ChinaScope.org In Stockholm on the same dates, another non-governmental forum organized by These forums on Genocide came at no better time since courts in many countries The conference precipitated the following resolution to express the senses FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE IN CHINA 2004 RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF STOCKHOLM More than 130 nations have signed the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment As part of a world wide tribute to the global recognition of human rights, Conscious of our obligations as human rights attorneys and NGOs, we are committed To this end, we declare: 1. We are committed to supporting the Declaration of the Stockholm International Cooperate in the search for effective measures against genocidal dangers Cooperate in the use and development of practical tools and mechanisms to Support the use and development of tools and mechanisms to identify and prevent 2. We are committed to exploring the options presented at this Forum for action 3. We agreed that the continuing persecution of some hundred million Chinese
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January 26-28, 2004, the Swedish government hosted the “Stockholm International
Forum: Preventing Genocide, Threats and Responsibilities”. The primary purpose
of the forum was to build a platform for intergovernmental discussion on genocide
and to prevent genocide from happening in the future. Over 60 countries participated
in the forum.
Friends of Falun Gong Europe and the International Advocates for Justice was
held. The theme of this forum was “Genocide in the New Era for China.” 17 NGO's
and a myriad of human rights attorneys from around the world shared insights
and case studies among important players as they focused on this urgent issue.
including the United States are engaged in genocide lawsuits against Chinese
former head of state, Jiang Zemin, for his attempt to eradicate a spiritual
practice group called Falun Gong. Therefore, discussion of what many have classified
as a current case of genocide – the ongoing persecution of the Falun Gong meditation
group in China — grew in momentum and became the highlight of the conference.
toward the persecution of Falun Gong — a persecution that has been perpetrated
against 1 out of every 12 citizens of the world's most populated country,
and is an underlying threat to global peace and freedom.
INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2004: PREVENTING GENOCIDE
of the Crime of Genocide; and thereby agreed to “prevent and punish” the perpetrators
of the crime of genocide irrespective of their title, status, or rank. Nonetheless
the crime of genocide continues to occur around the globe without adequate mechanisms
for prevention and legal redress. In 1999, Jiang Zemin, the former President
of China initiated a campaign of genocide and torture in China to eradicate
the wide spread belief in and practice of Falun Gong in the People's Republic
of China. Jiang Zemin has co-extensively sponsored an international campaign
of persecution, including direct interference in the domestic policies of democracies
around the globe in conjunction with the deployment of threats, hate crime,
propaganda, slander and defamation on an international scale — all geared to
eliminate the practice of Falun Gong around the world.
and the Intergovernmental Conference on Preventing Genocide, Friends of Falun
Gong Europe and the International Advocates for Justice have been joined by
17 NGO's to sponsor “Genocide in the New Era,” an international conference
attended by human rights attorneys and NGOs from Sweden, Belgium, Spain, Canada,
Finland, Denmark, Taiwan, Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and
other nations to address the widespread phenomena of genocide in China and the
international persecution of practitioners of Falun Gong around the globe.
to doing our utmost to stop the campaigns of genocide and persecution of Falun
Gong around the globe.
Forum 2004 and the particular resolutions included therein. For example, we
shall:
with all members of the family of nations, with the United Nations and other
relevant global and regional organizations as well as with non-governmental
organizations, labor organizations, the media and with business and academic
communities.
identify as early as possible and to monitor and report genocide threats to
human life and society in order to prevent the recurrence of genocides and mass
murders.
the crime of genocide. These include the identification of the multiple forms
and modalities of genocide — including not only physical death but the eradication
of commonly held belief of religious and cultural groups, education through
formal and informal structures, the dissemination of knowledge to those involved
in government, international organizations, non-governmental organizations,
humanitarian and peace support operations and the media, the support of survivors
of genocide to rebuild their communities, and the insurance that the perpetrators
of genocidal acts are brought to justice.
against the genocide and international persecution of Falun Gong in China and
elsewhere around the globe, and hope to have opportunities to share with the
participants of the Stockholm International Forum the information and ideas
of the many NGOs and human rights attorneys on an ongoing basis.
citizens by the government of the People's Republic of China for their
moral beliefs is a most serious manifestation of genocide as defined in Article
2 of the 1948 Genocide Convention and is unacceptable in the world today, prejudices
the development of cooperation and trust between nations and warrants further
efforts by governments with a view to its termination.
Posting date: 24/Feb/2004
Original article date: 21/Feb/2004
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