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The court’s decision marks the first time a court has recognized human rights abuses in transnational adoptions and is likely to spark a wave of similar petitions by adoptees
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (AP) — A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s were “characterised by systematic illegal behaviour” in the Asian country. These violations, the report said, made it “possible to change information about a child’s background and adopt a child without the knowledge […]
COPENHAGEN--A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior” in the Asian country.
Danish Report Exposes Systematic Wrongdoings in South Korean Adoptions: A Danish report on Thursday said adoptions of children...
A Danish report on Thursday said that adoptions of children from South Korea to Denmark in the 1970s and 1980s was “characterized by systematic illegal behavior” in the Asian country. The report was the latest in a dark chapter of international adoptions. The Danish Appeals Board, which supervises international adoptions, said there was “an unfortunate incentive structure where large sums of money were transferred between the Danish and South Korean organizations" over the adoptions.