History Will Never Forget

Hua Feng

On April 3, 2002, more than forty American Falun Gong practitioners filed a lawsuit in a Washington, DC federal court against several Chinese government ministries for their persecutory conduct. This suit continued a line of response initiated by another case in recent years, in which Falun Gong practitioners sued senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party in an American court. The difference was that, in the more recent suit, the defendants’ illegal actions, which included persecution of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners, extended from Mainland China to United States’ territories, and included interference with American human rights.

Since July 20, 1999, imprisonment, torture, brainwashing, and bloodshed have been rampant all over China. Many innocent people who persisted in believing in Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance have been beaten, tortured and/or harassed mercilessly. Many have died. Others have had their health destroyed so that they can no longer take care of themselves. Still others have been imprisoned in jails or forced labour camps. Meanwhile Jiang’s regime has also deprived all Falun Gong practitioners of their rights of appeal, seeking legal redress, and speaking out about their rights. This government has deceived its citizens about Falun Gong with frame-ups, lies and slanders.

Furthermore, Jiang has ordered the Chinese Communist Party to put pressure on other countries in which Chinese Falun Gong practitioners now live and cultivate according to Falun Dafa. Due to the Party’s political and economic muscle, some countries and regions have restricted Falun Gong practitioners’ legal activities, such as parades and free assembly. They have also threatened to rescind proclamations that have been awarded, prohibited the selling of Falun Gong books and so on. Even in the United States, the Chinese government managed to orchestrate harassments such as personal attacks on Chinese practitioners, as well as breaking into homes, wiretapping, and making threats. Chinese Embassies and Consulates in this country have intentionally committed organized, systematic crimes that infringe upon the rights and freedom of Falun Gong practitioners who are Chinese citizens currently residing in other countries.

It is rare for civilians to sue a government. However, this is because Chinese officials used the power of their office to persecute Chinese citizens who practice Falun Gong, even beyond their borders and ignoring the legal jurisdiction of other countries. Wasn’t this brazenly trampling human rights and the sovereignty of other countries? The Falun Gong practitioners’ lawsuits address human morality and justice, as well as the stability of international democratic societies. What is really a pity is that Falun Gong is merely a civilian spiritual cultivation group. It never intended to have any political purpose, viewpoint or activity. Falun Gong practitioners’ personal cultivation and moral self-discipline can only benefit any country or government that allows it to exist within its borders, with no downside or harm of any kind. In fact, their cultivation of Truthfulness, Compassion, Forbearance and health of mind, body and spirit can’t help but contribute meaningfully to the moral improvement of societies.

However, Jiang’s hatred, jealousy, and illegal suppression, has turned heaven and earth upside down in one night and put him in opposition to 100 million people. Consequently Chinese reform, burgeoning prosperity and stability have been damaged, and its effort to merge with international society is faltering. However, approximately three years of persecution has made more and more people realize that destroying Falun Gong is impossible. No matter what they have done, fabricating evidence of bloodshed, orders to shoot on sight, or even gang action, has had no effect at all on the contrary it has exposed their evilness internationally. Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world have converged on Tiananmen Square again and again, and people have understood that Falun Gong is an international issue. Jiang’s brutal, inhuman suppression speaks to everyone who loves peace and freedom.

Just like American Falun Gong practitioners said at the press conference: “ Today, we gathered here because we believe that our voice can make an echo from people who love freedom.” The United States, which has spared no efforts to establish human rights and rule by law, is a model of democracy and freedom. The goddess of freedom is source of pride for Americans. Freedom of religion and belief is an American tradition that cannot be violated. The public will condemn Jiang’s unbridled evil action. Actually, wise people have already realized that one of the biggest barriers obstructing normal communication and the improvement of good relationship between China and the United States is the human rights issue and the wrongful persecution of Falun Gong. The voice and appeals, which support and understand Falun Gong practitioners, are for stopping totalitarianism, terrorism and maintaining human rights, which are endowed by Heaven. The end of the road is near and history will not forget this evil persecution, which has crossed the century and boarders. Neither will history forget the compassion, which promotes righteousness and upholds justice.

Translated from
http://www.zhengjian.org/zj/articles/2002/4/6/14565.html