(Clearwisdom.net)
Since facts regarding the persecution of Falun Gong by Jiang Zemin and his followers have been extensively investigated and verified by international human rights organizations, including the United Nations, it has become a major human rights case receiving extensive attention around the world. People from all walks of life are outraged when they learn that Falun Gong practitioners in China have been subjected to brutal torture of an unprecedented scale and that the abuse has led to injury and death for many practitioners. In order to protect human rights, more than eighty organizations from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia have allied to form the "Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice." In addition, human rights attorneys around the world are coming together to file legal cases in local courts against Jiang Zemin and his followers for their crimes in the persecution of Falun Gong. Below is a list of the legal cases that have been filed around the world.
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Target of Global Efforts to Bring Jiang to Justice |
Title |
Crimes |
Country Where the Lawsuit was Filed |
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Jiang Zemin |
Former Chinese President, currently Chairman of Central Military Commission |
Genocide, Torture, and Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (October 2002) |
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Genocide, Torture, and Crimes against Humanity |
Belgium (August 2003) |
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Genocide and Torture |
Spain (October 2003) |
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Genocide |
Taiwan (November 2003) |
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Genocide, Crimes against Humanity, and Torture |
Germany (November 2003) |
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Genocide |
South Korea (December 2003) |
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Torture |
Greece (August 2004) |
Lawsuits against Jiang Zemin's group in the United Nations Human Rights Committee and International Criminal Court
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Name of Organization |
Defendant |
Date Lawsuit Was Filed |
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United Nations Committee Against Torture |
Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and the 610 Office |
October 2002 |
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International Criminal Court |
Jiang Zemin, Zeng Qinghong and the "610 Office" |
October 2002 |
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United Nations Human Rights Committee |
All Chinese government officials participating in the persecution |
February 2004 |
Table of lawsuits around the world against Chinese Communist Party Officials participating in the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners
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Chinese Communist Party Official |
Title |
Crime |
Country Where Lawsuit was Filed |
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1 |
Zhou Yongkang |
Former Provincial Party Secretary of Sichuan Province |
Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (August 2001) |
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2 |
Zhao Zhifei |
Chief of the Public Security Office in Hubei Province |
Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (June 2001) Defendant was pronounced guilty |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Germany (November 2003) |
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3 |
Liu Qi |
Former Mayor of Beijing |
Genocide, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (February 2002) |
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4 |
Xia Deren |
Deputy Provincial Party Secretary of Liaoning Province |
Genocide, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (February 2002) |
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5 |
Wu Guanzheng |
Former Deputy Provincial Party Secretary of Shandong Province |
Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Cyprus (October 2003) |
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6 |
Bo Xilai |
Minister of Commerce |
Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (April 2004) |
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Torture |
U.K. (April 2004) |
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Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Poland (May 2004) |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Russia (August 2004) |
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7 |
Sun Jiazheng |
Minister of Culture |
Accomplice to Torture |
France (January 2004) |
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8 |
Wang Yusheng |
Deputy Board Chairman of the "Chinese Anti-Cult Association" (CACA) |
Torture |
Switzerland (April 2004) |
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9 |
Wang Taihua |
Provincial Party Secretary of Anhui Province |
Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (May 2004) |
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10 |
Liang Guanjun |
Head of the Confederation of Chinese Associations in New York |
Assault |
U.S.A. (July 2003) |
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11 |
Wang Xudong |
Minister of Information, the former Provincial Party Secretary of Hebei Province |
Torture |
U.S.A. (June 2004) |
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12 |
Li Changchun |
Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Politburo |
Torture |
France (July 2004) |
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13 |
Zhao Zhizhen |
Former Director of Wuhan Radio and Television Bureau |
Inciting torture and genocide, Inciting hatred |
U.S.A. (July 2004) |
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14 |
Chen Zhili |
Former Minister of Education, currently State Councilor |
Torture, Genocide |
Tanzania (July 2004) |
Table of lawsuits around the world against the "Leadership Team to Deal with the Falun Gong Problem" (or the "610 Office") and its leaders
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Defendant |
Title |
Crime |
Country Where Lawsuit was Filed |
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"610 Office" |
Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
U.S.A. (October 2002) |
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Li Lanqing |
Former Chinese State Council Vice-Premier |
Torture |
France (December 2002) |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Belgium (August 2003) |
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Genocide |
Taiwan (November 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Germany (November 2003) |
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Luo Gan |
Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Politburo |
Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Belgium (August 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture |
Finland (September 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture |
Armenia (September 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture |
Moldova (September 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against humanity |
Iceland (September 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture |
Spain (October 2003) |
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Genocide |
Taiwan (November 2003) |
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Genocide, Torture, Crimes against Humanity |
Germany (November 2003) |
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Genocide |
South Korea (December 2003) |
Lawsuits around the world against Chinese Embassies and Consulates by Falun Gong practitioners
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Crime |
Country |
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Physical assault and battery, malicious destruction of property and vandalism, premeditated invasion of privacy |
U.S.A. (April 2002) |
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Harassment |
Indonesia (April 2002) |
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Defamation |
Germany (December 2003) |
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Defamation of character (Li Bin, Chinese Ambassador in Korea, Zhang Xin, Chinese Consul General, and five other Chinese consular officials) |
Korea (March 2004) |
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Libel (Pan Xin Chun, Chinese Deputy Consul General) |
Canada (August 2003) The defendant was found guilty in December 2003. |
For more details and updates about the lawsuits, please refer to the websites http://www.zhengdao.org and http://www.flgjustice.org.
August 20, 2004