CIPFG ASIA Calls For Thorough Investigation of Live Organ Harvesting by Chinese Communist Regime (Photos)
(Clearwisdom.net) [Editor's note: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
engages in organ transplants not to save lives but solely for profit. It is
evil, both in terms of "means and ends." The CCP makes outrageous
profit by harvesting organs from living Falun Gong practitioners while
physically annihilating these kind and innocent people who persist in their
belief. This is a form of evil never before seen on this planet.] Correspondent Fang Hui reports from Taiwan: the Coalition to Investigate the
Persecution of Falun Gong, Asia Branch (CIPFG ASIA) established on December 10,
2006, Human Rights Day, held a press conference at the Taiwanese Legislative
Yuan the morning of December 19. At the same time, other press conferences were
held in Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Macao. Members of CIPFG ASIA vowed
to thoroughly investigate and end the CCP's crime against humanity of harvesting
organs from living Falun Gong practitioners. They wrote letters to Chinese
premier Wen Jiabao and head of the Central Politics and Law Committee Luo Gan,
demanding the Chinese Communist regime to open all facilities where Falun Gong
practitioners are illegally held, and accept thorough, fair and unlimited
investigations to end this seven-year persecution. Lai Ching-te, president of CIPFG ASIA and Chiu Huang-chuan, vice president,
both signed an open letter to Communist Party officials. They mailed the letters
that same day via certified mail Tu Hsing-che, former head of the Taiwan Department of Health said it's
unimaginable for someone in the medical field to sacrifice one person's life to
save another Kuo Cheng-Deng, a doctor at Taipei Veterans General Hospital said organ
transplants are used to save the lives of patients who are in critical
condition; however, the lives of healthy people should never be sacrificed for
the sake of saving sick people Gao Weibang, director of the Association of Victimized Taiwanese Investors in
China, signed the open letters Tien Chiu-chin, member of the Legislative Yuan, signed letters to Wen Jiabao
and Luo Gan CIPFG ASIA consists of more than 100 elite individuals in the political,
legal, medical and media fields as well as NGO workers in Taiwan, Hong Kong,
Japan, Korea, Malaysia and Macao. This organization crosses state and party
borders. The members, fearless of a dictatorial regime, assist Falun Gong
practitioners in ending the persecution out of conscience, moral obligation and
a sense of justice. It is a magnificent feat of human rights in Asia. Zhang Xuerong, spokeswoman for CIPFG (please INSERT AUDIO AND VIDEO), two
independent Canadian investigators and president of CIPFG Australia wrote
letters to congratulate the founding of the CIPFG ASIA.
Representatives from CIPFG ASIA Taiwan Group who attended the press
conference included the following: Lai Ching-te, president of CIPFG ASIA and a
current member of the Legislative Yuan; lawyer Chiu Huang-chuan, vice president
of CIPFG ASIA; Tien Chiu-chin, member of the Legislative Yuan representing the
political arena; Gao Weibang, director of the Association of Victimized
Taiwanese Investors in China representing the human rights arena; Tu Hsing-che,
Director-General of the Taiwan AIDS Foundation representing the medical arena
and Kuo Cheng-Deng, medical director of the Research Department at Taipei
Veterans General Hospital, who also represented the medical community in Taiwan. Lai Ching-te, president of CIPFG ASIA said the organization chose Human
Rights Day as its founding day to highlight its mission, which is to safeguard
basic human rights and rescue kind and innocent people currently persecuted in
China. The rescue task is quite urgent because the persecution is happening in
China on a daily basis. The organization hopes justice-loving people throughout
Asia and in the rest of the world would lend support so all people in the world
might receive well-deserved human rights and justice. Lai Ching-te also said he
is very pleased to have Macao as a member, to work hard on the investigation
along with Asia's Four Little Dragons and Malaysia. (Please INSERT VIDEO) The membership of CIPFG ASIA increased from 91 on its founding day to the
current 117 and it is still growing. Many members are legislators, prominent
political figures and lawyers. People who wield significant influence in Asia
courageously joined the CIPFG despite Communist Party's threats and financial
enticements, which demonstrates they are well aware of the atrocity of organ
harvesting from living people and are willing to help Falun Gong practitioners
end the persecution by carrying out investigations in Mainland China. Three
former presidents of the Taiwan Association for Human Rights, established on
Human Rights Day 22 years ago, also joined CIPFG ASIA. The table below lists
CIPFG members by geographic region and area of expertise. Summary List of the Coalition to
Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) ASIA Field of Life Number of Members Country/Region Number of
Members Congressmen/women 20 Taiwan 48 State senators 16 Japan 16 Legal experts 33 Hong Kong 6 Medical experts 22 Korea 42 NGO members 13 Malaysia 4 Administrative chiefs 1 Macao 1 Others 12 Lai Ching-te calls for the Taiwanese public to courageously join in this
meaningful act to bring to an end the CCP's human rights violations. Tu Hsing-che, former head of the Department of Health and the current
Director-General of the Taiwan AIDS Foundation said organ transplant is a good
act of love that the donors leave behind for the mankind, and yet the CCP
commits a shameful act through organ transplants. It is unimaginable in the
medical field to end one life in order to save another. He thinks the
investigation will not only save Falun Gong practitioners' lives but also better
protect other Chinese citizens' human rights. People who were engaged in transplants with the organs from unknown sources
are facing the issue of "accomplice to murder" Kuo Cheng-Deng, a physician at Taipei Veterans General Hospital said although
he could not believe such vicious crimes exists, he said in a pained voice that
the Chinese Communist Party is even more frightening than the Nazis. He thinks
organ transplants are a very important development in medical history and
reflect the best of human nature, yet the CCP has grossly abused this medical
technology to such an extent. He suggests taking powerful actions against China,
including economic sanctions, and he doesn't think much of the current policy of
unlimited Taiwanese investment in China. Kuo Cheng-Deng also emphasized that the Taiwanese government is, in disguised
form, encouraging its citizens to get organ transplants in China by granting
medical resources for medical aftercare such as post-operative care, immuno-suppressant
drugs for those who had undergone transplant surgeries in China. Taiwan should
not allocate health care resources for these patients; the government should
investigate this matter by doing more than simply advising against organ
transplant surgeries in China, as it not only involves medical ethics but also
the legal issue of being "accomplices to murder," the same as
committing murder. Chiu Huang-chuan, vice president of CIPFG ASIA said it is heartwarming to see
people with opposing political beliefs join the organization, and he thinks it
is also the right direction for Taiwan. Taiwan received tremendous help from the
international community during its struggle for democracy. The Taiwanese
government might be slow [in responding to live organ harvesting], but civil
organizations should all take quick action to move forward. Plan to make a law for "unknown organ source" as a crime Lai Ching-te said the CCP's persecution of Falun Gong is public knowledge,
and yet some Taiwanese became indirect murderers by going to China for organ
transplants. He is currently working with the Department of Health to make it a
crime to receive an "unknown organ source," so that Taiwanese citizens
must clearly explain to the government the source of their received organs, and
provide a donor's consent form when they undergo organ transplants anywhere in
the world, including China. If relevant documents are missing, the organ
recipient would be prosecuted or be refused health care. He also said 16 of the 23 counties and cities in Taiwan have passed
resolutions to condemn the Chinese Communist regime's atrocious practice, and
many members of congress have joined CIPFG ASIA, all of which are positive
actions but are not enough. He said, "In the future, we hope all
representatives of the people of Taiwan and members of the social elite will
regard ending this horrific tragedy as the most important task in their life and
help end it." (please INSERT AUDIO) Tien Chiu-chin, member of the Legislative Yuan, cited stories of some German
and Japanese scholars who refused to cooperate with their government's
persecution during World War II. After the war, the upcoming generations in
these two countries were able to maintain their confidence of goodness and
justice towards their countries because of these scholars' exemplary words and
actions. Human rights representative Gao Weibang pointed out that the Communist Party
has committed its worst human rights violation by taking organs from living
people. This is happening while the CCP is pursuing a so-called "harmonious
society." The indifference and lack of reporting among Taiwanese media has
resulted in the Taiwanese public not understanding the serious nature of the
matter. He calls for more attention from the Taiwanese media, because the CCP is
not to be feared, but indifference is! A press conference was held at 11 a.m. on the same day in Korea. Kim Huw-yee,
a former Parliament member and vice president of CIPFG ASIA hosted the
conference. CIPFG ASIA has more than 40 Korean members, most of whom are doctors
and lawyers. Two Korean Falun Gong practitioners and their families who were
persecuted under the Chinese Communist regime recounted their experience inside
Chinese prisons and labor camps. They said all Falun Gong practitioners in China
constantly face the possibility of having their organs removed when alive. Japanese members of CIPFG include city council members, doctors, members of
the media and human rights experts, showing an obvious force resisting the
Communist Party's crimes taking shape in Japan, a nation that has always paid
close attention to diplomatic and political trends in China. Quite a few media,
both government and private, have reported the persecution of Falun Gong and
harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong practitioners in the past two
months. These media will continue to focus on humanitarian support and human
rights topics. A press conference hosted by Szeto Wah, vice president of CIPFG ASIA, was
held at the same time inside the Kowloon office of the Hong Kong Professional
Teachers' Union. It was a historical act when a CIPFG press conference was held in Hong Kong
and Macao on Chinese soil under the "one country, two systems" policy.
These two regions are closest to Mainland China; Some people there stepped
forward to help end the persecution of Falun Gong, without fear of the
totalitarian regime and violence. CIPFG ASIA has six members in Hong Kong. They are vice president Szeto Wah;
Lam Tsz-kin, vice spokesman on Constitutional Affairs of the Democratic Party;
Lam Wing-yin, member of the Saikung District Council, Ho Chun-yan and Leung Kwok
Hung, members of the Legislative Council, Cheng Yu-shek, a professor at City
University of Hong Kong. Szeto Wah, Lam Wing-yin and Lam Tsz-kin signed an open
letter to China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong during the press conference and
delivered the letter in the afternoon. Szeto Wah said that CIPFG ASIA is an international volunteer organization
that crosses national and party borders. It is established for safeguarding
basic human rights and for concern for Falun Gong, a group the Communist regime
has persecuted for the past seven years. All branches of CIPFG will continue to
work as long as the Communist Party's human rights violations are still ongoing.
We will persistently resort to all peaceful means to uphold basic human rights
in China and abroad. Vice president Edmund Bon is a human rights lawyer in Malaysia. He is also a
defense lawyer for the UN Refugee Agency and the National Human Rights
Association. CIPFG ASIA members in Malaysia include three lawyers and one NGO. Edmund Bon said, "We have yet to see the Chinese Communist regime
respond to or show any respect toward the charges raised in the report [written
by two Canadian investigators]. I think the charges are quite serious; therefore
we demand further investigation." He led CIPFG members to deliver open
letters to the Chinese consulate following the press conference. All representatives from CIPFG ASIA who attended the synchronized,
multi-country press conferences signed public letters to Chinese premier Wen
Jiabao and to Luo Gan, secretary of the Central Politics and Law Committee, in
which they demanded the Communist Party to follow international human rights
agreements and immediately end its restrictions, incarcerations and severe
persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. They also expressed support for Chinese
human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng and his family. In Taiwan, the letter was sent
to the State Council and to the Central Politics and Law Committee and in other
regions. The letter was also delivered to local Chinese consulate(s) or liaison
offices. Lai Ching-te, president of CIPFG ASIA, emphasized the organization will give
the Communist regime one month and hopes the regime from a standpoint of
conscience would respond positively. He did not exclude the possibility of
seeking international support, to impose specific sanctions on China.
Total number of members: 117
Chinese version available at
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