by David Matas
(Remarks prepared for delivery to the Cambridge Union, Cambridge University, United Kingdom March 11, 2008)
April 14, 2008
April 13, 2008
April 12, 2008
CIPFG Ireland PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
Government must act on increasing Support for Boycott of Olympic Games in China
At a press conference in Buswell’s Hotel in Dublin today April 7th, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) outlined the need for the international community to protest at the increasing human rights situation in China. Spokesperson for the CIPFG, former Green Party MEP Patricia McKenna said, “In light of the increasing public support for a boycott of the Olympic Games there is an onus on Ireland, as a defender of human rights to take a lead on this matter.”
CIPFG Press Release and Letter to COC
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release - April 12, 2008
Authored by CIPFG
Contact: Clive Ansley
Chair, Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong
China Country Monitor for Lawyers’ Rights Watch in Canada
250-334-3586; 250-792-3547
CIPFG Urge Athletes to Wear Yellow Ribbon in Beijing Olympics
Authored by CIPFG
Contact: Clive Ansley
Chair, Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong
China Country Monitor for Lawyers’ Rights Watch in Canada
March 20, 2008
February 19, 2008
Forum: International VIP’s To Convene in Taiwan to Discuss Human Rights in China Prior to the 2008 Olympics
Taipei - The Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) and the Taiwan Culture Foundation will jointly hold a Forum on Human Rights in China and the 2008 Olympics. Members of Parliament and Legislators from North America, Australia and Asia, renowned international human rights lawyers, representatives from NGOs and other VIPs will speak at the forum. (Please see conference agenda for names of speakers.)
February 8, 2008
International Forum: Human Rights in China and the 2008 Olympics
We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back- Excerpt from “I Have a Dream” by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 10, 2008
2008 “Millions of Signatures” Petition
Global Effort to Stop the Beijing’s Persecution of Falun Gong before the 2008 Olympic Games
To Whom It Might Concern:
January 1, 2008
CIPFG Launches Global Anti-Persecution Petition and Plans for Human Rights Torch Relay to Enter China
PRESS RELEASE
As part of its ongoing efforts to end the Chinese government’s brutal treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, the Coalition to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (CIPFG) has begun a campaign to secure one million signatures on a worldwide anti-persecution petition. The signatures will be gathered ahead of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and will be presented to the International Olympics Committee, the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, international human rights organizations, and various governments and parliaments around the world.