(Clearwisdom.net) More than 200 Falun Gong practitioners in Hong Kong held a rally and parade entitled, "Call to Conscience, Stop the Killing" on April 17, 2006, urgently called upon the international community to stop the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime's genocidal killing against Falun Gong practitioners. Leaders from Hong Kong's political circles Situ Hua and He Junren came to support. They condemned the CCP's atrocities of harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. At the same time, they supported the proposal of Falun Gong practitioners around the world, to call upon the international community to conduct a comprehensive and independent investigation into the CCP's forced labor camps and other related facilities, so as to expose the persecution facts.
  Reenactment of the CCP's organ harvesting at the rally |
At the rally before the parade, spokesperson for the Hong Kong Falun Dafa Association Kan Hung-cheung pointed out that recent revelation of the tragedy of living organ harvesting in the CCP's concentration camps showed that in the past six plus years, Falun Gong practitioners have collected a large number of firsthand facts about the persecution, which is only the small fraction of the whole picture. More has been hidden in forced labor camps and related facilities in China to be exposed. Falun Gong practitioners called upon the international community to condemn the CCP's atrocities, and support sending investigation groups to the Mainland China to conduct a comprehensive and independent investigation. They also demanded the CCP authorities to unconditionally cooperate with the investigation.
  Situ Hua from Hong Kong Alliance makes a speech at the rally to condemn the CCP's atrocities |
Situ Hua, president of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic and Democratic Movement in China and He Junren, member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, were invited to attend the rally. Situ Hua pointed out in his speech that organ harvesting should only be done upon an agreement of the people before their deaths. What has been happening in China's concentration camps such as Sujiatun is unacceptable and reminiscent of Nazi concentration camps of World War II.
As for the recent revelation of 36 similar concentration camps, Situ Hua emphasized that if people of conscience do not stop the atrocities, then similar incidents would constantly occur. He called on the CCP's related authorities to immediately stop such atrocities. He also pointed out that there should be an international investigation group to look into the incidents, punish related officials, and expose any similar atrocities.
He said, "The Sujiatun incident is a huge disgrace. As a Chinese person, I'm ashamed of this. I must support the statement of calling for conscience and stopping the killings."
  He Junren, member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council, makes a speech at the rally, calling on the international community to conduct an independent investigation |
He Junren expressed that when he first heard of incident of the Sujiatun Concentration Camp, he dared not to believe it. The successive revelations were appalling and disturbing. He said that as a human being, one is responsible for look into the facts, and the CCP authorities are obligated to completely open up the places that are suspected to allow people to see for themselves. As for the Sujiatun Concentration Camp and all of the forced labor camps in Mainland China, they should absolutely be investigated comprehensively. He Junren expressed skepticism towards the CCP's hastily throwing out the "Interim Regulations for Human Organ Transplant Practice" that will not take effect until July 1. Does it mean that there would be a large number of people to be slaughtered prior to that time? He called upon the CCP "to immediately stop all possibility of violent and inhuman crimes." He also pointed out that concealing the truth is to be an accomplice. He demanded to allow trustworthy organizations to enter China to conduct a comprehensive, thorough and open investigation into forced labor camps, and invite victims and their family members to publicly testify.
He Junren called upon all patients who need organ transplants to make sure the organs for transplants have been confirmed by the suppliers, their family members or doctors, and to conform to international standards before accepting them.
Hong Kong practitioner Zhu Keming also condemned the CCP's barbaric atrocities at the rally. In 2000, he tried to file a lawsuit against Jiang Zemin and Luo Gan for violating the law by persecuting Falun Gong, but he was sentenced to five years in prison by the CCP. During the detention, he suffered brutal torture and abuses. He said, "On the surface, it gives the outside a false image of being civilized and ruling by law, but behind the false image are inhuman, sinister rule and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners who cultivate 'Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance.'"
Zhu Keming recounted the brutal persecution he was subjected to during his detention in the Qinghe Prison in Beijing. The prison guards instigated murderers, drug offenders, rapists and other felons to monitor and beat Falun Gong practitioners. Before these criminals tortured practitioners, the guards would arrange for them to watch the video and information slandering Falun Gong. On top of that, whether these felons beat practitioners lightly or heavily became the guideline for adding to or reducing their penalties.
He was once closely monitored by ten prisoners day and night, was ordered to sit on a small stool, or stand still or squat. During the period of time, he was not allowed to move or make any noise, even including no blinking of the eyes. Such a torture lasted for two weeks. He once was held down on the ground by eight prisoners, who shocked him with eight electric batons until he lost consciousness.
Zhu Keming called upon the international community and people of conscience to pay close attention to the vile CCP's comprehensive, further intensified persecution of Falun Gong and Falun Gong practitioners since July 20,1999. He also called upon the international community to take all possible means to expose and stop the barbaric atrocities.
Democracy activist Yang Zeming also said at the conference, "The CCP's forced labor camps are the most evil place, creating tens of thousands of tragedies, and wrongful cases, really appalling.... Today, why are the atrocities of concentration camps still happening in this civilized society? The bloody debts in the Sujiatun will be recorded in the history of the CCP's crimes, and the CCP will definitely be punished."
An editor of the Epoch Times Wu Xuer said, "When I first heard of this news, I was very angry and sad, as the CCP can do anything evil. We did not know before why Falun Gong practitioners who were tortured to death had to undergo 'autopsies,' actually, it was not an autopsy, but the harvesting their organs. Another example is why the CCP tries so hard to deny their arresting of Falun Gong practitioners, and did not inform the practitioners' families about their whereabouts, and that is because the practitioners who do not have family members or whose families do not know their situation have become the easiest targets of the vile CCP to sell organs."
She also pointed out that the crimes are still happening in all forced labor camps, prisons and mental hospitals in China. The CCP postponed its Interim Regulation that so-called forbids selling human organs to three months, intending to destroy evidence of crimes, including Falun Gong practitioners who are still being detained.
She continued, "Time is pressing, and we strongly demand that the CCP open up all forced labor camps and prisons to allow the international group to investigate. I hope that people of the world will pay attention to the incident. Never again should this happen! We hope that the international community will realize the promise made to the world at the time when the Nazi concentration camps were exposed."
Another NTD TV reporter Liang Zhen, whose family members have been illegally detained, pointed out that evidence shows that recently the CCP is slaughtering people to destroy evidence of crimes, and a large number of hospitals are operating overtime to do organ transplant surgeries. She said that her mother and elder brother are being detained at the CCP's forced labor camps. She called upon people from all social strata to pay attention to and help rescue Falun Gong practitioners whose lives are threatened in the CCP's forced labor camps, where the authorities steal and sell their organs for profit.
After the rally concluded, some Falun Gong practitioners in white suits, holding wreaths in memory of practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution, walked slowly from Chatou Park toward the Chinese Liaison Office. The atmosphere was solemn and respectful. Many citizens stopped to watch.
  Falun Gong practitioners' parade procession |
  Mother and son share the same wish |
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After arriving at the Chinese Liaison Office, some Falun Gong practitioners went to the front gate to protest and read a statement. The statement pointed out, "We urgently call upon the United Nations and related international organizations, governments and congresses of different countries, and related organizations and groups to:
Strongly condemn the CCP regime's crimes against Falun Gong practitioners and other free believers and prisoners of conscience.
Support and join the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) in requesting to go to China to conduct an independent, direct, interference-free investigation to collect evidence, and completely search for the truth of the persecution of Falun Gong, including forced labor camps and related facilities where Falun Gong practitioners have been detained, so that this brutal persecution that has lasted almost seven years can end as soon as possible."
"We also request the CCP authorities to open up for international investigation all labor camps, prisons, hospitals, mental hospitals, and related facilities in China. At the same time, we also request the authorities to allow the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) initiated by Falun Gong practitioners to enter China to investigate the persecution of Falun Gong."
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In the evening, about 100 Falun Gong practitioners held a candlelight vigil outside the Chinese Liaison Office to mourn the fellow practitioners who have died as a result of the persecution. Some practitioners did meditation overnight there and continued their 24-hour hunger strike that started from the daytime.
  A candlelight vigil held outside the Chinese Liaison Office in the evening |
Category: Organ Harvesting