Uncovering Organ Harvesting in China – and the Chilling Implications of Mass DNA Testing in Tibet A Conversation with Ethan Gutmann – Kate Saunders, the Foundation for Non-violent Alternatives (FNVA). SCROLL DOWN TO VIDEO US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on May 9: “We’re concerned by reports of the spread of mass DNA…
Under the Radar: U.S. Interactions with China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Industry by Sharon Howard PhD DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE FULL REPORT HERE The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) has published a report on US medical interactions with Chinese transplant institutions. The purpose of the investigation, authored by Sharon…
ETAC welcomes the progress of the bipartisan Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Bill in the United States. Below is the press release issued by Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) about the bill. The latest version of this release may be viewed at: https://chrissmith.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=411235 WASHINGTON—Bipartisan legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on…
Jiang Zemin – Leader of the Mass Killing of Innocents by David Matas Originally published in the Epoch Times – https://www.theepochtimes.com/jiang-zemin-leader-in-the-mass-killing-of-innocents_4896232.html The death of Jiang Zemin, former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), reminds us of the instrumental role he played in the mass killing of prisoners of conscience for their organs. That mass killing wouldn’t…
The Global Accountability Network’s Pacific Rim Accountability Project have just released an extensive white paper on the Uyghur situation in China. Titled A Multi-Generational Effort to Eliminate the Uyghurs: An Ongoing Genocide the paper draws attention to crimes committed against the Uyghur population in Xinjiang/East Turkestan, including forced organ harvesting. View and download the full…
ETAC would like to congratulate Professor Wendy Rogers on receiving the International Association of Bioethics (IAB) 2022 Award for Bioethics Service in the Face of Challenges. Wendy is Chair of ETAC’s International Advisory Committee and has worked tirelessly to investigate and expose the forced organ harvesting atrocities happening in China today. (Scroll down to watch…
Open Letter – 65 NGOs Urge UN Special Rapporteurs to Take Further Action A joint open letter signed by 65 NGOs has been sent to the 12 UN Special Rapporteurs and human rights experts who issued a joint correspondence to the Chinese Government last year regarding credible evidence about forced organ harvesting targeting specific religious,…
David Kilgour by David Matas I have known David Kilgour all my adult life. From the get go, I could see that he was a friendly, outgoing, gregarious personality. David K. was an undergraduate at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg in the early 1960s the same time as I, a bit ahead of me,…
(This page will be updated regularly over the next week as messages continue to come in.) A Tribute to the Honourable David Kilgour It is with great sorrow that we farewell our dear friend and colleague David Kilgour. David’s warm and friendly nature, and his great capacity to care for and dedicate himself to others,…
Wednesday 30th March 2022, the UK’s House of Commons passed a government backed amendment to the Health and Care Bill to prohibit commercial organ tourism to China, as well as other countries globally. The amendment, which is likely to become legislation at the end of April 2022, means it will be illegal for British citizens…
Students for Falun Gong – Public Statement Students for Falun Gong stands in full support of the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China and our collective goal to end the inhumane act of forced organ harvesting in mainland China. For the past 20 years, the Chinese Communist Party has been systematically harvesting organs…
Execution by organ procurement: Breaching the dead donor rule in China Matthew P. Robertson and Dr Jacob Lavee The American Journal of Transplantation READ THE PAPER HERE – https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajt.16969 MEDIA COVERAGE INCLUDES https://www.afr.com/world/asia/surgeons-executed-chinese-prisoners-for-organs-anu-study-20220404-p5aam0 https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/study-chinese-doctors-executed-prisoners-by-organ-removal/ EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The dead donor rule is fundamental to transplant ethics. The rule states that organ procurement must not…
Execution by Organ Harvesting: A discussion on China’s crimes against humanity On Thursday, April 7th, VOC and ETAC co-hosted an online event with top China experts Matthew Robertson and Dr Jacob Lavee who presented on their groundbreaking paper published in the American Journal of Transplantation. Panelists include: Ambassador Andrew Bremberg (moderator), President and CEO, Victims of Communism Memorial…
#NotFromChina Pledge to End Transplant Abuse in China Launch of a global call to action to raise awareness of China’s multi-billion-dollar #murderfororgans industry for Human Rights Day. December 8, 2021 – Ahead of Human Rights Day, on December 10, End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC), the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) and China…
ETAC France participated in the Empow’Her Festival in Paris. Over 3 days, from September 17-19, ETAC France participated in the Empow’Her Festival, an event organised by an international network of NGOs dedicated to the social and economic empowerment of women, Empow’Her (https://empow-her.com/qui-sommes-nous/). ETAC France’s national manager, Fiorella Luna, who is also a lawyer specialising in…
The Killing of Innocents for their Organs: Forced Organ Harvesting from Uyghurs and Other Ethnic Minorities in Xinjiang/East Turkestan by Ethan Gutmann READ/DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT HERE Over the last year, several investigators have made tangible progress in investigating the forced harvesting of organs from Uyghurs, particularly in the area of logistics and scale…
China issues “inadequate” and “misleading” response to UN correspondence on forced organ harvesting Evidence-based concerns raised by nine United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs dismissed as “fabricated” and “defamatory” by PRC. The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC), Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) and China Aid Association (CA) say China’s response…
Washington, D.C. September 1, 2021 — Today, leading medical ethics NGO Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) announced, on behalf of the five co-hosting organizations from the United States, Europe, and Asia, the World Summit on Combating and Preventing Forced Organ Harvesting, a series of online webinars taking place between Sept 17-26, 2021. More than…
JUSTICE FOR ALL PUBLIC STATEMENT ON FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING IN CHINA Justice For All stands in solidarity with international efforts to put an end to the unethical and unlawful harvesting of organs by the Chinese government as part of their ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. Justice For All has been appalled by the findings…
ETAC is honored to have been invited to participate in the below webinar hosted by the Committee on Present Danger: China. Scroll down to view video The practice of forcibly taking organs from prisoners of conscience as a means of punishment and to raise revenue for the government continues in China. This webinar brings together…