IPAC Lawmakers Pledge to Advance Legislation to Prohibit & Prevent Forced Organ Harvesting and Organ Trafficking

Members of the Inter-parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) from 28 countries met last week in Brussels for the fifth annual Summit. Cross-party Lawmakers discussed a range of human rights issues including upholding peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, China’s Leveraging of Critical Raw Material Dependencies, Tibet’s autonomy and heritage, conduct in the South China Sea, and forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience.

Wayne Jordash KC, founder of Global Rights Compliance, distinguished barrister and Chair of the China Tribunal, Sir Geoffrey Nice KC, and Dr Matthew Robertson, Research Fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and postdoctoral fellow in Social Data Science at the University of Mannheim, presented to IPAC members on the issue of forced organ harvesting.

The speeches by the speakers are available HERE.

At the conclusion of the Summit, IPAC legislators issued a pledge to advance legislation to prohibit and prevent forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking.

The IPAC document states:

STATEMENT OF LEGISLATIVE INTENT ON FORCED ORGAN HARVESTING AND TRAFFICKING
We, members of the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, gathered in Brussels on 8 November 2025, condemn the abhorrent practice of forced organ harvesting.
Credible reports, and widespread criticism indicate the existence of state-sanctioned practices of organ harvesting and trafficking within the People’s Republic of China (PRC). We deplore any such acts and affirm our solidarity with the victims and survivors.
We are dismayed that our own countries have failed to address the demand which drives these practices. We further declare our commitment to act decisively by advancing legislation designed to eradicate this practice and to prevent complicity by individuals, institutions, or governments. We will also promote cooperation and action at the level of international institutions.
Today we signal intent to advocate for and advance legislation modelled on international best practice to prevent, prohibit and punish forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking, including, but not limited to:
Creating an offence to prohibit travelling abroad to receive an organ where there is insufficient evidence to show that it was procured freely from a donor, with informed and voluntary consent.
Clarifying that those causing, contributing, or linked to organ harvesting and trafficking satisfy the threshold for targeted sanctions, where such legislation is in place.
Requiring medical professionals and hospitals to report suspected cases of forced organ harvesting and trafficking.
Seeking to establish national transplant registries to ensure transparency and oversight that includes transplants obtained by citizens in other countries.
Prohibiting the use of public funds for joint research, training, or institutional partnerships with foreign entities credibly linked to forced organ harvesting and trafficking.
Prohibiting medical institutions from engaging in cooperation in transplantation medicine without first having undertaken meaningful human rights due diligence.