US hits China and others for repressing religious freedom
Washington DC, USAP The Biden administration on Wednesday took aim at China and a number of other countries for repressing religious freedom as it forges ahead with its aim of restoring human rights as a primary focus of American foreign policy. The condemnation was similar to that lodged by the Trump administration, which had been […]
UN urged to investigate organ harvesting in China
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation A senior lawyer called on Tuesday for the top United Nations human rights body to investigate evidence that China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant. Hamid Sabi called for urgent action as he presented the findings of the China Tribunal, an independent panel […]
China is harvesting organs from Falun Gong members, finds expert panel
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation China is murdering members of the Falun Gong spiritual group and harvesting their organs for transplant, a panel of lawyers and experts on Monday as they invited further investigations into a potential genocide. Members said they had heard clear evidence forced organ harvesting had taken place over at least 20 years in […]
China’s Christians face worst persecution in decades claims lawyer in new report
Prominent Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng – believed to be held in custody in China – says the country now faces its “harshest and most brutal political oppression since the end of Mao Zedong’s rule”. In a commentary released earlier this month, the lawyer – best known for his work in defending Christians, Falun Gong followers and […]