Speeches & Presentations

Upcoming Online Event (GMT/EST): People’s Tribunals and Business and Human Rights

  Upcoming Online Event: People’s Tribunals and Business and Human Rights Presented by:  Genocide Watch, Global Rights Compliance and the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China   REGISTER HERE – Timezones suitable for UK/Europe/United States/Canada DECEMBER 5TH – 11.30 AM (EST) / 4.30 PM (GMT) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peoples-tribunals-and-business-and-human-rights-tickets-1090316057679   EVENT DESCRIPTION Victims and experts discuss…

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Ethan Gutmann Delivers Speech at the Mene Tekel Festival in Prague

The following speech was given by Ethan Gutmann at the ‘Persecution of Families in Times of Unfreedom’ event held as part of the Mene Tekel festival in Prague. Now in its 13 year, the festival includes an international conference held to highlight totalitarianism, evil and violence, and the human tragedies and heroism of people living under communist…

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Interim Judgement and Closing Statement by Sir Geoffrey Nice

INTERIM JUDGMENT The Independent Tribunal Into Forced Organ Harvesting from Prisoners of Conscience In China The three days of hearings witnesses from around the world are now concluded. As forecast in my opening remarks, the Tribunal has, in the course of hearing witnesses, started its investigatory function and there will be a further hearing or…

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Opening Speech by Tribunal Chair Sir Geoffrey Nice

INTRODUCTION 1. I am Geoffrey Nice Chairman of the CHINATRIBUNAL 2. My six colleagues and I will each introduce ourselves at the end of these introductory remarks 3. This tribunal has been established by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC). ETAC is an Australian charity comprised of a coalition of lawyers,…

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American Society of Criminology: Roundtable on Human Rights Violations in Organ Procurement Practice in China

November 15, 2018 The 2018 American Society of Criminology annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, featured a roundtable on “Human rights violations in organ procurement practice in China.” Matthew Robertson, China Studies Research Fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, and Peter Liu, Professor of Criminology at Monmouth University, gave presentations to a highly interested…

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Remarks from the President, World Uyghur Congress

3rd Parliamentary Briefing on Forced Organ Harvesting in China Westminster, London – 16 October 2018 Remarks of Dolkun Isa – President, World Uyghur Congress Thank you all for inviting me to speak today. Organ harvesting is a terrible crime that has affected Uyghurs in the past and may now be escalating. In fact, the first…

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China’s Plastinated Bodies and Specimen Industry – What is Australia’s Responsibility? – Madeleine Bridgett

On Monday September 17 international human rights barrister Madeleine Bridgett gave a speech entitled ‘China’s Plastinated Bodies and Specimen Industry – What is Australia’s Responsibility?’ at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. She was joined by human rights lawyer David Matas and expert on Asia democracy Louisa Greve, to discuss why the eradication campaign against Falun Gong…

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Wendy Rogers: Transplant Abuse: Organ Sourcing in China – Presentation PDF

Transplant Abuse: Organ Sourcing in China Professor of clinical ethics at Macquarie University Wendy Rogers gave a presentation on ‘Transplant abuse: organ sourcing in China‘ at the Hepatobiliary and Transplant Anaesthesia Teaching Month at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane on August 30, 2018. Rogers’ presentation detailed: Prior to 2015, organs in China were sourced from prisoners,…

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Freedom of Religion and Belief Senate Hearing

On June 22 2018 at Parliament House Australia, Wendy Rogers and Susie Hughes addressed the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade.  The Committee was asked to inquire into and report on The status of the human right to freedom of religion or belief. Below is ETAC’s presentation to the Senate Hearing (PDF…

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