A very disturbing issue--China harvesting organs

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I got an email in respect to this issue, and I was so appalled, I checked out Snopes just to make sure it wasn't a hoax. In addition, a google search on "China harvesting organs" actually yielded several results including a couple from the State Dept., so it appears that this is quite real, and quite chilling.

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UN Reports the Chilling Facts on Organ Harvesting from Live Falun Gong Practitioners
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Suggests Mechanisms to Hold States Accountable

On March 20, 2007, Manfred Nowak, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, issued a report that corroborates previous findings in 2006 about persecution, abuse and torture of Chinese citizens.

His report states, "Organ harvesting has been inflicted on a large number of unwilling Falun Gong practitioners at a wide variety of locations for the purpose of making available organs for transplant operations." Mr. Nowak issued his report to the Human Rights Council's Fourth session, as part of their Agenda item 2, the Implementation of General Assembly Resolution 60/251.

On August 11, 2006, three UN Special Rapporteurs had sent an urgent appeal on organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners. This was a joint action by the Special Rapporteur on Torture, Mr. Manfred Nowak, the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ms. Asma Jahangir and the Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Ms. Sigma Huda.

Mr. Nowak further states in his report, "Vital organs including hearts, kidneys, livers and corneas were systematically harvested from Falun Gong practitioners at Sujiatan Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, beginning in 2001. The practitioners were given injections to induce heart failure, and therefore were killed in the course of the organ harvesting operations or immediately thereafter."

The report adds, "It is reported that employees of several transplant centres have indicated that they have used organs from live Falun Gong practitioners for transplants. After the organs were removed, the bodies were cremated, and no corpse is left to examine for identification as the source of an organ transplant. Once the organs were removed they were shipped to transplant centres to be used for transplants for both domestic and foreign patients."

The online version of this is located at: http://falunhr.org:80/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=1644&Itemid=

[napi21]

1. And THAT surprises you? To be honest, I hadn't heard about it,

but we ARE talking about a Country of a couple of million people, and one who never DID think much of human life. Can't say that I'm shocked!

[Christa]

2. I am so appalled

:cry: this is the country have such great import/export relations with whilst we invaded Iraq because of what again?

Oh yes, one of the reasons was the way Saddam treated the Iraqis :mad: :grr: :banghead:

[aquart]

3. They own our debt. They own our factories.

Weren't we ever so clever?

[katsy]

4. There was a CNN report on this months ago.

Some Americans bought organs from China.

China seems to be the corporatists wet-dream. Lower product costs by using chemicals that cause kidney problems like antifreeze in toothpaste & melamine in the food chain)... then supply human kidneys to those lucky enough to be able to pay the price.

Lucrative practice. :sarcasm:

[GreenPartyVoter]

5. India's been harvesting (stealing) organs for years. I read a terrible story about

a young boy who had an operation for one thing and woke up to find he had lost an eye due to organ theft.

[WinkyDink]

6. Hey, they've been eating almost-extinct animals for years!

Seriously, what is GOOD about China?