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South Korea says it sent babies abroad for adoption ‘like luggage’
Since the end of the Korean War in the 1950s, South Korea provided an estimated 200,000 children for international adoptions.
South Korea releases long-awaited report into overseas adoptions of thousands of children
South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Committee's new report reveals some of the fabrications and falsifications that ...
Korean commission finds adoption program rife with abuse, highlighting AP investigation
A South Korean commission found the country violated its children’s human rights by facilitating a foreign adoption program ...
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South Korean Adoption Agency Abruptly Halts Operation in Wake of Reports of Widespread Abuses of ‘Fundamental Human Rights of Adoptees’
Human rights investigators and journalists uncover repeated violations by South Korean organizations responsible for sending ...
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After complaints, South Korea admits that it mishandled adoptions
South Korea has been one of the top countries sending babies abroad for adoption for decades. Now, after an investigation triggered by hundreds of complaints from adoptees, the country has admitted ...
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An adoptee was lied to about her identity. South Korea admits she's not alone
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Deann Borshay Liem, who was born in South Korea and adopted into an American family, about the ...
South Korea isn’t marrying, North Korea can’t divorce: The Korean marriage paradox
South Korea offers financial incentives to encourage marriage, but high living costs and shifting social attitudes keep rates ...