Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China

"On April 4, [2006] the Falun Dafa Association and Clearwisdom.net announced that they were establishing an investigation committee. They invited people from all walks of life, international organizations, governments and media to form a coalition (CIPFG) for the purpose of independent, direct and unimpeded investigations into the persecution of Falun Gong and the organ harvesting issue in China. The effort has been supported by many individuals, officials, scholars and lawyers.

"Some concerned individuals and organizations around the world have initiated independent investigations and collected abundant evidence. Former Canadian Secretary of State David Kilgour and international human rights lawyer David Matas have launched a two month independent investigation. In their report (http://www.organharvestinvestigation.net/) of July 6 they wrote, “the government of China and its agencies have put to death a large but unknown number of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience." About

Members
Accessed July 2008:

UNITED STATES: NATIONAL-LEVEL OFFICIALS
 * Thaddeus McCotter 	 	U.S. Congressman, 11th District of Michigan
 * Dana Rohrabacher 	 	U.S. Congressman, 46th District Of California
 * Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 	 	U.S. Congresswoman, 18th District of Florida

CANADA: NATIONAL-LEVEL OFFICIALS
 * David Kilgour 	 	Former Canadian Secretary of State, Asia Pacific; MP
 * Simma Holt 	 	Former member, Canadian House of Commons; Order of Canada recipient (highest award for Canadian Citizen) and CIPFG member

EUROPE: NATIONAL-LEVEL OFFICIALS Austria - Alexander Van der Bellen 	 	MP, Chairman of the Austrian Green Party

Belgium
 * Geert Bourgeois 	 	Flemish Minister Policy Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Media and Tourisma
 * Wouter De Vriendt 	MP
 * Johan Van Hecke 	 	MP Liberal Party
 * Geert Lambert 	 	Senator
 * Anne-Marie Lizin 	 	Senator
 * Jan Loones 	 	Flemish MP; chairman of the Belgian chapter of CIPFG
 * Jan Peumans 	 	Flemish MP; member of CIPFG
 * Bart Staes 	 	MEP, Green Party
 * Jos Stassen 	 	Flemish MP
 * Patrik Vankrunkelsven 	 	Senator, member of CIPFG; undertook own investigation into the mass organ harvesting of

Falun Gong practitioners
 * Anne Van Lancker 	 	MEP Socialist Party
 * Stefaan Vercamer 	 	National MP

Bulgaria - Ivan Ivanov 	 	MP

Czech Republic
 * Vaclav Havel 	 	Former President, Czech Republic
 * Martin Bursik 	 	Vice-Premier; Minister of Environment
 * Dana Kuchtova 	 	Minister of Education
 * Vlasta Parkanova 	 	Minister of Defense
 * Karel Schwarzenberg 	 	Minister of Foreign Affairs; Senator
 * Alexander Vondra 	 	Vice-Premier for European Affairs
 * Jan Ruml 	 	Vice-chairman of Senate; Senator
 * Ondrej Liska 	 	MP

England
 * Baroness Caroline Cox 	 	House of Lords; member, CIPFG Europe
 * Edward McMillan-Scott 	 	VP, European Parliament

France
 * Henri Plagnol 	 	Former Secretary of State; MP
 * Jacqueline Fraysse, MD 	 	MP
 * Jack Lang 	 	MP

Ireland - David Norris 	 	Senator

Romania
 * Francine-John Calame 	 	MP
 * Ruth Genner 	 	President of the Green Party; MP
 * Tiberiu Toroand 	 	MP

Sweden - Goran Lindblad 	 	Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; MP

Switzerland
 * Jean-Paul Amoudry 	 	Senator
 * Pierre Bourguignon 	 	MP
 * Michel Guerry 	 	Senator

LOCAL OFFICIALS
 * Pavel Bem 	 	Mayor of Prague
 * Mayors 	 	Gerzat and Cambremer, Switzerland
 * Mayors 	 	Coutances, Paimpol, Clamart, France
 * Mayors 	 	Ruiselede, Zottegem, Kasterlee, Zoersel, Belgium
 * Mayors 	 	Timisoara, Romania

Contact

 * Web: http://www.cipfg.org/en/

Related Sourcewatch articles

 * World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong