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The TRCK has officially concluded its investigations. It was scheduled to release its final report in December 2010 but the latest available report is from March 2009. According to this report, the commission accepted 10,992 claims and was able to follow up on 4,794 of these claims. Having conducted investigations and excavations of mass graves, the TRCK presented findings on civilian massacres and individual human rights violations to the South Korean president, recommending, among other measures, apologies, restoration of honour to individuals and families, memorials, retrials and new legislation.
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Updated in June 2011
South Korea
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Korea was occupied by Japan in the early 20th century. After the Second World War, the country was divided into North Korea and South Korea by the victorious Allies, which led to the Korean War. After the war, South Korea was run by a series of authoritarian regimes that committed grave human rights violations, including massacres, forced disappearances and wrongful prosecutions.
In 2005, the South Korean government introduced a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address Korea’s violent history and domestic human rights abuses. (Read more about the commission.)