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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kim Tong-Hyung

A South Korean mother sues the government and an agency over the adoption of her missing son

South Korea Adoptions - (Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A 72-year-old mother has filed a lawsuit against South Korea’s government and its largest adoption agency, alleging systematic failures in her forced separation from her toddler son who was sent to Norway without her consent.

Choi Young-ja searched desperately for her son for nearly five decades before their emotional reunion in 2023.

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