‘Monstrous crimes’ in China Focus of Discussions at UN

Karen Parker, the chief representative of International Educational Development, at the United Nations in Geneva. She spoke about organ harvesting from religious prisoners in China. (Dong Yun/The Epoch Times)

Allegations and evidence that the Chinese communist regime has for years harvested the organs from religious prisoners, on a massive scale, was discussed at the United Nations Human Rights Council recently, following a panel held by the U.S. Congress last week that addressed the same issue. There, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher dubbed the allegations “monstrous crimes” against humanity.

The 21st Session of the Council convenes from Sept. 10 to 28 in Geneva, Switzerland, for a series of meetings. As well as large assemblies, a series of side events sponsored by non-government organizations (NGOs) were held. 

At one such official side panel on Sept. 17, Guo Jun, the editor-in-chief of The Epoch Times’ Chinese editions spoke about her work heading an investigation into the allegations of organ harvesting in China from religious prisoners, specifically practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual discipline.