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Motion for a European Parliament resolution on the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande

(2024/2504(RSP))

The European Parliament,

- having regard to its previous resolutions on China,

Change 1

Changed:- having regard to theRules Universal144(5) Declarationand 132(4) of Humanits RightsRules of 10 December 1948,Procedure,

Change 2

Removed:having regard to Rule 144 of its Rules of Procedure,

Added:A. whereas since 1999, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has engaged in systematic persecution to eradicate the Falun Gong religious movement; whereas freedom of religious belief is deteriorating across the People’s Republic of China (PRC); whereas technology-based censorship and surveillance are central to this repression; whereas Article 36 of the PRC’s Constitution stipulates that its citizens must enjoy freedom of religious belief;

Removed:Whereas the Communist Party of China (CCP) banned Falun Gong in 1999 and has since then sought to eradicate the movement by systemically persecuting and imprisoning its supporters;

Added:B. whereas it is documented that thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have died as a result of the CCP’s persecution since 1999; whereas practitioners are frequently detained and reportedly subjected to torture, psychological abuse and organ harvesting so that they renounce their faith;

Removed:Whereas Falun Gong practitioners are frequently detained on dubious charges, reportedly subjected to torture in attempts to force them to renounce their convictions, and deaths in custody, as well as forced organ harvesting, are reported on a significant scale, although denied by the government;

Added:C. whereas on 12 May 2023 Falun Gong practitioners Mr Ding Yuande and his wife Ms Ma Ruimei were arrested without a warrant; whereas Ms Ma was released on bail, but was then intimidated by police because of a rescue campaign launched by their son abroad;

Removed:Whereas, according to Falun Gong sources, the District Police Department in Rizhao City, Shandong Province, detained Ding Yuande, along with his wife, Ma Ruimei, and together with approximately 70 other Falun Gong practitioners, as part of a mass arrest campaign on May 12, 2023;

Added:D. whereas Mr Ding was detained with no family visits for eight months; whereas on 15 December 2023 he was sentenced to three years in prison with a CNY 15 000 fine; whereas he appealed the judgment;

Removed:Whereas Ma Ruimei was released on May 24, 2023, but remains under surveillance and monitoring, while Ding Yuande was sentenced to three years in prison and fined approximately 15,000 RMB (or 2,000 Euros) on December 15, 2023;

Added:1. Strongly urges the PRC to immediately end the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and other minorities, including Uyghurs and Tibetans; demands the immediate and unconditional release of Mr Ding and all Falun Gong practitioners in China;

Removed:Whereas Article 36 of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of China stipulates that Citizens of the PRC shall enjoy freedom of religious belief and that no state organ shall coerce citizens to believe in or not to believe in any religion;

Added:2. Calls for the PRC to end domestic and transnational surveillance and control and the suppression of religious freedom; urges the PRC to abide by its obligations under international law and its own constitution to respect and protect human rights;

Removed:Whereas respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law should be at the centre of the EU’s relations with China;

Added:3. Calls on the EU Member States to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC;

Removed:Calls on the government of the PRC to immediately and unconditionally release Falun Gong supporters who have been detained due to their affiliation to the movement such as Ma Zhenyu, and to address the whereabouts of missing supporters;

Added:4. Stresses that respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law should be at the centre of the EU’s relations with China; calls for the EU and its Member States to support and facilitate an international investigation into the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and raise the persecution of religious minorities during all political and human rights dialogues with the Chinese authorities; calls on the Member States and the EU Delegation to the PRC to monitor trials;

Removed:Condemns the systemic persecution of religious minorities, such as Falun Gong practitioners, across the PRC and calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately end all restrictions on the freedom of religious belief;

Added:5. Calls for the EU and its Member States to publicly condemn organ transplant abuses in China and to use the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime and national human rights sanctions regimes against all perpetrators and entities that have contributed to the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners in China and abroad; stresses that EU measures should include refusing visas, freezing assets, expulsion from EU territories, criminal prosecution, including on the basis of extraterritorial jurisdiction, and bringing international criminal charges;

Removed:Urges the PRC to abide by its obligations under international law and its own constitution to respect, protect and fulfil human rights, including the freedom of religious belief;

Added:6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU institutions, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the Government and Parliament of the PRC.

Removed:Recalls the importance of the EU raising the issue of human rights violations in China, in particular the persecution of Falun Gong, during political and human rights dialogues with the Chinese authorities;

Removed:Expresses concerns about the spread of disinformation and conspiracy theories through media outlets affiliated with the Falun Gong movement, such as the Epoch Times, within the EU and across several third countries, but stresses that this acknowledgement in no way justifies the alleged serious violations of human rights against individuals associated with the movement;

Removed:Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the HR/VP, the Member States, the UN, and to the Government and Parliament of the PRC.