South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday apologized for the country’s troubled history of overseas adoptions, acknowledging that “unjust human rights violations” occurred. Pool Photo by Kim Hong-ji/EPASEOUL, Oct. 2 (UPI) -- South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Thursday apologized for the country's troubled history of overseas adoptions, acknowledging that "unjust human rights violations" occurred and vowing stronger safeguards going forward. "South Korea once bore the shameful stigma of being a 'child exporter,'" Lee said in a Facebook post. In March, a long-awaited report by South Korea's Truth and Reconciliation Commission found that the government violated adoptees' rights as it sought to expedite overseas adoptions rather than strengthen domestic welfare programs. "I also urge them to devise effective support measures to help international adoptees find their roots," he added.