Lawyer to
outline Chinese 'organ scandal'
Ireland
On-Line, 27/02/2007 - 06:58:56
A
respected US human rights lawyer who has alleged the Chinese military routinely
harvests organs from prisoners is to detail his findings in Dublin
today.
The shocking report, written by David Matas and former Canadian
secretary of state for the Asia-Pacific region David Kilgour, is to be presented
to Dáil TDs.
It notes that China has no organ-donor scheme, yet
hospitals, many run or staffed by army medics, routinely offer the
surgery.
It claims imprisoned members of the outlawed Falun Gong
spiritual group are being singled out for the surgery and many die in the
process.
The authors, while admitting they have no evidence that
on its own supports the allegations of organ-harvesting, claimed a combination
of pieces of evidence has convinced them this is happening.
The report
was first published last summer but the authors said they have been given new
information and will present the updated findings in Trinity College
today.
Mr Matas will then bring the report to the Oireachtas
Sub-committee on Human Rights. He will also address the Oireachtas Foreign
Affairs Committee, who discussed the matter at a meeting last November,
tomorrow.