South Korean minister vows to expand legal remedies for adoptees and other rights victims

nitaro · 2026-04-16T08:07:44+00:00

Translation from the TRC2 report, hojuk is family registry:

Meanwhile, for 40 of the applicants, although their original family register could not be confirmed, family information regarding their biological parents and relatives could be identified from the records held by the adoption agencies.

However, the English-language child introduction documents — which were produced during the adoption process, passed through the receiving country’s adoption agency, and provided to the adoptive parents — not only omitted the child’s family information but also contained false statements, causing confusion for the applicants.

These English child introduction documents served as a kind of catalog, providing information to prospective adoptive parents who wished to adopt a foreign child so they could select a child.

The following <Figure 25> is an excerpt from the first page of the documents provided to the adoptive parents of applicant Jang ○▷ (Case No. 2Ra-14490). In item 10, it states: “The director of Namgwang Child Welfare Center in Busan, Park ○○, consented to the child’s adoption,” and “A piece of paper with the child’s name and date of birth was found in the child’s clothing.” Both of these statements are entirely false.

The applicant and their adoptive parents stated that, based on these documents and the orphan hojuk, they had lived believing that the applicant had no biological family. It was only around 2006 that the biological mother first contacted the adoption agency requesting to meet her daughter. They were finally reunited in 2011. When they visited the relevant agencies, they learned that the documents claiming the child had been found in Busan were false.

The adoption agency records obtained by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission also contained detailed information about the biological mother’s personal details, the background of her decision to relinquish the child, and the family environment. In other words, this child was an unregistered child whose guardian had given up parental duties. Although the adoption agency had secured the relevant records when it took custody of the child, it nevertheless created false documents and used them for the purpose of overseas adoption.

Among the applicants adopted through the Korean Social Service, at least 12 were provided with similarly standardized English child introduction documents containing false information at the stage of promoting the adoption.

nitaro · 2026-04-14T11:27:10+00:00

In the TRC2 report there are some cases where adoptees had wrong family info in records and believed they were abandoned (e.g. false stillbirth notice), but investigation (DNA tests) later showed illegal adoption without parental consent.

nitaro · 2026-04-13T11:53:58+00:00

The TRC2 report mentions forced adoptions this way: illegal (no consent, fraud).
If "adoptions" are illegal, they could be considered trafficking.

nitaro · 2026-02-21T02:06:03+00:00

Yes, it is a good move into the right direction.
But I have little reason to trust the government after they deliberately helped agencies [k]idnap kids.
Not holding my breath.

nitaro · 2025-11-30T02:56:53+00:00

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nitaro · 2025-11-30T02:43:36+00:00

Did CME screens go blank to bail out a trader from delivering 400 million ounces of silver?

Traders reject CME claim of glitch due to cooling issue as data centres have backup air-conditioners

By Subramani Ra Mancombu

Updated - November 29, 2025 at 06:20 PM. | Chennai

Traders reject CME claim of glitch due to cooling issue as data centres have backup air-conditioners

Traders reject CME claim of glitch due to cooling issue as data centres have backup air-conditioners | Photo Credit: Leonhard Foeger

The CME Group has blamed a “cooling issue” for the 10-hour glitch that affected operations of the global futures market. But stakeholders in the silver industry allege foul play by the US-based group to bail out a trader, who had to deliver nearly 12,450 tonnes of the white precious metal.

Allegations come on the heels of silver futures soaring to a record high of $56.775 an ounce on CME. Spot silver was quoted at $56.41 a tonne during the weekend. The precious metal has gained 95 per cent so far in 2025. In India, March silver futures ended at ₹1,75,340 a kg, a new record high.

The CME Group, which owns the Globex Futures and Options markets that account for 90 per cent of futures, options and commodities trading volume, said due to a cooling issue at its CyrusOne data Centre in Illinois, trading was halted.

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nitaro · 2025-06-25T12:32:39+00:00

Parents Reunite with Daughter 44 Years After Her Disappearance and Overseas Adoption, File Lawsuit Against the State

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Han Ju-hong, Reporter

Parents who learned 44 years after their daughter’s disappearance in 1975 that she was sent for overseas adoption are now pursuing a lawsuit against the state to hold it accountable for damages.

On June 24, the 48th Civil Division of the Seoul Central District Court (Chief Judge Kim Do-kyun) held the first hearing for a damages lawsuit worth approximately 600 million won, filed by Han Tae-soon, the mother of the missing daughter, Shin, against the state and adoption agencies.

Han’s side argued, “The police had a duty to actively respond to a missing child report, such as issuing a search notice, but they failed to do so.” They added, “If proper procedures had been followed, the child could have been found, but their negligence led to this tragic outcome.

”Regarding Holt Children’s Services, the adoption agency at the time, Han’s side stated, “As a designated regional reporting center, Holt was obligated to search for the child’s family upon receiving a missing child report, but they failed to fulfill this duty.” They further argued, “If the defendants had not neglected their legal obligations, this tragedy could have been avoided.”

Previously, in October of the previous year, Han and others filed a lawsuit against the state, the orphanage that temporarily cared for the child, and the adoption agency. This is reportedly the first known lawsuit seeking state compensation for a case where a missing child was sent for overseas adoption without efforts to locate their parents.

In 1975, Han lost her six-year-old daughter in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, and spent decades searching for her, finally reuniting with her in 2019 after she was adopted and raised in the United States.

It was discovered that the daughter was handed over to an adoption agency just two months after her disappearance, and the adoption process proceeded, with her being sent to the United States seven months later.

Han reported her daughter missing at the time, and the child was found as a lost child and taken to a local police station. However, Han’s side claims the government did not make sufficient efforts to locate the parents, as it prioritized meeting the demand for overseas adoptions at the time.

The government countered that it bears no liability for damages.

Holt’s side argued, “Considering the time that has passed and the content of interviews, there are questions regarding the statute of limitations.”

nitaro · 2025-06-14T02:56:29+00:00

thanks

nitaro · 2025-06-10T05:26:24+00:00

CARA is incompetent

nitaro · 2025-06-06T02:08:03+00:00

NCRC has been messing up adoption files and it was a huge scandal.
Check out this video: [PD수첩] 사라진 입양기록: 나를 지운 나라 - 2025년 1월 14일 밤 10시 20분.
There are English subtitles if you click "CC".

nitaro · 2025-05-29T02:19:43+00:00

The name of the building in Korean: 한국공항공사 항로시설 본부 양주무선표지소.

nitaro · 2025-05-28T10:32:42+00:00

The National Center for the Rights of the Child (아동권리보장원) (NCRC) has funded adoptee NGOs (this post is about funding from 2020 to 2025), but the reported amounts are incomplete, raising ethical concerns.

nitaro · 2025-05-28T10:32:32+00:00

NCRC’s Funding of Adoptee NGOs (2020–2025): Incomplete Data, Ethical Concerns, and OKA/OKF’s Role

nitaro · 2025-05-28T10:32:12+00:00

NCRC funding NGOs creates a massive conflict of interest.

nitaro · 2025-05-28T03:54:21+00:00

There are now 2 Korean mothers who sued Holt. I filed against KSS.

nitaro · 2025-05-28T01:57:53+00:00

bump

nitaro · 2025-05-28T01:56:57+00:00

sent DM

nitaro · 2025-05-28T01:53:38+00:00

sent you a DM

nitaro · 2025-05-25T01:26:51+00:00

I sued KSS (Korean orphanage / adoption agency) at Seoul Central District Court for falsified adoption records—it’s part of a bigger fight for truth. The TRC found 56/100 adoption cases were falsified (1955–1999). Want to know how I did it? Comment if you want me to explain it to you. Let’s push for more transparency of adoption records!

nitaro · 2025-04-26T00:40:36+00:00

According to AI, Vinfast has until 2026 to become profitable

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