PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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April 18 2001
"We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words
and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good
people."
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 16,1963
Falun Gong Statement on Today's UN Vote
We have learned that China has again managed a technical maneuver at the UN
Commission on Human Rights, avoiding discussion of the U.S. resolution
condemning its human rights abuses. It is a shame that some countries have
turned a blind eye to China's horrible abuses. Tens of millions who practice
Falun Gong have been stripped of their most basic rights, often illegally
arrested, beaten, tortured, and even raped; many other spiritual groups can
testify to similar abuses. We are disappointed that not every country could
vote according to its conscience. Human rights violations are fundamentally
a moral issue.
Jiang Zemin must not again take this vote as a license to kill. After
China's escape from censure last year at the Commission, the crackdown on
Falun Gong escalated drastically, with killings increasing from 11 to 193.
During this year's month-long Commission alone at least 15 practitioners
have been murdered while in custody. There is no excuse for killing and
brutalizing peace-loving citizens. All people of goodwill yearn for an end
to President Jiang Zemin's crimes against humanity.
There is nothing China's leadership fears more than the world learning of
its crimes, and the vote aside, this is what has happened here in Geneva.
There has been an outpouring of support throughout the Commission from
various organizations, governments, and persons, and we are deeply grateful.
We will continue working together to ensure a swift end to the persecution.
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