Lord Hunt of Kings Heath’s Organ Tourism and Cadavers on Display Bill, had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, 16th July 2021. This was the Bill’s first parliament debate. The aim of Lord Hunt’s Bill is to protect UK citizens from complicity in forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking by ensuring ethical organ…
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…
Al Aan TV prepared a report on forced organ harvesting of Uyghurs in China. Al Aan or Alaan TV is a pan-Arab infotainment satellite television station based in Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates. The report includes a video segment and an article detailing multiple lines of evidence of the forced organ harvesting of Muslim Uyghurs.…
This webinar provides an overview of the multiple lines of evidence and the primary investigations and reports that were reviewed by the China Tribunal. Aimed to inform those who are new to the issue of forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China, and to assist advocates so they understand the main lines of…
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…
On July 15, Medisch Contact, a Dutch weekly magazine for physicians, published an article by ETAC’s National Manager for the Netherlands, Elke Van den Brande. China’s Abundant Supply of Organs is Forcibly Realized and Unethical: Call A Halt to China’s Transplant Industry There is much evidence that China is forcing prisoners and minorities to…
A Day in Solidarity with Uyghurs is a global event calling for an end to the Uyghur genocide in China. A recent webinar was co-organized by Justice for All Canada and the Canadians In Support of Refugees in Dire Need to spread awareness and garner support to end the genocide of Uyghurs. ETAC was a…
Speech by Amb. Andrew Bremberg President and CEO, Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) Rally for the 22nd Anniversary of the Persecution of Falun Gong, July 16, 2021 The systematic targeting of people of faith is a feature of the Chinese Communist Party. Sadly, the Falun Gong movement is an important tragic story in…
The Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China issued a statement today, marking the 22 years since the brutal persecution of Falun Gong began in China. The statement expresses concerns of forced organ harvesting and calls upon governments globally to take action to stop the organ harvesting trade. Statement on the 22nd Anniversary of the Persecution of…
In June 2021, over 70 organizations urged for co-sponsorship of the bipartisan Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2021. The House bill H.R.1592 is sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) and the Senate bill S.602 is sponsored by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE). Read the full…
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:…
UPDATE: The full correspondence to the Chinese Government has now been released. Read it here – https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TMResultsBase/DownLoadPublicCommunicationFile?gId=26382 On June 14, 2021, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a press statement announcing that a correspondence was issued to China regarding allegations of forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners,…
After hearing testimonies from victims of violent persecution by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China experts, and representatives from non-government organisations, the Czech Petitions Committee of the Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution calling on the CCP to: immediately stop the persecution of Falun Gong and to release unconditionally all unjustly detained Falun Gong prisoners.…
Modern Slavery is an important area of advocacy which includes organ trafficking. Understanding the ‘supply chain’ obligations of universities, hospitals, medical institutions and business is critical to calling for accountability and justice. This presentation and Q&A focus on the following: – What are the UN Business and Human Rights Guidelines and how do they relate…
The proliferation of smartphones and social media has increased awareness of events that might otherwise go unreported. However, as digital data is easy to manipulate, it can be difficult, if not impossible, to use this footage as evidence. Even footage depicting heinous crimes, if it cannot be verified, may be of little use to legal…
A date for the Uyghur Tribunal Public Hearings has been announced. The Uyghur Tribunal is an independent People’s Tribunal, chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice QC, investigating China’s alleged Genocide and Crimes against Humanity against Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other Turkic Muslim Populations – www.uyghurtribunal.com Over four days and eight sessions, the Uyghur Tribunal will interview expert…
Bill S-204: An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (trafficking in human organs), has passed three readings in the Senate of Canada. Bill S-204, formerly S-240, will “create new offences in relation to trafficking in human organs. It also amends the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act to provide…
Media Release 16 MAY, 2021 The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) recently released an explainer video detailing the state-sanction crimes of forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs in China. Watch the video: Forced organ harvesting (FOH) involves the planned killing of people so that their organs can…
On May 12, 2021, the United States Department of State released their 2020 report on International Religious Freedom. The section on China (Includes Tibet, Xinjiang, Hong Kong, and Macau) contains documents and factual accounts revealing human rights violations and abuses committed by the Chinese Communist Party. The report also details the atrocities of forced organ…
The 2021 United States Commission on International Religious Freedom report states: “According to reports, thousands of Falun Gong practitioners were harassed and arrested during 2020 for practicing their faith, and some likely died due to abuse and torture while in custody. Credible international reports also suggested that organ harvesting, including from Falun Gong practitioners, likely…
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