According to Agence France Presse, "China has set up a semi-official "anti-cult" association aimed at opposing spiritual groups such as the Falun Gong and supporting the government's brutal crackdown on the group, state press reported Sunday."
At its first seminar, the so-called "politicians, legal experts, scientists and religious leaders" further defamed Falun Gong in order to justify Jiang Zemin's brutal crackdown.
While the 17-month persecution of Falun Gong has been widely criticized by other countries and international human rights organizations, the seminar even ridiculously claimed the crackdown was to safeguard human rights.
"While China claims it is committed to promoting and protecting human rights, the crackdown on the Falun Gong and other 'heretical' groups is being stepped up and the number of victims is growing daily," said an Amnesty statement.
We surely would not understand how China can live up to the "International Covenants of Civil and Cultural Rights" if it holds such a different concept of human rights from international community.
Category: Falun Dafa in the Media
