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Statement from the Committee for an International Special Tribunal on the Persecution of Falun Gong Wu Xianguang (Central News Agency) January 6, 2004 The Committee for an International Special Tribunal on the Persecution of
Falun Gong was founded on December 8, 2003 in North America and it was announced
to the public on January 5. This organization stated in the mission statement,
"To unite the wisdom, expertise, and moral strength of the judicial and
international community, as well as of the good people of courage and conviction
inside China, to promote the establishment of an International Special Tribunal
on the Persecution of Falun Gong as an institute of fair justice against the
ongoing atrocities." The Resolution of Establishment follows: Whereas, conscience and moral choice are inalienable rights bestowed at
birth for every person and the foundation of a secure, harmonious, and
peaceful society. Whereas, the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and the suppression
of their moral and spiritual belief of "Truth-Compassion-Forbearance"
ordered by Jiang Zemin, former head of state of the People's Republic of China,
has escalated for over four years. This systematic eradication of Falun Gong
through hate incitement, economic devastation, torture, and killing constitutes
serious crimes against humanity and conscience. Whereas, if Falun Gong practitioners in China refuse to give up their
practice and refuse to betray their conscience they face expulsion from
education and jobs, extortion, arbitrary arrest, kidnapping, public degradation
and defamation, detainment, and incarceration. They suffer forced and slave
labor conditions, prolonged beatings, permanent disability, mental and physical
torture, psychotropic drug injections, brainwashing, rape, forced abortions,
death and murder. Survivors are even forced to publicly applaud and thank their
torturers. Whereas, the persecution in China not only targets practitioners of Falun
Gong, but also manipulates and attacks the conscience and moral choice of all
Chinese citizens. The massive state-controlled propaganda campaign aimed at the
entire Chinese society covers up the atrocities, incites hatred, and falsely
justifies the oppression. These high-pressure tactics employ coercion,
intimidation, and economic incentives to garner people's condemnation
against Falun Gong, thereby causing them to unwittingly participate in the
persecution. Whereas, the persecution of Falun Gong even extends beyond China proper
to systematically attack the conscience and moral choice of people around the
world. Chinese embassies and consulates worldwide disseminate hate propaganda to
all levels of government, the media, businesses, schools, libraries, and
communities at large. Hate incitement and diplomatic and economic pressure are
used to justify the persecution and suppress voices of condemnation. Falun Gong
practitioners outside of China have suffered discrimination, threats, property
damage, theft, loss of jobs, denial of privileges, and physical assault where
this hate propaganda penetrates. Whereas, the persecution expends large quantities of China's financial
and human resources and imposes long-lasting damage and threat to peace and
security for both Chinese society and the international community. Whereas, in China the judiciary is not able to provide legal redress to
Falun Gong practitioners; instead the judicial system is itself an integral
instrument in the campaign to eradicate Falun Gong. Whereas, the size, scope, intensity, and systematic nature of the
eradication campaign indicates the need for a Special Tribunal in order
to address the severity of these ongoing crimes against humanity and conscience. Therefore, the Committee for an International Special Tribunal
on the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIST) was established on
December 8, 2003. Thus CIST resolves to unite the wisdom, expertise, and moral strength of
the judicial and international communities, and of the good people of courage
and conviction inside China, to promote the establishment of an International
Special Tribunal on the Persecution of Falun Gong as an institute of
fair justice against the ongoing atrocities. Posting date: 1/8/2004 |