(Clearwisdom.net) From September 14 to 17, the 7th International
Conference for National Human Rights Institutions was held in Seoul. The theme
of this year's conference is "Upholding Human Rights during Conflict and
Countering Terrorism". The conference was the largest one to date, with
representatives from human rights, international and non-governmental
organizations from 70 countries. Korea practitioners first clarified the truth
about Falun Gong to the Korea National Human Rights Commission. Practitioners
visited the commission and delivered materials to each individual office, and we
urged them to pay more attention to the persecution of Falun Gong in China.
Anti-torture exhibition outside the Korea National Human Rights
Commission |
Attendees viewing the exhibition |
Sending righteous thoughts |
Before the conference opened, a NGO (Non-governmental Organizations) Forum
was held on September 12 and 13. Representatives from more than 40 human rights
organizations across the world, as well as most Korean human rights
organizations, attended the forum. Before the forum started, Falun Gong
practitioners distributed books and materials exposing the persecution of Falun
Gong by the Jiang Zemin regime to NGO representatives at a booth at the forum
site. With the forum sponsor's permission, a photo exhibit of the persecution
was also held during the forum.
In the afternoon of the Forum's first day (Sep 12), Falun Gong practitioners
joined all four of the discussion groups and told NGO representatives from
different countries of the persecution of the innocent Falun Gong practitioners
in China.
Representatives from different countries viewing the exhibition
The anti-torture exhibition site |
Distributing materials to NGO representatives |
On the second day (Sep 13), practitioners came to the conference site in the
early morning to set up a photo display. Those who didn't see the photos and
hadn't obtained Falun Gong materials came to the photo exhibition during break
time. They also asked a lot of detailed questions about the persecution. In the
afternoon, some media came to view the exhibition, and they said that they would
pay closer attention to the persecution in the future.
September 13 was also the day for most foreign participants of the conference
to enter Korea. The practitioners decided to go to the conference staff offices
to distribute materials. Practitioners put open letters, stories of Chinese
practitioners who can't go back to China and Video-CDs into hand-made flower
baskets, and delivered the baskets to every room. Hopefully, they will develop a
positive understanding of Falun Dafa and learn more about the persecution after
reading the materials.
The International Conference for National Human Rights Institutions opened on
September 14. A lot of conference attendees commuted between the conference site
(Lotte Hotel) and the Korea National Human Rights Commission. The practitioners
held a photo exhibition there. Many people expressed their concern after they
viewed torture photos and articles about how practitioners' human rights have
been violated in China.
Some practitioners also obtained conference passes and went into the
conference site to expose the persecution. Practitioners told the delegates
about the seriousness of the human rights violations and urged them to pay
closer attention to the persecution. Meanwhile, practitioners also asked them to
include the persecution of Falun Gong as part of their formal discussions.
In the afternoon, after the conference activities adjourned, the non-Korean
members visited the Korean National Human Rights Commission. On the way to and
back, the human rights activists were able to see the anti-torture exhibition.
Some of them accepted interviews and expressed their view on China's human
rights.
During this international conference, from the NGO forum before the
conference, to the conference and outdoor activities, the practitioners
coordinated well to clarify the truth to representatives of human rights
organizations from all over the world. The result of their efforts was quite
good.
