On The ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande
B-9-2024-0067
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group · Rapporteur: Markéta Gregorová, Francisco Guerreiro, Henrike Hahn, Ignazio Corrao, Hannah Neumann, Bronis Ropė, Nicolae Ștefănuță, Heidi Hautala, Malte Gallée
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A motion for a resolution on the persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande. It calls for his release and that of other practitioners arrested in May 2023, and for an end to repression of religious and ethnic minorities.¶¶¶ It condemns China's September 2023 religious venue measures, expresses concern over transnational repression, and asks member states to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC.¶¶ It says the repression could amount to crimes against humanity and a serious risk of genocide, and calls on EU institutions and member states to raise human rights violations with China.¶¶
Key points
- Calls on the Chinese authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Mr Ding Yuande and the other Falun Gong practitioners arrested in May 2023 and drop all charges.¶
- Urges Chinese authorities to end the repression and persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and of all other religious and ethnic minorities in China.¶
- Condemns the promulgation of the “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues” in September 2023, which empower the Chinese Communist Party to control religious institutions and groups.¶
- Expresses deep concern over reports of drastically increased transnational repression and attempts to forcibly return members of exiled groups living in Europe.¶
- Urges Chinese authorities to refrain from harassing religious minority diaspora abroad and calls on member states to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC.
- Strongly condemns the systematic repression of ethnic and religious minorities by the Chinese government, which could amount to crimes against humanity and represents a serious risk of genocide.¶
- Stresses that human rights are at the centre of EU-China relations and calls on all EU institutions and member states to systematically raise human rights violations with Chinese counterparts.¶
Who is affected
- Mr Ding Yuande and other Falun Gong practitioners arrested in May 2023, for whom release and dropped charges are sought.¶
- Falun Gong practitioners and other religious and ethnic minorities in China, who face repression the text urges to end.¶
- EU member states, asked to suspend extradition treaties with the PRC.¶
- EU institutions and member states, called on to raise human rights violations with China.¶
Figures and deadlines
- May 2023, when Ding Yuande and his wife Ma Ruimei were arrested in a mass arrest of roughly 70 practitioners.¶
- May 13, World Falun Dafa Day, ahead of which the arrests took place.
- Three years in prison, the sentence given to Ding Yuande.
- September 2023, when the “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues” were promulgated.¶