The recent confirmation of human rights violations in adoptions by a South Korean truth commission has led eight Belgian adoptees to file a complaint against the Belgian government.

These adoptees are seeking to compel the government to investigate its role in facilitating problematic adoptions from South Korea.

In their legal action, the adoptees have also targeted two Belgian NGOs, Terre des Hommes and Enfants du Monde, alleging serious offenses including forgery and child abduction.

The lawsuit outlines grave accusations such as falsification of birth dates, concealment of medical information, human trafficking, and the use of false documents.

The plaintiffs have shared heart-wrenching personal stories, with some revealing they were kidnapped, while others were misled into believing their parents had died.

The allegations extend to organized crime and child abduction, implicating intermediaries who profited financially from these adoptions.

These human rights violations are reported to have occurred from 1970 to the present day.

Former Flemish well-being minister Hilde Crevits has encouraged inter-country adoptees to report suspected fraud, yet no comprehensive investigation has been initiated.

Yung Fierens, who was illegally adopted at nine months old, expressed frustration over the government's inaction in response to calls for an investigation.

Fierens, who leads the adoption advocacy group CAFE, emphasized the prolonged wait for action regarding illegal adoptions from South Korea.

Lawyer Walter Damen has stated that the Belgian government was aware of malpractices but failed to act to prevent the trafficking of children from South Korea.