Japan: Introducing Falun Gong and Exposing the Persecution at the 47th Convention on the Protection of Human Rights Held by Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Photos)

By a practitioner from Japan

(Clearwisdom.net) On October 7 and 8, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) held its 47^th convention on the protection of human rights at Miyazaki-ken, Japan. This is JFBA's most important annual meeting. This year, more than 1200 human rights attorneys from across Japan attended this convention.

Falun Gong practitioners in Japan considered this as a good opportunity to introduce Falun Gong and expose the persecution to Japan's legal system. It also provided a good chance to prepare a lawsuit against Jiang in Japan. Therefore, prior to the convention, practitioners made all kinds of preparations for clarifying the facts to the attendees.

On October 5 and 6, just before the convention began, practitioners arrived at the city of Miyazaki-ken and introduced Falun Gong and revealed the persecution facts to the convention organizers, who eventually agreed to allow practitioners to put the truth-clarifying materials in places where attendees could freely pick them up.

On October 7, 2004, when the convention began, Falun Gong practitioners peacefully waited outside the convention hall. Because lawyers in Japan hold very prominent social positions, it is normally very hard to meet them. Now, all human rights lawyers throughout the country would gather together here, practitioners wished to inform them about Jiang group's human rights violations against innocent Falun Gong practitioners, so that they would have a correct understanding about persecution and carry a the righteous attitude toward it. Out of practitioners' expectation, on the morning of October 7, practitioners fairly easily handed out the prepared more than 600 copies of truth-clarifying materials to those attorneys.

On October 8, practitioners mostly utilized the convention break period to clarify the truth to those lawyers face to face. Some attorneys said that they received the materials a day ago and expressed their support for what Falun Gong practitioners have been doing. Some attorneys read the Japanese version of article, "Historic Trial" and other literature provided by practitioners and expressed their wish to resist the persecution. In addition, they raised lots of good points in terms of how to effectively raise the awareness to the Japanese public and have more people pay attention to the persecution. All most all lawyers who listened to practitioners' introduction and explanation expressed their understanding and support to practitioners.

On October 9, those lawyers went sightseeing at the beach. Practitioners also rent vans to go to the attraction points and practiced the exercises to display the beauty of Falun Gong. Many attorneys expressed their admiration toward practitioners' persistent effort.

At the same time, from October 6 to 10, some other practitioners held activities on the busiest streets in the City of Miyazaki-ken to introduce Falun Gong to the public. Although only a number of practitioners clarified the facts on the streets, they cooperated well together. Some displayed banners, some demonstrated the exercises, and others distributed flyers. Practitioners all felt that local citizens are quite simple and pure and they are very pleased to receive Falun Gong truth-clarifying newsletters. Although it rained all day on October 8 due to the typhoon, the truth-clarification was not affected at all. In the rain, practitioners' banners looked even more colorful and eye-catching.

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