Brothers Home Scandal: South Korea's Dark Truth Revealed

Brothers Home: A Nation's Hidden Shame The idyllic name "Brothers Home" belies a horrific reality. This South Korean institution, far from offering refuge, operated for years as a brutal prison, inflicting unspeakable suffering on vulnerable individuals – children, people with disabilities, and those deemed “undesirable” by the authorities. This wasn't isolated cruelty; it was a systemic, calculated operation masked as social welfare. How many suffered? The exact number remains tragically unclear, with estimates ranging from hundreds to potentially thousands, hampered by the deliberate destruction of crucial records....

July 3, 2025 · 4 min · 689 words · Brian Michalak