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Wolters Kluwer Journals Advance Ethical Standards with Updated Policy on Organ Transplantation Research

August 26, 2026

Wolters Kluwer Journals Advance Ethical Standards with Updated Policy on Organ Transplantation Research Wolters Kluwer has updated the author guidelines for three of its leading hepatology and transplant journals to explicitly reference “prisoners of conscience” and the Global Rights Compliance (GRC) Advisory on transplantation research. The revised guidance prohibits manuscripts containing data derived…

Australian Bill Introduced: Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure) Bill 2026

August 24, 2026

Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure and Other Measures) Bill 2026 20 August 2026: Senator Dean Smith (Western Australia) has introduced the “Migration Amendment (Overseas Organ Transplant Disclosure) Bill 2026” in the Australian Senate. This Bill strengthens Australia’s efforts to combat illegal and unethical organ harvesting. It is substantially the same as the bill…

UK Home Office Country Policy Note on Falun Gong 2025

August 20, 2026

UK Home Office Country Policy Note on Falun Gong – Includes Section on Forced Organ Harvesting November 2025: The UK Home Office released its Country Policy and Information Note on Falun Gong, the guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration caseworkers when determining asylum and human rights claims. The executive summary states that detained…

David Matas: World Association for Medical Law Congress – August 2026

August 11, 2026

David Matas: World Association for Medical Law Congress – August 2026 Preventing and remedying complicity in organ transplant abuse abroad (Text of a poster presentation to the World Association for Medical Law Congress 2026, Antwerp, Belgium, August 5th to 7th) Click HERE for the full text and footnotes/citations Excerpt below of the…

Presentations by David Matas: UK Parliamentary Seminar, European Conference on Education, Consilium Institute Forum and The Liver Week – June/July 2026

David Matas: London Parliamentary Seminar, International Academic Forum European Conference on Education, Consilium Institute Forum, and The Liver Week – June and July 2026 Improving UK legislation on forced organ harvesting Parliamentary Seminar, London, UK, July 8, 2026 Evaluation of Institution Responses to Student Applications from Abroad for Training Which Could Be Used to…

Wolters Kluwer Retracts Nine Chinese Transplant Papers

Wolters Kluwer Retracts Nine Chinese Transplant Papers Publisher Wolters Kluwer has retracted nine publications on Chinese transplant research from the journal Liver Transplantation, Hepatology, and Transplantation upon identification of potential ethical breaches flagged by a 2019 scoping review by Rogers et al. in BMJ Open “Compliance with ethical standards in the reporting of donor…

Elsevier Becomes a Global Leader by Issuing Policy Change on Organ Transplantation Research

Elsevier Becomes a Global Leader by Issuing Policy Change on Organ Transplantation Research Elsevier has updated the author guidelines for several of its transplant journals to explicitly reference “prisoners of conscience” and the Global Rights Compliance (GRC) Advisory on transplantation research, making Elsevier the first major publisher to formally address the issue in its…

MEDIA RELEASE: Human Rights Organisations Welcome Senate Committee Advancement of S.4009, the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act

MEDIA RELEASE: Human Rights Organisations Welcome Senate Committee Advancement of S.4009, the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act Washington, D.C., 24th June, 2026 — The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice and the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) welcome the successful advancement of S.4009, the…

Report – Under the Radar: US Interactions with China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Industry

Under the Radar: U.S. Interactions with China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Industry DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE FULL REPORT HERE The International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC) has published a report, developed in 2022, on US medical interactions with Chinese transplant institutions. The purpose of the investigation, was to find out what,…

CECC Hearing: A Market Built on Victims: Stopping Illegal Organ Trafficking in China and Beyond

Image: CECC website CECC Hearing: A Market Built on Victims: Stopping Illegal Organ Trafficking in China and Beyond May 14, 2026: The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), created by Congress with legislative mandate to monitor human rights and the development of the rule of law in China, held a hearing to showcase three new…

UK Releases First Operational Data Under New Mandatory Overseas Transplant Reporting Laws

Image: Human Tissue Authority, Wikimedia Commons Attribution UK Releases First Operational Data Under New Mandatory Overseas Transplant Reporting Laws The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) has released the first operational data under the UK’s mandatory overseas transplant reporting regime, introduced in April 2024 following amendments made through the Health and Care Act 2022. On 1…

Joint Letter Urges US Senators to Support Bipartisan Bill: Falun Gong and Victims of FOH Protection Act

Joint Letter Urges US Senators to Support Bipartisan Bill: Falun Gong and Victims of FOH Protection Act Click to view the full letter addressed to US Senators. Dear Senators, The undersigned civil society groups and human rights organizations urge you to act on S 4009 the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection…

US Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Falun Gong and Victims of FOH

Sens. Cruz, Merkley Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting March 2026, Washington, D.C. (From the Press Release): U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced the Falun Gong and Victims of Forced Organ Harvesting Protection Act. The bill…

“KILLED TO ORDER” by Jan Jekielek: Available for Pre-Order

Killed to Order: China’s Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America’s Biggest Adversary by Jan Jekielek Click HERE to view and pre-order “Killed to Order” on Amazon The book will be released on March 17, 2026. From the Book Description: A crime the Chinese regime can no longer deny—Forced Organ Harvesting.…

International Religious Freedom Summit 2026: Speakers Sarah Cook and Samir Goswami

February 11, 2026

Image: The panels for Breakout Session 2, Awareness Track (L) and Breakout Session 2: Accountability Track (R). International Religious Freedom Summit 2026: Speakers Sarah Cook (ETAC) and Samir Goswami (GRC) February 2nd, 2026, Washington D.C: At the 2026 International Religious Freedom Summit, speakers Sarah Cook (on behalf of ETAC) and Samir Goswami (on…

Public Statement: Human Rights Action Group’s Position on Forced Organ Harvesting

February 9, 2026

Human Rights Action Group’s Position on Forced Organ Harvesting Click HERE to view the original document Human Rights Action Group (HRAG) condemns the practice of forced organ harvesting in all its forms, including the systematic and state-enabled removal of organs from non-consenting individuals. HRAG is concerned by the substantial body of evidence…

Joint NGO Letter Urges UK Prime Minister to Prioritise Human Rights Agenda During China Visit

January 25, 2026

Joint NGO Letter Urges UK Prime Minister to Prioritise Human Rights Agenda During China Visit 22 January 2026: Fortify Rights, ETAC and 17 other organisations issued a joint letter to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to prioritise human rights in his discussions with China’s President Xi Jinping and other government officials during his expected…

Belmont Law Review: “Harvesting Humans” by Joanmarie Ilaria Davoli

January 23, 2026

Image: (L) Volume and Issue of article from the Belmont Law Review. (R) Screenshot of “Harvesting Humans” contents page and author title. Belmont Law Review: “Harvesting Humans” by Joanmarie Ilaria Davoli Click HERE to read the full article, including all footnotes In Volume 13: Issue 1: 2026 of the Belmont Law Review journal,…

ETAC Australia: Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (Review of Human Tissue Laws) 2025

January 19, 2026

ETAC Australia: Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission (Review of Human Tissue Laws) 2025 The Australian Law Reform Commission is conducting a Review of Human Tissue Laws to examine matters related to: Donation, retrieval and transplant of human cells, tissues and organs Consent arrangements Regulation of ‘schools of anatomy’ and donation for education…

G7+7 Petition Reaches Over Half a Million Signatures

December 22, 2025

G7+7 Petition Reaches Over Half a Million Signatures Click HERE for the full press release WASHINGTON, DC, WA, UNITED STATES, December 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — The international G7 + 7 petition calling on governments to take coordinated action against forced organ harvesting has surpassed half a million signatures worldwide, underscoring growing public pressure for action…