By Toronto practitioners
(Clearwisdom.net, December 15, 2003) December 10 was International Human
Rights Day, and it was also the first day of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit
to Canada. At 7 pm on December 10, Toronto Falun Gong practitioners were invited
to attend and speak at China's Human Rights Symposium sponsored by the "Global
Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice" (GCBJJ). During the symposium, many people
from different circles spoke.
Canadian Falun Dafa Association spokesperson Ye Jilian also made a speech.
Ms. Yi talked about Falun Gong practitioners' peaceful journey in following the
principles of Truthfulness-Compassion-Tolerance and seeking for an end to the
persecution during the more than four years of suppression. The persecution that
was initiated by Jiang Zemin out of his own interests was built exclusively on
lies and deceit. The persecution policy of "ruin their reputations, bankrupt
them financially, eradicate them physically" clearly exposed its nature of
genocide. The symposium also invited Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Shenli as a
special witness to deliver a speech. Mr. Lin had been illegally imprisoned and
tortured in a forced labor camp for two years and was later rescued by the
international community. He revealed the persecution that he, his sister and
brother and his wife's family members have experienced to expose the genocide
and crimes against humanity committed by Jiang and his accomplices. Falun Gong practitioner Mr. Lin Shenli speaks during the symposium. Mr. Lin pointed out that there is no law being followed in the persecution of
Falun Gong. It is genocide. His elder sister has been detained twice simply
because she practices Falun Gong and spoke the truth to the government. His
younger brother was also sentenced to 2 years in a labor camp because he is also
a practitioner of Falun Gong and tried to explain the facts to people. During
his imprisonment, his brother was recklessly force-fed, which caused damage to
his esophagus. His sister-in-law is currently serving a sentence of one year and
three month of forced labor. Shenli said that the persecution that he and his
family encountered is just the tip of the iceberg. In China, millions of
families have been torn apart for cultivating Falun Gong--more evidence of the
genocide being committed by Jiang's regime. After the symposium, one of the organizers, Ms. Lucy Zhou, a member of the
Global Committee to Bring Jiang to Justice expressed that this symposium was
held on the occasion that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visited Canada. She hoped
that this kind of activity would allow the international community and the new
Chinese government to pay attention to the severe situation of China's human
rights, especially the suppression and persecution of Falun Gong that has lasted
more than four years. She hoped that this kind of persecution and crisis would
end soon. Ms. Zhou said that GCBJJ was established in October 2003. It is a global
organization composed of people with lofty ideals and a sense of justice, who
care about the development of China and its future, plus international friends,
and groups and individuals who are persecuted by Jiang's regime. The tenet of
this global coalition is: Consolidate all forces of justice to expose all the
crimes Jiang has committed and bring Jiang to justice in the court of morality,
conscience and law. This symposium was only the start of a series of activities
in bringing Jiang to justice that the Canadian chapter of GCBJJ plans to
conduct. Similar activities will be carried out later on. In addition, legal
action to sue Jiang for committing genocide and crimes against humanity is under
consideration in Canada.
A
spokesperson of "World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun
Gong" (WOIPFG), Mr. David Thompson talked about a series of investigations that
WOIPFG has conducted since its establishment in January, 2003 and exposed the
Jiang regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners by means of unlawful
imprisonment, cruel torture, and spreading of slanderous lies. Jiang's regime
has also harassed, threatened and persecuted overseas Falun Gong practitioners
through Chinese Embassies or Consulates in other countries. They spread hateful
propaganda defaming Falun Gong to other countries' government officials and
communities. Mr. Thompson provided the attendees with evidence, including photos
regarding how Chinese Embassies and Consulates harassed and persecuted Falun
Gong practitioners. This evidence, recently published by the WOIPFG, drew much
interest from the attendees. Many people carefully read this report and were
astonished to learn that this kind of persecution has even been extended to
Canada, a democratic country.
Posting date: 12/18/2003
Original article date: 12/17/2003
Category: Falun Dafa Worldwide
Chinese version available at http://minghui.ca/mh/articles/2003/12/15/62566.html