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 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 commence until the donor is both…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 15, 2021 Organ Trafficking Bill S-204 presented in Canadian Parliament as UN Special Procedures shock China with organ harvesting allegations After 12 years of inaction on forced organ harvesting, the time for the House of Commons to act is now __________________________________________________________________ Press Conference Details Date: June 16, 2021 (Wednesday) Time:…
Remarks by the Hon David Kilgour at the National Capital Peace Council (of the Universal Peace Federation) online event, “Uyghur Genocide: Canadians Confronting China” The persecution of Turkic peoples in Xinjiang/East Turkistan is an increasingly criticized feature of Beijing’s rule under Xi Jinping. It began following Mao’s army seizure of the independent state of…
Religious leaders, experts, scholars, researchers, human rights activists, civil societies, diplomats and others attended the 2020 Geneva Forum hosted by The Tibet Bureau in Geneva. (https://tibetoffice.ch/genevaforum/) Speakers can be viewed here: https://tibetoffice.ch/genevaforum/#speakers Inaugural panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5dbxdu9xB8&t=508s Panel 1 – China’s Policy on Right to Religious Freedom and the Global Framework https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH4ob_B00VE Panel 2 – Religious Persecution: Crackdown on…
Legislation in South Korean – with Law Professor, HeeTae Suk ETAC’s South Korean Manager spoke briefly with Professor HeeTae Suk, regarding the recent amendment to the Korean Internal Organs Transplant Act requiring the reporting of any organ trasnplant obtained outside of South Korea. Professor HeeTae Suk is a Professor of Law and Invited Chair Professor…
FREEDOM UNITED PUBLIC STATEMENT ON FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING IN CHINA June 2020 Freedom United is the world’s largest anti-modern slavery community working to end modern slavery in all its forms. Freedom United condemns organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting, in China, and around the world. Freedom United supports the work carried out by the International…
South Korean Amendment of Internal Organs Transplant Act On the 6th March, 2020 the Korean Internal Organs Transplant Act was amended to include: Clause 27-2 국외에서 장기등을 이식받은 사람은 귀국 후 30일 이내에 이식받은 의료기관 등보건복지부령으로 정하는 사항이 기재된 서류를 국립장기이식관리기관에 제출하도록 함(안 제27조의2). A person who got overseas organ transplant shall submit the records…
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