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One of the plaintiffs in the case told Reuters on Tuesday
a number of Falun Gong members in countries including Belgium, the United
States and Australia were filing the suit for torture, crimes against
humanity and genocide.
The suit, which will be handed to federal prosecutors on Wednesday, accuses
Jiang — who remains China’s military head — of “torture, crimes against
humanity and genocide,” said lawyer Georges-Henri Beauthier in a statement.
MARTIN LEE: I think it started with Beijing looking at Falun Gong in Hong
Kong and wanted to have the activity stopped, but of course, these people
are not hurting anybody. They are behaving themselves. They are the world’s
quietest protesters because they don’t even speak a word when they protest.
Three Sunnybank sisters and a young friend joined in a peaceful parade in Brisbane last month.
International lawyer Geoffrey Robertson met with lawyers Chris Nyst and
Jason Murakami on the Gold Coast this week to outline their UN strategy.
Campbelltown resident Kay knows something of what it can be like to be persecuted for one’s beliefs.
Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said the treatment of Falun Gong members
and human rights issues in Tibet would be raised during the seventh round of
the annual Human-Rights Dialogue with China.
Falun Gong or Falun Dafa, an apparently innocuous spiritual
movement which teaches meditation, truthfulness, benevolence and
forbearance.
ACT Greens MLA Kerrie Tucker will speak in support of Australian Falun Gong practitioners who are gathering in front of Chinese Embassy, in Coronation Drive, at 11.30 today.
The campaign continues, now with a confirmed death toll of 748, all of whom died in police custody. Falun Gong has become an embarrassment for China, marring the global infatuation with its booming markets and cheap labor, and has been a stigma growing larger and larger.
