Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement practice traditional Buddhist and Taoist excercises during a protest outside the United Nations building at the opening of the annual U.N. human rights forum in Geneva, Monday, March 20, 2000.

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GENEVA (Reuters) - Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement Monday accused China of persecuting their banned movement and called on the main U.N. human rights forum to take action.

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GENEVA, Mar 20, 2000 -- (Agence France Presse)

More than 500 members of the banned Chinese Falungong sect gathered outside United Nations headquarters early Monday to coincide with the opening of the 56th session of the UN Human Rights Commission.

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March 20, 2000 The New York Times:

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By The Associated Press

GENEVA (AP) -- China and Chechnya promise to be two of the toughest challenges for the 53-nation U.N. Human Rights Commission, which kicked off its annual session today listening to an appeal of ``no sanctuary'' for offenders.

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