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Violations of International Treaties
2009/11/18
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.
2008/11/07
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.
2004/11/18
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.
2004/07/05
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.
2002/08/29
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