#EU Urged to Act on the Persecution of #FalunGong in China
On January 18, 2024, the #EuropeanParliament responded to Mr. Ding Lebin's call for help to free his parents (father: Mr Ding Yuande & mother: Mrs Ma Ruimei), and adopted an #EU resolution entitled “The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China, in particular the case of Ding Yuande ((2024/2504(RSP)))” in response to the ongoing state crimes against Falun Gong practitioners in China since July 1999.
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2024-0037_EN.html
Mr. Ding Yuande is being illegally imprisoned in #Shandong Province Prison since March 20, 2024 solely because of his faith in the Chinese spiritual practice Falun Gong that combines meditation and gentle exercises (similar to yoga or tai chi) with a moral philosophy centered on the tenets of Truthfulness Compassion and Tolerance (or in Chinese, Zhen 真, Shan 善, Ren 忍).
The EU Parliament is thus calling for the immediate and unconditional release of his father, Mr. Ding Yuande, and all other Falun Gong practitioners in China. Furthermore, the EU Parliament calls on the EU and its Member States to publicly condemn the forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China.
The EU's global human rights sanctions regime and corresponding national sanctions regimes should also be applied against all perpetrators and entities contributing to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and abroad. Sanctions would include denial of visas, freezing of assets, expulsion from the territory of the #EU, criminal prosecution, including on the basis of extraterritorial jurisdiction, and criminal charges on the basis of international law.
Mr. Ding Lebin has continued to lobby European institutions and lawmakers for the release of his parents. During the European Union and China’s 39th joint Human Rights Dialogue EU officials issued a statement calling for the end of China’s human rights abuses specifically demanding the release of Mr Ding Yuande.
On December 10, 2024, Human Rights Day, the EU Delegation to China issued a public statement urging the CCP to immediately and unconditionally release Mr Ding Yuande. On the same day, the #German Federal Government Commissioner for Religion and Belief and Member of German Bundestag, Mr Frank Schwabe, issued a public statement condemning the persecution of Falun Gong and the persecution of Mr Ding Yuande.
Due to international pressure, Ding Lebin´s mother was released, but is still under strict surveillance by the Chinese authorities. “Although I am the only child in my family, I have not been able to see my parents in person for more than 12 years. I have not been able to celebrate Chinese New Year with them. We haven't even had the chance to eat a single meal together, or take a family photo,” said Ding Lebin, human rights advocate and freelance China researcher.
The Communist Party of China is trying to silence Mr Ding Lebin because of his public and ongoing advocacy for parents and to end the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong pracitioners by the CCP.
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