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…
The Arithmetic of Compassion: Sharing the Stories of Victims of Persecution in China By Andrew Quist Read the stories on the Arithmetic of Compassion website HERE For the past 20 years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been arresting and torturing prisoners of conscience. The organization International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China…
STATEMENT: CMA supports proposed legislation to criminalise coercion of organ donation and transplantation Read the statement on the CMA website HERE Ottawa – Mar. 21, 2022 – The Canadian Medical Association (CMA) is deeply disturbed by ongoing reports of organ trafficking targeting minority populations in China. Recent reports from the China Tribunal and…
Ethical standards and organ transplant abuse (Remarks for a presentation to the United Nations Conference on Bioethics, Medical Ethics and Health Law, Porto, Portugal March 9, 2022) by David Matas Chinese health practitioners have been killing prisoners of conscience for their organs in the thousands every year from the start of this century. This…
The Hudson Institute – Organ Harvesting as an Instrument of Religious Repression (Virtual Event) During the Hudson Institute’s “Olympics Boycott Series,” Nina Shea, director of Hudson’s Center for religious freedom, sat down with David Kilgour and David Matas to discuss their research on the Chinese government’s horrifying practice of organ harvesting.Mr. Kilgour and Mr.…
WATCH – Webinar: Human Trafficking Through An International Lens 25th Feburary 2022: ETAC’s UK Manager Victoria Ledwidge presented at the Human Trafficking Foundations’s webinar Human Trafficking Through An International Lens. Watch the forum on the Human Trafficking Foundations page HERE. This online forum examines forms of human trafficking around the world, considering…
Invite to Sign: Declaration of Non-Collaboration with Doctors and Scientists in China To all Medical Practitioners and Scientists, The signatories of this document declare the following. We note with concern that these practices, which we regard as unethical, continue to be carried out in China: Forced birth control, sterilisations and abortions Forced…
ETAC Statements on the Beijing Winter Olympics The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) calls for participating governments and sponsors to withdraw their support for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. China stands accused of grave human rights abuses against Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Christians, democracy activists and others. These abuses…
ETAC is proud to be a signatory to this important initiative, as part of an overall call for participating organisations to withdraw their support for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. An Open Letter to United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres: We are a coalition of over 250 global civil society groups representing Tibetans,…
16 December 2021: Bill H.R.6319 – Falun Gong Protection Act was introduced in the United States to “provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within the People’s Republic of China, and for other purposes.” Additionally the Bill states: “The widespread, systematic, state-sponsored persecution of the Falun Gong by the…
Senate Bill S-223, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), passed the third Senate reading in the Parliament of Canada and the first reading in the House of Commons. This enactment amends the Criminal Code to create new offences in relation to trafficking in human…
Twenty-Four Virginia Counties Pass Resolutions Condemning the CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting in 2021 In December 2021, another county in Virginia passed a resolution to support Falun Gong and condemn forced organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party, reaching a total of twenty-four counties in 2021. In addition to counties previously mentioned HERE, other counties…
#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…
European Parliament Discussed Forced Organ Harvesting in China with China Tribunal Experts The European Parliament Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) recently met with China Tribunal experts Sir Geoffrey Nice QC and Professor Martin Elliot to discuss the ongoing forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China. Watch from timecode: 17:51. “This is…
Professor Wendy Rogers Elected to the Australian Academy of Humanities Chair of ETAC’s International Advisory Committee, Professor Wendy Rogers, was one of twenty-five newly elected Fellows to the Australian Academy of Humanities – a recognition of the highest honour for achievement in and contribution to the humanities in Australia. ‘‘The broad-ranging research fields…
London, 22nd November: On Tuesday, the “Squid Game” amendment designed to crack down on China’s forced organ harvesting trade will be debated. The amendment to the Health and Care Bill will ban UK citizens receiving a transplant abroad when financial gain is involved or without clear consent of the donor. Backed by a group…
Professor Russell Strong is a world-renowned transplant surgeon who pioneered liver transplant techniques that are now used around the world, saving countless lives. Throughout his distinguished career, he noticed a strange refusal by Chinese institutions and trainee doctors to commit to abstaining from organ harvesting. Ultimately Professor Strong fears that his techniques and his profession…
Uyghur Genocide: Avenues Toward Accountability (Revised remarks presented to the World Uyghur Assembly, Prague, the Czech Republic November 12, 2021) By David Matas Questions asked by the moderator 1) What is the scope of international crimes that are being committed by China against the Uyghurs? 2) To what extent do the crimes being committed…
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