Violations of International Treaties

Spanish Court Indicts Top Communist Party Officials for Torture, Genocide of Falun Gong

In an unprecedented decision, a Spanish judge has indicted five high-ranking Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials for their role in crimes of torture and genocide committed against Falun Gong practitioners. Among the defendants is former CCP head Jiang Zemin, widely acknowledged as the chief instigator of the campaign to “eradicate” the spiritual practice.

2009 Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston

Excerpts from the 2009 Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions covering 16 cases of Falun Gong practitioners who died in custody or shortly after their release

Torture and Death of Falun Gong Continue, Say Submissions to United Nations

Human rights groups’ statements submitted to the United Nations Committee against Torture prior to the body’s review of China on Friday highlight the continued torture and death in custody of Falun Gong adherents.

Detailed List of Violations of International Legal Commitments

Table of Contents * U.N. Genocide Convention * U.N. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment * U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child * International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights * UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education * U.N. Convention relating to the Status of Refugees * International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights U.N. General Assembly Declarations that China Supported * Universal Declaration of Human Rights * U.N. Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women * U.N. Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief

Violations of International Treaties

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

Chinese Vice-Consul General Leaves Canada after Failing to Pay Court Judgment

An official at Foreign Affairs Canada has confirmed that Pan Xinchun, the former Vice-Consul General of the People’s Republic of China at Toronto, who was found liable in a Canadian court for defaming Joel Chipkar, a Toronto spokesperson for Falun Gong practitioners, is no longer in Canada after failing to satisfy the judgment against him.

Canadian Court Directs Garnishment of Chinese Vice Consul General’s Bank Account

The Ontario Superior Court directed the Bank of China to seize applicable assets from the Vice Consul General of China, Pan Xinchun’s bank account for refusing to follow a court order to pay damages when he was found liable for defamation last February (news) in an unprecedented case.

A Global Campaign of Harassment, Intimidation and Violence

Soon after Chinese leader Jiang Zemin initiated the brutal persecution of Falun Gong in 1999, incidents appeared of Chinese officials threatening, harassing and assaulting Falun Gong practitioners, as well as pressuring foreign officials, businesses, and free media around the world to adopt Jiang’s stance against Falun Gong.

Ukraine Judge Throws Out Case Against Falun Gong; Beijing Pressure Tactics Fail

Two days ago in Kiev, Ukraine, a local judge dismissed a case brought against practitioners of Falun Gong by Ukrainian police as "groundless." The police had detained 23 Falun Gong practitioners in Ukraine’s capital after receiving pressure from Beijing who "protested against the fact that Falun Gong is freely allowed in the country," according to one witness to the events