![]() | ||||
|
San Francisco: Board of Supervisors Passes Resolution Condemning CCP's Persecution of Falun Gong (Photos) By Kerry Huang and Wang Ying, Minghui reporters from San Francisco
(Clearwisdom.net) On the afternoon of January 31, 2006, the San Francisco
Board of Supervisors passed a resolution that "condemns the persecution of
Falun Gong." The resolution states that Falun Gong practitioners should be
free from the persecution within the City and County of San Francisco, and
appropriate City agencies including the police department and human rights
commission should protect Falun Gong practitioners' rights and security. Supervisor Chris Daly proposed the resolution that "condemns the
persecution of Falun Gong," which was submitted to the Board of Supervisors
after it was passed on a 2 to1 vote last Monday at the City Operations and
Neighborhood Services Committee. This afternoon, all 11 supervisors at the Board
of Supervisors voted, and the resolution was passed on a 9 to 2 vote. Prior to the vote, nearly a hundred Falun Gong practitioners held a press
conference in front of the City Hall. Some of them practiced the exercises, some
held banners reading "Extend Help to Stop the Persecution of Falun
Gong," and called for the Board of Supervisors to support the resolution. Spokesperson for Falun Gong Ms. Zhang Xuerong, after learning that the
resolution was passed, said that she was pleased that the Board of Supervisors
passed the resolution condemning the persecution of Falun Gong, making San
Francisco join in the protection of Falun Gong human rights. She said, "We
should let everyone have the right to practice his or her own belief." Supervisor Sean Elsbernd expressed at the meeting that the essence of the
resolution is regarding individuals' basic human rights. Falun Gong
practitioners should be free of persecution. He called on other supervisors to
support the resolution. Supervisor Tom Ammiano expressed that the fact of Falun Gong practitioners
being subjected to persecution is very clear. All has been documented. He
supported Dali's opinion.
Posting date: 2/2/2006
feedback@clearwisdom.net |