I've posted previously on some alarming accusations that China is involved in organ trafficking, specifically from prisoners and Falun Gong practicioners. This insidious practice has been vehemently denied by Chinese apologists and officials who claim that 'thorough investigations' have resolved the issue satisfactorily.
There's some new evidence to the contrary.
A respected Canadian human rights lawyer and a former Canadian cabinet member lent their weight on Thursday to charges that China has been killing Falun Gong dissidents so it can use their organs.
The two men -- lawyer David Matas, and David Kilgour, former secretary of state for Asia and the Pacific -- spent two months investigating the accusations, which China has regularly denied.
"It is simply inescapable that this is going on," Kilgour told reporters as he and Matas released their findings.
They provided transcripts of phone calls placed in Chinese to detention centers and organ transplant clinics in which officials said organs from Falun Gong practitioners could be made available for speedy use.
Matas said the practice amounted to a crime against humanity. "Our findings are shocking. To us, this is a form of evil we have yet to see on this planet," he said.
Team says China harvests Falun Gong organs | Reuters.com
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