11/19/2023 0 Comments Inhumane harvest meaning![]() ![]() We are encouraged by legislation passed by seven governments – South Korea, Belgium, Norway, Italy, Taiwan, Spain, and Israel - that address the problem and we fully support new laws being proposed in Canada (Bill S-204) and the UK that would make it a crime to receive organ transplants abroad where informed consent has not been given or where the organ has been recklessly obtained or illegally purchased. I believe every government has a responsibility to take action to combat these horrific human rights abuses. Join our call, along with the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China, in pushing countries around the globe to step up and tackle the often-overlooked crimes of human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal and organ trafficking.įorced organ harvesting and organ trafficking are appalling crimes taking place around the world. Unfortunately, that is not the reality for many countries where organ trafficking occurs, and it’s high time for countries around the world to take a stand against organ transplant ‘tourism’ to these criminal hotspots. ![]() Organ transplants can save lives, but we believe that organs must be donated ethically and with complete transparency. 9Ĭanada and the UK are now tabling similar bills that would criminalize the practice of receiving an organ transplant where informed consent was not given or recklessly obtained, prescribing harsh punishments for those who engage in the organ trafficking trade at home and abroad. South Korea, Belgium, Norway, Italy, Taiwan, Spain, and Israel have all passed legislation to combat forced organ harvesting, organ transplant tourism, and organ trafficking. 8īut there are promising signs that governments around the world are waking up to this problem. In fact, research suggests that 28% of organ transplants in China go to foreigners. 7ĭespite the clear evidence of organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting, ‘tourists’ continue to go abroad for organ transplants where the source of the organ cannot be verified. An academic research analysis of organ donation data in China uncovered “highly compelling evidence are being falsified” and that tracking the sources of organs in the country remains difficult. In 2012, China pledged to phase out harvesting organs from prisoners, but the international tribunal, researchers, and human rights activists stress that the practice continues to this day. “Forced organ harvesting has been committed for years throughout China on a significant scale,” said the China Tribunal, 5 calling the crimes “of unmatched wickedness – on a death for death basis.” 6 An international people’s tribunal in London recently found that some of China’s 1.5 million detainees in prisons camps have been killed for the state-sanctioned organ transplant trade worth over $1 billion. ![]() In China, minorities rounded up by government crackdowns – political prisoners, ethnic Uyghurs 3, and Falun Gong (Buddhist Qi Gong) 4 practitioners - are known to be victims of forced organ harvesting. The ‘donor’ is left without medical care and with significant health risks. In many countries, impoverished people are targeted and coerced to sell an organ from which the traffickers make a significant profit. This means unknowing tourists undergoing organ transplants abroad are at-risk of receiving organs linked to organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting. 2 Today, we demand more countries follow suit to stop forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking once and for all.įorced organ harvesting and organ trafficking are interlinked crimes where organs are taken from victims through coercion or without informed consent and sold illegally, often making their way into the organ tourism transplant market. 1Īlarmingly, globally only seven countries have passed legislation to combat these horrific crimes. Organ trafficking hotspots include China, India, Pakistan, Turkey, Brazil, Nepal, the Philippines, Kosovo, Iran, and former Soviet states in eastern Europe. It is shocking, but human trafficking for the purpose of organ removal and organ trafficking persist around the world, with primary victims being political prisoners, ethnic and religious minorities, and other vulnerable people. ![]() Sign the petition! Read our letter to UN human rights experts here.ĭid you know organs are being forcibly harvested from human beings? Watch our webinar on tackling forced organ harvesting and organ trafficking. ![]()
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