Rape and Sexual Assault

Violence against Women—A Communist Party Tool of “Transformation”

Urgent Appeal: 25-year-old Woman Unable to Walk from Sexual Abuse in Hebei Labor Camp

A 25-year-old kindergarten teacher was severely sexually abused in a Hebei Labor Camp in June 2010, the Falun Dafa Information Center has learned. Months after the attack, she continues to have trouble walking and her family has been denied access to visit her. The Center urges the international community to investigate her case and pressure the Chinese authorities for her immediate and unconditional release.

Rape, Beatings and Betrayal Typify “Transformation” of Former Top Student

NEW YORK – The life of a top student at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University has been ravaged by a decade of rape, torture and betrayals. According to reports recently received by the Falun Dafa Information Center, the once vibrant and brilliant young woman from Shandong Province, Ms. Liu Zhimei (柳志梅), now lives in a hut, regularly wets her bed, and crouches into the corner of her room with clenched fists whenever someone approaches her. Neighbors have seen her running from her home naked and screaming.

Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

The use of torture against Falun Gong practitioners remains commonplace and continued throughout 2008. Amnesty International published several urgent actions on behalf of adherents at risk of torture, while the UN Committee Against Torture issued a binding decision calling for an independent investigation into abuse of Falun Gong adherents in custody.

Fueled by Olympics, Falun Gong Persecution Escalated Sharply in 2008

The Communist Party’s campaign against Falun Gong escalated sharply in 2008 as China’s rulers took advantage of the Olympic games to catalyze and justify the large-scale arrest, imprisonment, and monitoring of Chinese citizens known to adhere to the spiritual practice, the Falun Dafa Information Center said in an annual report published on Tuesday.

Rape and Sexual Assault

Women of Falun Gong tell wrenching tales of physical and sexual abuse in captivity. They have been violated with brooms sticks or electric batons causing bleeding from the vagina. They have had their breasts pierced with barbwire, and they have been gang raped.

February 14, 2008: Falun Gong News Bulletin

Nine Falun Gong Adherents Die from Abuse in December and January Personal Testimony: Adherent Released from Labor Camp in November Tells of Solitary Confinement and Sexual Torture Falun Gong Practitioners Gain Political Asylum Status in South Korea Thai Authorities Detain 22 Falun Gong Refugees Despite UN Status Soccer Players and Activists Welcome Human Rights Torch to Ghana

March 15 2006, Falun Gong News Bulletin

GHASTLY CONCENTRATION CAMP DISCLOSED; FALUN GONG KILLED, ORGANS SOLD WOMAN RAPED BY POLICE RE-ARRESTED CHINA’S NEW NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH HUNGER STRIKE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS CONTINUES, CCP CRACKS DOWN… AGAIN

Amnesty International: 2005 Annual Report (excerpts)

December 23 2005, Falun Gong News Bulletin

* FDI: SENIOR CHINESE OFFICIAL LUO GAN SUED IN ARGENTINA FOR GENOCIDE * NEW YORK TIMES: CHINESE LAWYER TAKES ON FALUN GONG CASES, FACES THREATS * FDI: WORLDWIDE PROTESTS CONDEMN RAPE OF FALUN GONG WOMEN BY POLICE * EPOCH TIMES: CHINESE POLICE BEAT MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER TO DEATH