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{{Short description|U.S. non-governmental organization}}
The '''Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG)''' is an international lobby group established in the ] on April 5, 2006 by the Falun Dafa Association.<ref>Thomas Lum, , Congressional Research Service, August 11 2006</ref> The organization also has offices in ]. . In 2006, the organization issued a controversial report authored by former Canadian Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific region ] and attorney ] implicating hospitals and jails throughout China for being involved in ].
The '''Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China''' ('''CIPFG''') is an international ] established in the ] on April 5, 2006, by the Falun Dafa Association.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Thomas Lum
|url=https://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/67820.pdf
|title=CRS Report for Congress #RL33437. China and Falun Gong
|page=CRS-7 paragraph 3
|publisher=]
|date=May 25, 2006}}</ref><ref name="implicates">{{cite news
|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2006/07/08/2003317781
|title=Canadian report implicates China in organ harvesting
|author=Agence France-Presse
|author-link=Agence France-Presse
|date=July 8, 2006
|publisher=]}}</ref> The organization also has offices in ].<ref name="implicates"/>


In 2006, the organization asked former Canadian Secretary of State ] and human rights lawyer ] to investigate allegations of ] from ] practitioners in China. The ]<ref name=KM/> concluded that, "the government of China and its agencies in numerous parts of the country, in particular hospitals but also detention centres and 'people's courts', since 1999 have put to death a large but unknown number of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience.<ref name=KM>], ] (6 July 2006, revised 31 January 2007) (in 22 languages) organharvestinvestigation.net</ref>
== Opposition to the 2008 Beijing Olympics ==
⚫ {{main|2008 Summer Olympics}}
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 ]. . 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". The head of the Canadian branch of the CIPFG is Rabbi Dr. ], leader of the Congregation ], who has publicly called for ] to put pressure on the Chinese government to cease organ harvesting by quitting the Olympic Games .


== International influence == == History ==
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⚫ In December 2006, the Australian government responded to the newly formed CIPFG's petition alleging unethical ] by announcing the abolition 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.<ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Hospitals-ban-Chinese-surgeon-training/2006/12/05/1165080933418.html |title=Hospitals ban training Chinese surgeons
|author=Sydney Morning Herald
|author-link=Sydney Morning Herald
|date=December 5, 2006
|publisher=smh.com }}</ref>


The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong organized the international Global Human Rights Torch Relay that traveled through 150 cities in 35 countries of Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia to support a boycott of the ].<ref>{{cite web
⚫ 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 . Australian Senator ] is a member of the CIPFG.
|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0712/S00326.htm
|title=Wakas To Bring Human Rights Torch Into Nelson
|author=CIPFG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/2/story.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10482783
|title=Human rights marchers want Olympic boycott
|author=Alanah May Eriksen
|date=December 17, 2007
|publisher=]
|access-date=December 28, 2007
|archive-date=December 4, 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204115002/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/
|url-status=dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Calgary |first=The |url=http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/city/story.html?id=4b4fd555-3455-40ba-b594-3cd16aa28624 |title=City rally hears student's tale of torture, imprisonment in China |publisher=Canada.com |date=2008-05-20 |accessdate=2009-12-18}}</ref> The relay started in Athens on 9 August 2007, one year before the start of the Olympic Games. According to CIPFG, the role of the Human Rights Torch Relay was to raise awareness of ], especially the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mwcnews.net/content/view/22620&Itemid=1 |title=A Site Without Borders - - Human Rights Torch Comes to Vancouver |publisher=MWC News |date=2007-08-09 |accessdate=2009-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929152141/http://mwcnews.net/content/view/22620%26Itemid%3D1 |archivedate=September 29, 2008 }}</ref> Some celebrities participated in the march, such as Chen Kai, a former member of China's national ] team.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=89005 |title=Activists carry torch to protest human-rights violations in China |publisher=News.medill.northwestern.edu |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2009-12-18 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930160809/http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=89005 |archivedate=2011-09-30 }}</ref>


In July 2020, the organization was designated as ']' in Russia.<ref>{{cite news|title=One UK, 6 U.S. NGOs designated undesirable in Russia|url=https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/69331|access-date=2023-09-02|work=]|date=2020-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722152049/https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/69331|archive-date=2020-07-22|location=Moscow|language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
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==External links== ==References==
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* http://www.cipfg.org/
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* http://www.humanrightstorch.org/


==External links==
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080511183558/http://www.cipfg.org/
* https://web.archive.org/web/20080516200142/http://www.cipfg.org/en/ (English)

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U.S. non-governmental organization

The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong in China (CIPFG) is an international non-governmental organization established in the United States on April 5, 2006, by the Falun Dafa Association. The organization also has offices in Canada.

In 2006, the organization asked former Canadian Secretary of State David Kilgour and human rights lawyer David Matas to investigate allegations of organ harvesting from Falun Gong practitioners in China. The Kilgour–Matas report concluded that, "the government of China and its agencies in numerous parts of the country, in particular hospitals but also detention centres and 'people's courts', since 1999 have put to death a large but unknown number of Falun Gong prisoners of conscience.

History

Human Rights Torch Relay protesters, the banner reads: "Human Rights Abuse Cannot Co-exist with Beijing Olympics"

In December 2006, the Australian government responded to the newly formed CIPFG's petition alleging unethical organ transplant procedures in China by announcing the abolition 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.

The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong organized the international Global Human Rights Torch Relay that traveled through 150 cities in 35 countries of Europe, Asia, North America and Australasia to support a boycott of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The relay started in Athens on 9 August 2007, one year before the start of the Olympic Games. According to CIPFG, the role of the Human Rights Torch Relay was to raise awareness of Human rights in the People's Republic of China, especially the persecution of Falun Gong. Some celebrities participated in the march, such as Chen Kai, a former member of China's national basketball team.

In July 2020, the organization was designated as 'undesirable' in Russia.

See also

References

  1. Thomas Lum (May 25, 2006). "CRS Report for Congress #RL33437. China and Falun Gong" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. p. CRS-7 paragraph 3.
  2. ^ Agence France-Presse (July 8, 2006). "Canadian report implicates China in organ harvesting". Taipei Times.
  3. ^ David Kilgour, David Matas (6 July 2006, revised 31 January 2007) An Independent Investigation into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China (in 22 languages) organharvestinvestigation.net
  4. "Newspaper". Thewhig.com. 2009-12-01. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  5. Sydney Morning Herald (December 5, 2006). "Hospitals ban training Chinese surgeons". smh.com.
  6. CIPFG. "Wakas To Bring Human Rights Torch Into Nelson".
  7. Alanah May Eriksen (December 17, 2007). "Human rights marchers want Olympic boycott". New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2007.
  8. Calgary, The (2008-05-20). "City rally hears student's tale of torture, imprisonment in China". Canada.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  9. "A Site Without Borders - - Human Rights Torch Comes to Vancouver". MWC News. 2007-08-09. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  10. "Activists carry torch to protest human-rights violations in China". News.medill.northwestern.edu. 2008-05-14. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
  11. "One UK, 6 U.S. NGOs designated undesirable in Russia". Interfax. Moscow. 2020-07-20. Archived from the original on 2020-07-22. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

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