,,iv  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bg1 #bjac ,ms4 
,ros-,leht95 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,&rews7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,=eign        
,affairs  ,,resolution  ,express+ conc]n
 ov] p]si/5t & cr$ible reports (        
sy/ematic1 /ate-sanction$ organ h>ve/+ f
 non-cons5t+ prison]s ( consci5ce1 9 !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 includ+ f l>ge   
numb]s ( ,falun ,gong practition]s      
imprison$ = _! religi\s beliefs1 &      
memb]s ( o!r religi\s & e?nic m9ority   
gr\ps4  ,:]eas :5 p]=m$ 9 accordance )  
e?ical /&>ds1 ! m$ical discipl9e ( organ
 transplantation is "o ( ! great        
a*ievem5ts ( mod]n m$ic9e2 ,:]eas ! ,p's
 ,republic ( ,*9a p]=ms m ?an #aj1jjj   
organ transplantations p] ye>1 yet z (  
,may #bjac x did n h an organiz$ or     
effective public sy/em ( organ donation 
or di/ribution2 ,:]eas ! organ          
transplantation sy/em 9 ,*9a does n     
comply ) ! ,_w ,heal? ,organization's   

requirem5t ( transp>5cy & traceability 9
 organ procurem5t pa?ways1 & ! ,gov]nm5t
 ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has resi/$   
indep5d5t scrut9y ( ! sy/em2 ,:]eas !   
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate ,c\ntry ,report on    
,human ,rights = ,*9a = #bjaa /at$1     
,ov]seas & dome/ic m$ia & advocacy gr\ps
 cont9u$ to report in/ances ( organ     
h>ve/+1 p>ticul>ly f ,falun ,gong       
practition]s & ,uighurs2 ,:]eas due 9 "p
 to traditional views on ! importance ( 
pres]v+ ! body intact aft] dea?1 ,*9a   
has v l[ rates ( volunt>y organ         
donations2 ,:]eas ! ,p's ,republic (    
,*9a implem5t$ regulations 9 #aihd t    
p]mitt$ ! h>ve/+ ( organs f execut$     
prison]s2 ,:]eas 9 ,june #bjja1 ,*9ese  
doctor ,wang ,guoqi te/ifi$ be=e ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives ,int]national        
,relations ,subcommittee on             
,int]national ,organizations & ,human   
,rights t hospitals work$ 9 collusion ) 
/ate security ag5cies to extract organs 
f execut$ prison]s )\t writt5 cons5t ( !
 organ donors1 & t ^! transplants 7 a   

lucrative s\rce ( income2 ,:]eas =m]    
,vice-,m9i/] ( ,heal? ,huang ,jiefu     
admitt$ publicly t m ?an #ij p]c5t (    
transplant organs extract$ f deceas$    
donors /emm$ f execut$ prison]s 9 ,*9a2 
,:]eas volunt>y & in=m$ cons5t is !     
precondition = e?ical organ donation &  
int]national m$ical organizations /ate t
 prison]s1 depriv$ ( _! fre$om1 are n 9 
! position to give free cons5t & t !    
practice ( s\rc+ organs f prison]s is a 
violation ( e?ical guidel9es 9 m$ic9e2  
,:]eas ,falun ,gong1 a spiritual        
practice involv+ m$itative qigong       
ex]cises & c5t]$ on ! values (          
tru?fulness1 compassion1 & tol]ance1    
became imm5sely popul> 9 ! #aiijs1 )    
multiple e/imates plac+ ! numb] (       
practition]s upw>ds ( #gj1jjj1jjj2      
,:]eas 9 ,july #aiii1 ! ,*9ese ,communi/
 ,p>ty laun*$ an int5sive1 nationwide   
p]secution design$ to eradicate !       
spiritual practice ( ,falun ,gong1      
reflect+ ! p>ty's long-/&+ intol]ance ( 
l>ge indep5d5t civil society gr\ps2     

,:]eas s9ce #aiii1 hundr$s ( ?\s&s (    
,falun ,gong practition]s h be5 deta9$  
extra-legally 9 re$ucation-?r\gh-labor  
camps1 det5tion c5t]s1 & prisons1 :]e   
torture & abuse are r\t9e2 ,:]eas 9 _m  
det5tion facilities & labor camps1      
,falun ,gong prison]s ( consci5ce       
comprise ! majority ( ! population1 & h 
be5 said to receive ! longe/ s5t5ces & !
 wor/ treatm5t2 ,:]eas 9 ord] to protect
 _! families & associates1 _m ,falun    
,gong prison]s ( consci5ce refuse to    
provide real names or o!r p]sonally     
id5tify+ in=mation to security ag5cies1 
?us mak+ !m m vuln]able to abuses2      
,:]eas ! numb] ( organ transplant       
op]ations 9 ,*9a increas$ significantly 
aft] #aiii1 correspond+ ) ! onset ( !   
p]secution ( ,falun ,gong2 ,:]eas ?is   
increase does n appe> to be attributable
 ei!r to an ov]all increase 9 ! numb] ( 
dea? r[ inmates or to an increase 9     
volunt>y donations1 & 9 fact1 human     
rights gr\ps & legal exp]ts believe !re 
has be5 a decrease 9 ! numb] (          

executions 9 ,*9a 9 rec5t ye>s2 ,:]eas !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a has
 fail$ to adequately acc\nt = ! s\rces (
 ! excess organs2 ,:]eas ,*9ese         
hospitals h adv]tis$ wait times ( #b to 
#d weeks = kidney & liv] transplants1 & 
docum5t$ cases ( s*$ul$ he>t            
transplantations ) #c weeks advanc$     
notice2 ,:]eas because organs h a v     
limit$ survival p]iod outside ! body1   
su* %ort wait times are be/ expla9$ by !
 exi/5ce ( a l>ge pool ( liv+ donors ^: 
organs c be h>ve/$ on dem&2 ,:]eas      
int]views conduct$ ) previ\sly imprison$
 ,falun ,gong practition]s sugge/ t1    
:ile 9 cu/ody1 !y 7 t>get$ = m$ical     
exams1 includ+ blood & ur9e te/s1       
x-rays1 ultra-s\nds1 & selective        
physical exams2 ,:]eas ! t>get$ nature (
 ^! exams sugge/s !y are int5d$ to      
assess ! heal? ( ! practition]s' vital  
organs & _! pot5tial c&idacy = organ    
h>ve/+2 ,:]eas o!r prison] gr\ps are    
g5]ally n subject$ to su* m$ical te/s2  
,:]eas ,canadian rese>*]s ,david ,matas1

 human rights attorney1 & ,david        
,kilg\r1 =m] ,canadian ,secret>y ( ,/ate
 = ,asia-,pacific1 conduct$ an          
inve/igation into allegations ( organ   
h>ve/+ f ,falun ,gong prison]s (        
consci5ce 9 #bjjf1 bas$ on ext5sive     
circum/antial evid5ce1 _! report        
conclud$ t ! allegations 7 true & t t5s 
( ?\s&s ( ,falun ,gong practition]s may 
h be5 kill$ = _! organs2 ,:]eas 9 #bjjf1
 doctors f #ag ,*9ese hospitals admitt$ 
9 phone calls ) und]cov] inve/igators t 
!y us$ or c\ld obta9 vital organs (     
,falun ,gong prison]s ( consci5ce =     
transplant1 ) "s ( ! doctors implicat+  
local c\rts & security ag5cies 9 ! organ
 procurem5t process2 ,:]eas rese>*] &   
j\rnali/ ,e?an ,gutmann e/imates t      
approximately #fe1jjj ,falun ,gong      
adh]5ts may h be5 kill$ = _! organs f   
#bjjj to #bjjh1 & t a small] numb] ( o!r
 religi\s & e?nic m9orities may also h  
be5 t>get$2 ,:]eas ,gutmann publi%$     
f9d+s t ,*9ese security ag5cies began   
h>ve/+ organs f memb]s ( ! pr$om9antly  

,muslim ,uyghur e?nic m9ority gr\p 9 !  
#aiijs1 includ+ f ,uyghur political     
prison]s2 ,:]eas 9 ,may #bjab1 ! ,_w    
,organization to ,inve/igate !          
,p]secution ( ,falun ,gong 7,,woipfg7   
releas$ telephone transcripts & audio   
record+s ( conv]sations betwe5 und]cov] 
inve/igators & s5ior ,*9ese ,communi/   
,p>ty (ficials1 9 :i* sev]al (ficials   
indicat$ t c5tral au?orities 7 aw>e ( or
 involv$ 9 organ h>ve/+ f ,falun ,gong  
prison]s2 ,:]eas among ^? implicat$ 7   
=m] ,politburo memb] ,bo ,xilai & 8     
deputy1 ,wang ,lijun2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$   
,nations ,committee ,aga9/ ,torture & ! 
,special ,rapporteur on ,torture h      
express$ conc]n ov] ! allegations (     
organ h>ve/+ f ,falun ,gong prison]s1 & 
h call$ on ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's         
,republic ( ,*9a to increase            
acc\ntability & transp>5cy 9 ! organ    
transplant sy/em & puni% ^? responsible 
= abuses2 ,:]eas ! kill+ ( religi\s or  
political prison]s = ! purpose ( sell+  
_! organs = transplant is an egregi\s & 

intol]able violation ( ! fundam5tal "r  
to life2 ,:]eas ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,heal? 9  
,taiwan urg$ doctors 9 ,taiwan to       
disc\rage pati5ts f und]go+ comm]cial   
organ transplants 9 ,*9a2 & ,:]eas 9    
,septemb] #bjab1 exp]ts te/ifi$ be=e !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives ,=eign ,affairs 
,committee t ,unit$ ,/ates pati5ts      
cont9ue to travel to ,*9a = organ       
transplants & t ! m$ical community      
cont9ues coop]ation & tra9+ ) ,*9ese    
colleagues1 creat+ ! risk t !y may be   
indirectly aid+ abusive practices3 ,n[1 
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives--  7#a7 calls on !      
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a to  
imm$iately end ! practice ( organ h>ve/+
 f all prison]s1 & p>ticul>ly f ,falun  
,gong prison]s ( consci5ce & memb]s (   
o!r religi\s & e?nic m9ority gr\ps2     
7#b7 calls = a full & transp>5t         
inve/igation by ! ,unit$ ,/ates         
,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate into organ transplant 
practices 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & =
 ! prosecution ( ^? f\nd to h engag$ 9  

su* une?ical practices2  7#c7 dem&s an  
imm$iate end to ! #ad-ye> p]secution ( !
 ,falun ,gong spiritual practice by !   
,communi/ ,p>ty ( ,*9a1 & ! imm$iate    
release ( all ,falun ,gong practition]s 
& o!r prison]s ( consci5ce2  7#d7       
recomm5ds t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,/ate       
,dep>tm5t issue a travel w>n+ = ,unit$  
,/ates citiz5s travel+ to ,*9a = organ  
transplants in=m+ !m t ! organ s\rce =  
_! op]ation may be a prison] (          
consci5ce2 &  7#e7 recomm5ds t ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ,gov]nm5t publicly condemn organ 
transplantation abuses 9 ,*9a & ban !   
entry ( ^? :o h p>ticipat$ 9 illegal    
removal ( human tissues & organs1       
prosecut+ su* individuals %\ld !y be    
f\nd on ,unit$ ,/ates soil4