IL HR0029

Condemns the Chinese Communist Party's systematic persecution of Falun Gong practitioners since July 1999, a Buddhist-based meditation practice centered on truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance.

Documents alleged human rights abuses including 4,609 documented deaths from torture in police custody, with a 2007 UN report stating Falun Gong practitioners comprised 66 percent of torture victims in government custody.

References a 2019 independent tribunal conclusion that forced organ harvesting has occurred on a significant scale in China with Falun Gong practitioners as a primary source of organ supply.

Encourages the U.S. medical community to raise awareness of unethical organ transplant practices in China and condemns state-sanctioned forced organ harvesting in the People's Republic of China.

Highlights Falun Gong practitioners' role in developing internet freedom software (Freegate and Ultrasurf) that allows millions in China to bypass censorship and access blocked internet content.