Government Statements
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Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – “We will Urge China to Respect the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights”
2003-06-16
“We have received your letter of support concerning Falun Gong, and have learned that there are more than one hundred million people practising Falun Gong around the world...." -
Austrian Foreign Ministry Writes to the French Falun Gong Association about Human Rights of Practitioners in China
2003-05-25"The Austrian Foreign Ministry is very clear about the seriousness of the situation of Falun Gong practitioners in China, and we share your concern on this matter." -
UK: Government Report Highlights Hong Kong Authorities' Suppression of Falun Gong and the On-going Court Case
2002-08-02 -
Spanish Government Expresses Concern Regarding the Situation of Practitioners in China
2002-07-28Please believe that the Spanish government is regarding the persecution of Chinese practitioners with worry and concern. At the European Parliament and the Human Rights Commission we have clearly expressed this worry and concern. -
UK: Summary of Government’s Report on Hong Kong
2002-07-28 -
UNCHR: Dutch Government States its Concern at the Continued Persecution of Falun Gong
2002-03-30 -
Dutch Government Assures Continued Support for the Human Rights of Falun Gong Practitioners
2002-03-18"Please rest assured that the Dutch government will continue to try and contribute to the improvement of the human rights situation in China, including the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners, and will raise this issue wherever appropriate" -
A Letter of Support from the Swedish Government
2001-12-05 -
Letter from Colin Wells, UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office China Hong Kong Department
2001-10-28We have been deeply concerned at the treatment of Falun Gong leaders and adherents since the exercise-based Qigong group was banned in July 1999. Believing the movement to be a threat to state security, the Chinese authorities have engaged in a repressive programme of "re-educating" ordinary adherents and handing down excessive sentences against the Movement's leaders. There have been numerous reports of harsh treatment in custody or during interrogation. -
UK Government’s Human Rights Annual Report highlights Jiang regime’s Abuses
2001-10-25Minister of State John Battle expressed concern at the treatment of Falun Gong adherents with the Chinese Ambassador in London and in contacts with Chinese Ministers. -
Support from Latvia Republic's Bureau of Religious Affairs of Judiciary Department
2001-10-18 -
Letter of Support from the Swedish government
2001-10-17 -
UK Foreign Office Minister's Letter of Support to UK Falun Gong Association
2001-09-26The UK Foreign Office Minister, Mr Denis MacShane, wrote to the Falun Gong Association (UK) on 13 September expressing the deep concern of the UK government at the treatment of Falun Gong practitioners by the Chinese regime. He described the actions of the UK government during the past two years, including the strong public criticism made by Foreign Office Minister John Battle at a UN meeting in March this year, of the Chinese regime's persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. He said, "The Chinese authorities can be in no doubt about the strength of our feelings on this important issue." The full text of the letter is as follows:
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