(Clearwisdom.net)
September 18, 2003
Honourable Bill Graham, PC MP
Minister of Foreign Affairs
418-N Centre Block
House of Commons
Ottawa, On K1A 0A6
Dear Bill,
I was recently contacted by Grace Wollensak, of the Falun Dafa Association of
Canada. She is concerned about the continuing persecution and imprisonment
of Falun Dafa practitioners in China. I support the concerns raised by Ms
Wollensak and ask that you provide a response on this matter.
The former leader of China, Jiang Zemin, led a campaign of persecution against
practitioners by using the tools of the state, such as the National Security
Bureau, the court justice system, forced labour camps, mental institutions and
the state controlled media. This persecution is still being continued
under the new leader Hu Jintao, and an estimated 100,000 people are imprisoned
for being part of the Falun Gong movement. Of these 100,000 fourteen have
Canadian ties.
Canada must raise its voice to condemn these and other abuses of human rights as
they occur in China, regardless of the economic or political interests that the
Chinese government may threaten to leverage against us in retaliation. We
must also notify the Chinese authorities that we are watching closely, and that
Canada will continue to condemn that government's unjustifiable repression of
peaceful practitioners of Falun Gong and other persecuted minorities and assist
the victims however possible.
I look forward to your earliest possible reply on this important matter.
Sincerely yours,
Svend J Robinson, MP
Burnaby-Douglas
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