Canadian Forums Examines Forced Organ Harvesting in China

	Canadian Forums Examines Forced Organ Harvesting in China Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas is at the forefront of a global effort to end a human rights atrocity happening inside China—forced organ harvesting. Over the weekend, David Matas spoke in Calgary, Canada. The forum sought to raise awareness about the organ harvesting allegations. The largest group of victims identified so far has been practitioners of Falun Gong. It's a meditation practice persecuted by the Chinese regime. [David Matas, Co-author, Bloody Harvest: The killing of Falun Gong for Their Organs] "Those that did the exercise after 1999 were arrested and asked to denounce the practice. Those who did not were tortured. Those who refused to recant after torture, disappeared. David Kilgour and I concluded that many of those who disappeared were killed for their organs." Dr. Shawn Wu is a member of the global medical activist group, Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting. He presented evidence on China's transplant business. In particular, the Chinese regime's failure to properly explain the source of thousands of unaccounted organs used in transplants. Human rights abuses in China have relevance in Canada. At a related forum on Saturday at the University of Alberta, Member of the Legislative Assembly, Doctor David Swann, highlighted how Chinese state-run companies are also involved in human rights abuses. For example, Chinese oil giant, CNOOC, recently was approved for purchase of Canadian oil producer, Nexen. [David Swann MD, Alberta MLA] "The company <b>...</b>	From: NTDonChina Views: 0 0 ratings
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