6/10/2002

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Tuesday, June 11th, 2002, 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Room 2255 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.

This Congressional Human Rights Caucus (CHRC) Members' Briefing is on the People's Republic of China's pressure to silence United States officials and its harassment of U.S. citizens practicing and supporting Falun Gong.

Representative Lynn C. Woolsey will chair the briefing. Congressional Human Rights Caucus co-chair, Congressman Tom Lantos, is sponsoring the briefing.

The People's Republic of China has attempted to enforce and justify human rights abuses against Falun Gong practitioners, and tried to pressure local officials in the U.S., city mayors and state governors not to support Falun Gong practitioners' human rights or to rescind proclamations of support and recognition of Falun Gong.

There have been numerous civil complaints filed in U.S. federal courts on the issue that PRC embassy/consulates have been responsible for harassment in the United States.

Expert witnesses testifying at this briefing include:

  • Stan Bogosian, Councilman, and Former Mayor of Saratoga
  • Chris Daly, San Francisco Board of Supervisor
  • Sheldon Leffler, Former NYC Councilman, Lawyer for Legal Case on P.R.C. Defamation against Falun Gong
  • Erping Zhang, US Citizen, Victim of Assassination Threat, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against PRC ministries
  • John Li, US Citizen, President of Falun Club at Caltech
  • Zhiying (Gary) Wang, US Citizen, Victim of Hate Crime, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against PRC ministries
  • Leshai Lemish, US Citizen, Victim of Beijing Police Abuse, Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against PRC ministries
  • Martin F. McMahon, Lawyer for the Civil Lawsuit Falun Gong vs. P.R.C.ministries
  • Harry Wu, Executive Director, Laogai Research Foundation
  • Joseph K. Grieboski, Founder and President, Institute on Religion and Public Policy

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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Erping Zhang 646-533-6147 or Gail Rachlin 917-501-4441. Email: faluninfoctr@nycmail.com, Website: http://www.faluninfo.net/

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