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The '''Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG)''' is an international lobby group established in the [[United States|United States of America]] on April 5, 2006 by the Falun Dafa Association.<ref>Thomas Lum, [http://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL33437.pdf Congressional Research Report #RL33437, page CRS-7 paragraph 3], Congressional Research Service, August 11 2006</ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/07/08/2003317781] The organization also has offices in [[Canada]]. [http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/07/08/2003317781]. In 2006, the organization issued a controversial report authored by former Canadian Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific region [[David Kilgour]] and attorney [[David Matas]] implicating hospitals and jails throughout China for being involved in [[Falun Gong and live organ harvesting|organ harvesting]][http://www.stratfor.com/chinas_pre_emptive_public_relations]. |
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== Opposition to the 2008 Beijing Olympics == |
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The organization sponsors the international Global Human Rights Torch Relay that travels through 150 cities in 35 countries of Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia to support a boycott of the [[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing Olympics]]. [http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00326.htm][http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10482783]. Mattas has argued that "it is unthinkable under the Olympic Charter that the same government torturing people in one part of Beijing could be hosting the Olympic Games in another part of the same city"[http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Olympics+Could+Backfire+on+Beijing%3F&id=16696]. The head of the Canadian branch of the CIPFG is Rabbi Dr. [[Reuven Bulka]], leader of the Congregation [[Machzikei Hadas]], who has publicly called for [[Israel]] to put pressure on the Chinese government to cease organ harvesting by quitting the Olympic Games [https://english.epochtimes.com/news/7-6-22/56782.html]. |
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== International influence == |
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In December 2006, the Australian government responded to a CIPFG petition by announcing the abolishment of training programs for Chinese doctors in organ transplant procedures in the Prince Charles and the Princess Alexandra Hospitals as well as ending their joint research programs into organ transplantation with China [http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,20876865-1702,00.html?from=public_rss]. Australian Senator [[Andrew Bartlett]] is a member of the CIPFG.[http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=Olympics+Could+Backfire+on+Beijing%3F&id=16696] |
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== References == |
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== See also == |
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*[[Falun Gong]] |
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*[[Persecution of Falun Gong]] |
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*[[2008 Summer Olympics]] |
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==External links== |
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* http://www.cipfg.org/ |
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* http://www.humanrightstorch.org/ |
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[[Category:Falun Gong]] |
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[[Category:Political repression in the People's Republic of China]] |
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[[Category:Religious persecution]] |
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[[Category:Human rights organizations]] |
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[[Category:International nongovernmental organizations]] |
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[[Category:Organizations established in 2006]] |
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[[zh:法輪功受迫害真相聯合調查團]] |
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