Eight South Korean adoptees sue Danish state over human rights

“COPENHAGEN - Eight people adopted by Danish citizens from South Korea in the 1970s and 1980s are suing Denmark for allegedly denying them the right to their identity, origin and family life, their lawyer said Monday. In the lawsuit, the eight, who were all adopted when they were very young, claim Danish authorities should have known their adoptions were illegal and therefore did not fulfil their responsibility to protect them. The plaintiffs have each sought 250,000 kroner ($39,150) in damages,

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