Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong
The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG) is an international non-governmental organization established in the United States on April 5, 2006, by the Falun Dafa Association.[1][2] The organization also has offices in Canada.[2]
In 2006, the organization asked former Canadian Secretary of State
History
In December 2006, the Australian government responded to the newly formed CIPFG's petition alleging unethical organ transplant procedures in China by announcing the abolition of training programs for Chinese doctors in organ transplant procedures in the Prince Charles and the Princess Alexandra Hospitals as well as ending their joint research programs into organ transplantation with China.[5]
The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong organized the international Global Human Rights Torch Relay that traveled through 150 cities in 35 countries of Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia to support a boycott of the
See also
- Concerns over the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Falun Gong
- Organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China
- Persecution of Falun Gong
References
- ^ Thomas Lum (May 25, 2006). "CRS Report for Congress #RL33437. China and Falun Gong" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. CRS-7 paragraph 3.
- ^ a b Agence France-Presse (July 8, 2006). "Canadian report implicates China in organ harvesting". Taipei Times.
- ^ a b David Kilgour, David Matas (6 July 2006, revised 31 January 2007) An Independent Investigation into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China (in 22 languages) organharvestinvestigation.net
- ^ "Newspaper". Thewhig.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-18.[permanent dead link]
- Sydney Morning Herald (December 5, 2006). "Hospitals ban training Chinese surgeons". smh.com.
- ^ CIPFG. "Wakas To Bring Human Rights Torch Into Nelson".
- New Zealand Herald. Archived from the originalon December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
- ^ Calgary, The (2008-05-20). "City rally hears student's tale of torture, imprisonment in China". Canada.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "A Site Without Borders - - Human Rights Torch Comes to Vancouver". MWC News. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ "Activists carry torch to protest human-rights violations in China". News.medill.northwestern.edu. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-12-18.