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New book release: Right to Origins

HRBB is proud to announce the publication of our latest book, "Right to Origins is a Human Right: Dialogues with Adoptees on Their Search...

[INTERVIEW] Defender of inter-country adoptees’ rights

May 26, 20223 min read

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[INTERVIEW] Defender of inter-country adoptees’ rights

Lee Kyung-eun, director at Human Rights Beyond Borders and author of “The Global Orphan Adoption System,” poses with her book at her...

Today’s inter-country adoption system is not fit for purpose

May 8, 20227 min read

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Today’s inter-country adoption system is not fit for purpose

This is presentation by Dr. Cantwell in an international conference held by the Presidential Committee on Ageing Society and Population...

Court submission on responsibility to verify acquisition of citizenship of inter-country adoptees (P

Apr 17, 20224 min read

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Court submission on responsibility to verify acquisition of citizenship of inter-country adoptees (P

This is part of a submission to the Korean court to assist judges in understanding the international norms for the case of Adam Crapser...

Court submission on the ‘orphan-making’ process (Part 2)

Apr 10, 20225 min read

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Court submission on the ‘orphan-making’ process (Part 2)

A diagram showing system of “orphan-making” / Courtesy of Lee Kyung-eun The following text is the second piece of the Amicus Brief...

Submission to court about Korea’s inter-country adoption program (Part 1)

Apr 8, 20225 min read

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Submission to court about Korea’s inter-country adoption program (Part 1)

This article is the 32nd in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Some of the articles of this series will dedicate space to parts of...

Dialogues with Adoptees: Let’s make adoptees’ rights mainstream

Jan 28, 20224 min read

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Dialogues with Adoptees: Let’s make adoptees’ rights mainstream

This article is the 30th in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected that the children they had...

A pillar of the Hague Adoption Convention: Shared responsibility of receiving countries

Jan 8, 20225 min read

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A pillar of the Hague Adoption Convention: Shared responsibility of receiving countries

This picture was taken right before Korea officially signed the convention on May 24, 2013, Chin Young, then-minister of health and...

‘Vincenzo’ and adoption myth entrenched in Korean society

Dec 7, 20215 min read

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‘Vincenzo’ and adoption myth entrenched in Korean society

This article is the 25th in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected that the children it had sent...

Secrets of birth: Multiple layers of falsehoods in Korea’s birth documents

Nov 20, 20215 min read

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Secrets of birth: Multiple layers of falsehoods in Korea’s birth documents

This article is the 23rd in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected that the children it had sent...

What does Korean law say about adoptees’ right to information disclosure

Oct 16, 20215 min read

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What does Korean law say about adoptees’ right to information disclosure

This article is the 19th in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Adoptees’ rights to access to information on their identity has not...

Intercountry adoption is about human rights, not charity

Oct 9, 20215 min read

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Intercountry adoption is about human rights, not charity

In this Feb. 25, 1998, file photo, President Kim Dae-jung, right, puts his hand on his heart during his inauguration ceremony. Kim tried...

Intercountry adoptions 1985-92: A numbers game for Korea’s national image

Oct 3, 20215 min read

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Intercountry adoptions 1985-92: A numbers game for Korea’s national image

Number of children sent overseas for adoption / Courtesy of Lee Kyung-eun This article is the 17th in a series about Koreans adopted...

The unrestrained expansion of ‘child exports’ during 1980s authoritarian period

Sep 25, 20215 min read

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The unrestrained expansion of ‘child exports’ during 1980s authoritarian period

The number of children sent overseas for adoption / Courtesy of Lee Kyung-eun This article is the 16th in a series about Koreans adopted...

Sep 9, 20214 min read

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The failure of adoption system

This is the 14th article of the series on Korea’s policies on adoption. The history of the politics of adoption permanently affects and...

Political decisions behind Korea’s adoption curve

Aug 31, 20214 min read

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Political decisions behind Korea’s adoption curve

This is the 12th article in an adoption series. So far, this series has covered the right to origin of adoptees from Korea. The second...

The systematization of ‘child exports’ for economic and political aims

Aug 29, 20215 min read

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The systematization of ‘child exports’ for economic and political aims

This is the 13th article in an adoption series. Some adoptees have echoed the previous article’s question, “What is the real reason this...

Aug 29, 20214 min read

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The systematization of ‘child exports’ for economic and political aims

By Lee Kyung-eun If, as the dominant narrative claims, transnational adoption is about rescuing war orphans, then the surge in...

‘Proxy adoption,’ the IR-4 visa and US citizenship for adoptees from Korea

Jul 25, 20215 min read

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‘Proxy adoption,’ the IR-4 visa and US citizenship for adoptees from Korea

This article is the ninth in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected that the children it had sent...

Adoptees’ nationality of state of origin and negligence of duty of protection

Jul 10, 20214 min read

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Adoptees’ nationality of state of origin and negligence of duty of protection

This article is the seventh in a series about Koreans adopted abroad. Apparently, many Koreans never expected that the children they had...

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