US Korean Adoptees Demand the TRC Investigate all Submitted Cases

367 adoptees submitted petitions to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Korea, requesting investigations into their own adoptions. To date, only 56 cases have been concluded, leaving 311 adoptees still waiting for answers.

The greatest problem faced by adoptees is that they were adopted on the basis of false and fabricated documents. Many adoptees possess very few – or no – records about their true background and origins.

Do not make this the adoptees’ problem! The lack of documents and background information is, in itself, a violation of fundamental human rights. The absence of documentation proving that adoptees were legally brought into the adoption system is, in itself, a breach of fundamental human rights.

It is not the responsibility of adoptees to prove the legality of their adoptions! That burden lies with the adoption agencies and the Korean state. That is how the rule of law works. That is how international law works.