About the Commission
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of the Republic of Korea was

relaunched on 26 February 2026 as a result of the revision of the Framework Act on Settling Past Affairs for Truth and Reconciliation. The amendment was to accommodate the urgent needs of survivors and victims’ families who have sought truth and justice for past state violence.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established as an independent body to investigate and uncover the truth about the anti-Japanese independence movement, overseas Koreans, mass atrocities during the Korean War, various human rights violations that occurred during Korea’s authoritarian rule, human rights abuses committed by social welfare facilities, intercountry adoption agencies, and mass detention facilities, and killing by hostile forces.

Our Commission will do its utmost to uncover the Truth