Researchers confirm claims that China kills for organs
"A human rights lawyer and a former member of the Canadian cabinet have accused prison authorities in China of killing Falungong dissidents for their organs. Lawyer David Matas and Canada's former secretary of state for Asia and the Pacific, David Kilgour, spent two months investigating the claims. The Chinese government has denied similar allegations in the past, pointing to a new law prohibiting the buying and selling of human organs, with a proviso also that written consent must be given by donors. "Source
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"We have concluded that the government of China and its agencies in numerous parts of the country, in particular hospitals but also detention centres and 'people's courts', since 1999 have put to death a large but unknown number of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience. Their vital organs, including hearts, kidneys, livers and corneas, were virtually simultaneously seized involuntarily for sale at high prices ... "
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An Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the Media
Tagged: china, capital+punishment, human+rights, falun+gong
1 Comments:
In my humble opinion Falun Gong's actions not only discredited their own cause, they also unnecessarily detracted from honest examination of China's human rights record.
FLG's nefarious indictment muddles the rational discussion of issues such as China's legal reform, and Chinese society's moral and ethical standards on dignity and treatment of the condemned, or even death penalty crossing the cultural divide.
In that spirit, I would like to bring to your attention some contrarian facts surrounding Falun Gong's recent media activity:
(all citations are at the end)
- Mr. Mike Stekeetee of The Australian had reported in April US congressional investigation finding the allegation a gross exaggeration. An US Congressional Executive Committee on China (CECC) brief subsquently commented on veracity of Falun Gong's claim of genocide.
- US State Department investigated and found the allegation not credible.
- Harry Wu, directory of Laogai Research Foundation in DC, investigated the allegation and found the witness unreliable
- Melbourn Australia-based dissident Mr. Zhang HeTse of China Aid Online (?) has come forward and supported Harry Wu's finding, while pointing out FLG's phone call evidence is fake.
- The hospital Falun Gong accused in reality is a joint venture with a company affaliated with the Malaysian government. Malay officials have documented prior year visit, and the facility has been open to public for years.
- Mr. David Kilgour, author of a Canadian FLG report and a long time prosecutor, ignored obvious misrepresentation of evidence in his own report that used autopsy photo as evidence or organ harvesting.
Specifically, Kilgour report Appendix 12, Case 1, involving Mr. Wang Bin. Even according to Falun Gong's own evidence, an autopsy was performed as part of Mr. Wang's murder investigation held by local authority.
However, Kilgour report ignored the misrepresentation and recoreded it as evidence of organ removal, ommitting the fact organ removal by medical examiner during autopsy is routine.
In reality the photo proves the opposit is true.
- Mr. Kilgour can not divorce himself from the fact his report is sponsored by a Falun Gong group in Washington DC that is evidentely political.
In conclusion, while China's human rights record should be examined, writing allegory of "Schindler's List" is not the way.
If we in the west can not be precise with our accusation, only resort of nefarious political indictment and sensational fabrication. Why should anyone take what we say seriousely?
Sincerely,
Charles Liu
Seattle, WA
References:
- US State Department Investigation:
http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=April&x=20060416141157uhyggep0.5443231&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html
- Translation of Harry Wu's open letter regarding his investigation of Falun Gong's accusation:
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20060806_1.htm
- Comment by Mr. Zhang Hetse on Harry Wu's open letter (untranslated):
http://www.observechina.net/info/artshow.asp?ID=40224
- Congressional Executive Committee on China brief commented on the reliability of the Kilgour report:
http://exilyn.blogspot.com/2006/08/latest-and-last-report-for-senator.html
- Malaysian government document on Sujiatun hospital visit:
http://crc.gov.my/clinicalTrial/documents/Proposal/TCM_Stroke%20TrialProtocol%20synopsis.pdf
- Kilgour Report, Appendix 12 Case 1, Mr. Wang Bin from a 2000 FAlun Gong article:
http://clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2000/11/16/6164.html
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