section_path: Aftermath/Legal and legislative actions
section_name: Legal and legislative actions
paragraph_text: Legal and legislative actions
  
  In 2014, 진선미 and 53 sponsors introduced a special bill to investigate Brothers Home and compensate the victims to 19th National Assembly, though it died in committee. A revised bill was introduced in the next National Assembly by 진선미 72 sponsors in 2016, but also died in committee. The revised bill expanded the scope from the original bill to other social welfare centers.
  
  Many survivors have sued the government since May 2021. In January 2024, the court awarded the 13 survivors the total of 4.535 billion won of the 8 billion won requested. Each received 75 million to 420 million won. The state and the survivors both appealed, but the ruling was upheld by appeals court and in March 2025 the Supreme court, cementing the result.
  
  On December 10, 2020, public outcry led to the launch of the second Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which addressed human rights violations at facilities such as Brothers Home. On 23 August 2022, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Republic of Korea officially recognized the state's culpability in the human rights violations between 1975 and 1987 at Brothers Home. The abuses included confinement, isolation, forced unpaid labor, and various forms of violence. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed in February 2025 that at least 31 children were improperly sent overseas for adoption, with nearly 5,000 pending cases. The investigation was set to conclude in May 2025 unless the National Assembly extended its mandate.
  
  In 2014, 진선미 and 53 sponsors introduced a special bill to investigate Brothers Home and compensate the victims to 19th National Assembly, though it died in committee. A revised bill was introduced in the next National Assembly by 진선미 72 sponsors in 2016, but also died in committee. The revised bill expanded the scope from the original bill to other social welfare centers.
  
  Many survivors have sued the government since May 2021. In January 2024, the court awarded the 13 survivors the total of 4.535 billion won of the 8 billion won requested. Each received 75 million to 420 million won. The state and the survivors both appealed, but the ruling was upheld by appeals court and in March 2025 the Supreme court, cementing the result.
  
  On December 10, 2020, public outcry led to the launch of the second Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which addressed human rights violations at facilities such as Brothers Home. On 23 August 2022, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Republic of Korea officially recognized the state's culpability in the human rights violations between 1975 and 1987 at Brothers Home. The abuses included confinement, isolation, forced unpaid labor, and various forms of violence. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission confirmed in February 2025 that at least 31 children were improperly sent overseas for adoption, with nearly 5,000 pending cases. The investigation was set to conclude in May 2025 unless the National Assembly extended its mandate.