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Chairman of a Prominent UK Law Society Expresses Concern Over Article 23
2002-11-25The widely opposed Article-23 legislation has caused deep concerns within the UK. Several MPs and Lords have raised the issue with UK and HK authorities and the UK government has urged the HK authority at various occasions to protect human rights and freedoms which must not be jeopardised by any legislation. -
France: Foreign Minister Expresses His Concern over the Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2002-11-19France is paying attention to the human rights violations in which Falun Gong [practitioners] are victims...[and] has anxiously taken note of the numerous allegations of torture surrounding this 3-year campaign. -
Amnesty International Raises Concern about Ms. Yoko Kaneko and Calls for her Immediate and Unconditional Release
2002-11-19She was detained while handing out Falun Gong leaflets to passers-by in Beijing...Amnesty International considers her to be a prisoner of conscience and is calling for her immediate and unconditional release. -
International Society for Human Rights (ISHR)-Australia Appeals for Rescue of Australian Resident's Relative Detained in China
2002-11-18Ms Zeng fled China after being incarcerated in a labour camp for twelve months because she is an adherent of Falun Gong. She is currently in Australia seeking asylum. Her attempts to ascertain why her husband was arrested and his present whereabouts have been unsuccessful. As she notes, her husband is not a follower of Falun Gong, he is non-political and is a businessman by profession. -
Letter to European Friends of Falun Gong from Member of European Parliament
2002-11-14"I have raised the issue of persecution of the Falun Gong in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing when a European Parliament delegation met Chinese ministers and I objected to the serious oppression they endure. Recently I have had a meeting with members of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and raised my deep concerns about the increasing pressure being exerted by Beijing on Hong Kongs liberal legislative traditions." -
Two UK Parliamentarians Question the UK government Regarding Article 23 in Hong Kong
2002-11-13Two members of the UK House of Lords, Lord Hylton and Lord Avebury, have tabled written questions to question the UK government regarding Article 23 in Hong Kong, which poses an enormous threat to the fundamental freedoms as well as the autonomy of the territory. -
The Times: The great firewall of China
2002-11-12"As the chinese regime changes, censorship of the internet is intensifying." -
UK: Judge Exposes the Jiang regimes Persecution of Falun Gong Practitioners
2002-11-11"..Trials are rare. Torture occurs in accounts of interrogation and police detention, including accounts of the treatment of foreign nationals. There are numerous reports of deaths in custody of Falun Gong adherents." -
Spanish Ambassor to UN critical of Jiang regime human rights atrocities
2002-11-11Speaking on behalf of the European Union at the 58th session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, the Ambassador stated; "The persecution of...Falun Gong practitioners is particularly harsh and has led to a great number of cases of torture and deaths in custody." -
UK MP Raises Concern to UK Foreign Ministry and HK Govt over Article 23
2002-11-10UK Foreign Ministry: These important principles [rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms] must not be compromised. -
France: Letter from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Expresses Concern About Missing Falun Gong Practitioners in Cambodia
2002-11-10"The High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Mary Robinson, made her concern regarding this issue known to the Cambodian authorities during her visit to that country at the end of August." -
Member of European Parliament Writes Letter of Support for Rights of Falun Dafa Practitioners
2002-11-03"I indeed support your cause on behalf of the Falun Gong and do not believe any regime should be allowed to get away with using bullying tactics, particularly to the extent that the Chinese regime has done in this case." -
Letter from UK MEP Caroline Jackson to Hong Kong Chief Executive
2002-11-02"I very much hope that you will use your powers to ensure that there is no repeat of the most regrettable incidents in the spring of this year when Falun Gong practitioners were treated very badly by police who seem to have been out of control. If Hong Kong wants to be a part of the modern world, it needs to leave behind the kind of mindset that has produced the proposal for its 'subversion' law." -
EU Foreign Ministry: We are monitoring the developments in Hong Kong closely
2002-11-01The Office of Chris Patten, the EU Commissioner for External Affairs, wrote to a Falun Gong practitioner in September. The letter stated: "Concerning the development in Hong Kong, our delegation is monitoring them closely". -
French Presidential Office Express Concern over the Torture of Falun Gong Practitioners in China
2002-11-01France and her European partners have been attentively following [details of the persecution of Falun Gong] since 1999..France seizes each high-level bilateral meeting to address the issue of human rights, as during the recent visit to France by the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Zhu Rongji