A message arrived at Canberra’s Parliament House. It turned the corner, passed a Falun Gong demonstration and got out of the car.

The messenger: Canadian human rights lawyer David Matas, and the message: China’s black organ trade is on the rise.

[Kay Rubacek, Falun Dafa Association Spokesperson]:
“We’ve witnessed, and are aware of, the most heinous crime taking place today – that of organ harvesting from living Falun Gong practitioners in China.”

Falun Gong, a peaceful and spiritual practice of mind and body, has teachings based on truth, compassion and tolerance. But the Chinese communist regime has brutally persecuted it since 1999.

Matas says that transplant tourism into China has mostly stopped, but according to his new book entitled Bloody Harvest, both transplant volumes and Falun Gong sourced organs have increased.

Matas presented his findings at a parliamentary human rights sub-committee yesterday. He will speak at a human rights conference in Sydney.