(Clearwisdom.net) On November 17, 2006, Falun Gong practitioners joined a march to Prague Castle in protest against organ harvesting in China, particularly the revelation in 2006 that thousands of living Falun Gong practitioners had their organs harvested and their bodies cremated on orders from the Chinese Communist Party. A press conference was held to accompany the march. The following speech was presented by Katerina Jacques, Member of Parliament for the Czech Green Party.
Ladies, gentlemen and friends,
It's a great honor for me to be able to support, even if just symbolically, the very meaningful, meritorious thing that was accomplished here. But this is just the beginning. Human rights are indivisible and I can't imagine that we would put higher value on business relations then on protecting human rights, dignity and lives when dealing with that regime and holding the Olympic Games in China.
I'm hereby urging our government and governments of all EU member states to put pressure on China regarding the issue of human rights and not to allow them to continue with those atrocities, which are clearly obvious from the Kilgour and Matas organ harvest investigation. [reference to Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China by David Matas and David Kilgour.]
I thank all of you very much, who have participated in this action. From myself and the Green Party I say: We'll do the maximum for the Czech Republic to stand side by side with those for whom human rights have the highest priority.
Thank you for your attention.
Katerina Jacques.
MP for the Czech Green Party.
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