Presidential office discusses rights protection for Korean adoptees overseas
The presidential office held a meeting Wednesday to discuss measures to protect the rights of Koreans adopted overseas and address complaints raised by them. Second Deputy National Security Adviser Lim Woong-soon presided over the gathering of the presidential task force on overseas Koreans, which focused on pan-government efforts to protect the rights of Korean adoptees, the presidential office…
On Wednesday, the presidential office convened a meeting to deliberate on safeguarding the rights of Koreans who were adopted overseas and to tackle grievances voiced by them. Led by Second Deputy National Security Adviser Lim Woong-soon, the gathering comprised the presidential task force on overseas Koreans, which centered on cooperative efforts across various government sectors aimed at protecting the rights of Korean adoptees, according to the presidential office.
In addition to addressing complaints, the discussion also encompassed government actions to address issues raised by Korean adoptees and the advancement in implementing recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, as per the presidential office announcement. In response to the grievances expressed by hundreds of Korean adoptees worldwide, the state commission officially acknowledged several of them as victims of human rights abuses in the adoption process in March of the previous year.
The commission determined that inadequate government supervision had resulted in human rights violations against adoptees throughout the half-century history of overseas adoptions of Korean children, encompassing the creation of false documents falsely identifying adoptees as orphans and other related misconducts, as stated in the source.
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