(Minghui.org) (Editor's note: This report was originally published in 2016, but the crime of forced organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners continues today. We reproduce the table of contents below, and the full report is available here.)

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In 2006, The Epoch Times newspaper broke a stunning story about what is undoubtedly one of the most horrible atrocities to be committed by any government, not only in modern times, but in all of recorded history. As documented in the investigative report, Bloody Harvest, by noted human rights lawyer David Matas and former Canadian Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific region David Kilgour, there is overwhelming evidence of the Chinese communist regime's chilling role in systematically murdering Falun Gong practitioners, harvesting their organs while they are alive, and making huge profits from doing so.

In response to the international outcry, the Chinese regime has attempted to explain away one of the main pieces of circumstantial evidence—the meteoric rise in the number of organ transplantations in recent years and the extremely short wait times in a culture notoriously averse to organ donation—by stating that it has harvested organs from executed criminals after their deaths. Faced with undeniable evidence, it has attempted to escape culpability for a monstrous atrocity by admitting to a lesser crime.

In this report, we will show evidence that directly contradicts this claim and lends further credence to the serious charges leveled against the Chinese regime.

Chapter I. How Many Organs Can Be Accounted for by Death Row Inmates?1. Reference to historical data2. Numbers based on an “estimation formula”Chapter II. Organ Matching Issues1. Tissue matching2. Probability of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) matching3. Probability of blood type matching4. Match requirements for liver transplantsChapter III. Number of Death Row Executions1. Number of annual executions of death row inmates in China2. No large-scale strike-hard campaigns from 2003 to the presentChapter IV. Number of Death Row Inmates with Organs Suitable for Transplantation1. Tissue matching - a bottleneck with death row “donors”2. Critical time window dictated by cold ischemia3. Death row inmates' organs, a one-time resource4. Factors limiting death row inmate organs5. Harvesting of death row inmate organs follows the “court-driven model”6. Legal requirements for an "unclaimed bodies" classificationChapter V. China's Organ Transplant Market Skyrocketed in 2003Chapter VI. Unprecedented Market Conditions for Organ Transplants Between 2003 and 20061. Extraordinarily short waiting periods previously unseen2. Expensive fees make organ transplants tremendously profitable3. China turned into a center for global organ transplant tourism4. A niche market within China's limited organ market takes off5. High quality organs used for overseas recipients6. Sudden disappearance of the abundant donor resources after 2006Chapter VII. Sources of Extra Organs1. Features that likely characterize the new source of organs2. Illegally detained Falun Gong practitioners - a new source of organs3. Uncertain whereabouts of many Falun Gong practitioners4. Blood testing of detained Falun Gong practitioners5. Detained Falun Gong practitioners - a reservoir for large-scale matching and live organ harvesting6. Bypassing the court system in the handling of Falun Gong practitioners to facilitate organ harvesting7. Live organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners follows the “military driven model”8. Additional open questionsChapter VIII. Evolution of Live Organ Harvesting1. Isolated cases2. Large-scale live organs harvestingChapter IX. Broadened Definition of Death Row Inmates1. Vulnerable groups broadening the definition of death row inmates2. Patriotism under special political environment could distort people's viewpoint and conscience3. Revelation of Gresham's Law - demonizing propaganda drives indifference to lifeChapter X. The Killing of a Beggar and a Homeless Person Reveals Lack of Bottom Line in Chinese Doctors' Ethics1. Organ deal behind the death of a beggar2. Homeless person killed for his organsChapter XI. Additional Evidences1. Whistleblowers expose live organ harvesting2. Recordings from telephone investigations3. Testimony from intermediaries4. Testimony from Falun Gong practitioners and other inmates5. Investigative report by David Matas and David Kilgour6. At Masanjia Forced Labor Camp, “Sujiatun” was used as an euphemism for organ harvesting7. Peking University People's Hospital: 4,000 Liver Transplant in a Year8. Wang Lijun and His “On-site Psychological Study Center”9. The Dark Secret of the Bodies Exhibitions10. Involvement of Zhou Yongkang11. Books and VideosChapter XII. The Chinese Communist Government's Reactions to Allegations of Organ Harvesting from Living Falun Gong Practitioners1. Sujiatun cover-up2. Third party independent investigators denied visas3. Denying the validity of the evidence so far collected4. Suddenly expediting the overhaul of the organ market5. Use of death row organs: from outright denial to a high profile admission6. Another peak in organ transplants?Chapter XIII. Evidence for the Continuation of the Atrocity After 20071. Forced blood sampling on Falun Gong practitioners nationwide2. Short Turnaround of Organ MatchingChapter XIV. What You Can Do to Help?1. An excerpt from Karski: How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust2. Even a single case of live organ harvesting amounts to a monumental crime3. So-called “economic miracles” are no excuse for persecution4. What can you do?References
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