(Clearwisdom.net)

Since facts regarding the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang Zemin and his followers have been extensively investigated and verified by international human rights organizations, including the United Nations, it has become a major human rights case receiving extensive attention around the world. People from all walks of life are outraged when they learn that Falun Gong practitioners in China have been subjected to brutal torture of an unprecedented scale and that the abuse has led to injury and death for many practitioners. In order to protect human rights, more than eighty organizations from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia have allied to form the "Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice." In addition, human rights attorneys around the world are coming together to file legal cases in local courts against Jiang Zemin and his followers for their crimes in the persecution of Falun Gong. Below is a list of the legal cases that have been filed around the world.

Target of Global Efforts to Bring Jiang to Justice

Title

Crimes

Country Where the Lawsuit was Filed

Jiang Zemin

Former Chinese President, currently Chairman of Central Military Commission

Genocide, Torture, and Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (October 2002)

Genocide, Torture, and Crimes against Humanity

Belgium (August 2003)

Genocide and Torture

Spain (October 2003)

Genocide

Taiwan (November 2003)

Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, and Torture

Germany (November 2003)

Genocide

South Korea (December 2003)

Torture

Greece (August 2004)

Lawsuits against Jiang Zemin's group in the United Nations Human Rights Committee and International Criminal Court

Name of Organization

Defendant

Date Lawsuit Was Filed

United Nations Committee Against Torture

Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and the 610 Office

October 2002

International Criminal Court

Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and the "610 Office"

October 2002

United Nations Human Rights Committee

All Chinese government officials participating in the persecution

February 2004

Table of lawsuits around the world against Chinese Communist Party Officials participating in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners

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Chinese Communist Party Official

Title

Crime

Country Where Lawsuit was Filed

1

Zhou Yongkang

Former Provincial Party Secretary of Sichuan Province

Torture, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (August 2001)

2

Zhao Zhifei

Chief of the Public Security Office in Hubei Province

Torture, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (June 2001)

Defendant was pronounced guilty

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Germany (November 2003)

3

Liu Qi

Former Mayor of Beijing

Genocide, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (February 2002)

4

Xia Deren

Deputy Provincial Party Secretary of Liaoning Province

Genocide, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (February 2002)

5

Wu Guanzheng

Former Deputy Provincial Party Secretary of Shandong Province

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Cyprus (October 2003)

6

Bo Xilai

Minister of Commerce

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (April 2004)

Torture

U.K. (April 2004)

Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Poland (May 2004)

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Russia (August 2004)

7

Sun Jiazheng

Minister of Culture

Accomplice to Torture

France (January 2004)

8

Wang Yusheng

Deputy Board Chairman of the "Chinese Anti-Cult Association" (CACA)

Torture

Switzerland (April 2004)

9

Wang Taihua

Provincial Party Secretary of Anhui Province

Torture, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (May 2004)

10

Liang Guanjun

Head of the Confederation of Chinese Associations in New York

Assault

U.S.A. (July 2003)

11

Wang Xudong

Minister of Information, the former Provincial Party Secretary of Hebei Province

Torture

U.S.A. (June 2004)

12

Li Changchun

Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Politburo

Torture

France (July 2004)

13

Zhao Zhizhen

Former Director of Wuhan Radio and Television Bureau

Inciting torture and genocide, Inciting hatred

U.S.A. (July 2004)

14

Chen Zhili

Former Minister of Education, currently State Councilor

Torture, Genocide

Tanzania (July 2004)

Table of lawsuits around the world against the "Leadership Team to Deal with the Falun Gong Problem" (or the "610 Office") and its leaders

Defendant

Title

Crime

Country Where Lawsuit was Filed

"610 Office"

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

U.S.A. (October 2002)

Li Lanqing

Former Chinese State Council Vice-Premier

Torture

France (December 2002)

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Belgium (August 2003)

Genocide

Taiwan (November 2003)

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Germany (November 2003)

Luo Gan

Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Politburo

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Belgium (August 2003)

Genocide, Torture

Finland (September 2003)

Genocide, Torture

Armenia (September 2003)

Genocide, Torture

Moldova (September 2003)

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against humanity

Iceland (September 2003)

Genocide, Torture

Spain (October 2003)

Genocide

Taiwan (November 2003)

Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity

Germany (November 2003)

Genocide

South Korea (December 2003)

Lawsuits around the world against Chinese Embassies and Consulates by Falun Gong practitioners

Crime

Country

Physical assault and battery, malicious destruction of property and vandalism, premeditated invasion of privacy

U.S.A. (April 2002)

Harassment

Indonesia (April 2002)

Defamation

Germany (December 2003)

Defamation of character (Li Bin, Chinese Ambassador in Korea, Zhang Xin, Chinese Consul General, and five other Chinese consular officials)

Korea (March 2004)

Libel (Pan Xin Chun, Chinese Deputy Consul General)

Canada (August 2003)

The defendant was found guilty in December 2003.

For more details and updates about the lawsuits, please refer to the websites http://www.zhengdao.org and http://www.flgjustice.org.

August 20, 2004