(Clearwisdom.net) During Falun Dafa Week in October 2004 in Cambridge,
England, Falun Dafa practitioners held a weeklong Anti-Torture Exhibition. Ms.
Anne Campbell, Member of Parliament and Mr. David Howarth, Leader of the
Cambridge Liberal Democrats wrote to Falun Gong practitioners in support of
Falun Gong.
MP Campbell said in her letter: "Those of us who believe in the freedom
of speech and expression must sympathize with the Falun Gong practitioners, who
are persecuted throughout China. The UN report which draws attention to the
torture of Falun Gong practitioners is deeply shocking and I would urge everyone
to write a letter of protest to the Chinese authorities about their treatment of
Falun Gong."
On October 21, 2004, Chairman David Howarth and the Cambridge Liberal
Democrats expressed their support for the rights of the Falun Gong practitioners
to hold their beliefs without fear, through a letter written by Campaign
Director Kevin Wilkins.
The letter said: "David Howarth and the Cambridge Liberal Democrats
- Believe the right to freedom of thought is a fundamental human right which
should be respected by governments throughout the world.
- Condemn any persecution, including torture, imprisonment and forced family
separation, carried out by the Chinese Government on followers of Falun
Gong.
- Calls on the Chinese Government to stop its policy of persecution
immediately, and to allow all people to hold their beliefs without fear.
- Calls on the British government to take all possible diplomatic measures
to persuade the Chinese Government to change its policy."
The letter also said: "In 2000, David Howarth, then Liberal Democrat
leader of the Cambridge City Council, met with the First Secretary of the
Chinese Embassy to discuss the situation. Mr. Howarth made clear his support for
the right of people in China to hold their beliefs without fear, persecution or
discrimination."
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