Chapter 7: Crimes Against Humanity: State-Sponsored Forced Organ Harvesting
Chapter 7: Crimes Against Humanity: State-Sponsored Forced Organ Harvesting
Independent international investigations into the systematic killing of prisoners of conscience for organ transplants.
“The China Tribunal in London concluded beyond reasonable doubt that forced organ harvesting has been committed for years on a significant scale, with Falun Dafa practitioners as the principal source.”
1. The Kilgour-Matas Independent Investigation
In 2006, former Canadian Secretary of State David Kilgour and human rights lawyer David Matas released an exhaustive investigative report documenting inexplicable organ waiting times in China (mere days or weeks).
2. The 2019 London China Tribunal Final Judgment
Chaired by Sir Geoffrey Nice KC, the independent people’s tribunal heard months of testimony from medical experts, survivors, and investigators, ruling that state-sanctioned murder for organs constitutes crimes against humanity.
3. Legislative Countermeasures Worldwide
The United States House of Representatives passed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act (H.R. 1154), while countries like Israel, Spain, Taiwan, and Canada enacted laws prohibiting transplant tourism to China.