a way to reduce the number of mouths to feed, solve the"problem" of unmarried mothers and deepen ties with the democratic West. "We are now fighting for the rights to know our own true story," he added during a press conference in Seoul. Many want the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to find out if the government should also be held accountable for failing to monitor agencies and confirm whether the increase in adoptions was fuelled by increasingly larger payments and donations from adoptive parents.Read more world news:The complaints include inaccurate or falsified information in adoption papers that distort their biological origins, such as wrong birth names, dates or locations, or details about birth parents.
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