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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2024/2504(RSP))

On the ongoing persecution of Falun Gong in China, notably the case of Mr Ding Yuande

B-9-2024-0070

on behalf of the S&D Group · Rapporteur: Pedro Marques, Isabel Santos

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A motion for a resolution on the persecution of Falun Gong in China, focusing on the case of Mr Ding Yuande. It condemns the persecution of religious minorities, calls for the release of detained practitioners, and urges EU action including monitoring, sanctions and dialogue.

Key points

  1. Condemns the persistent persecution of religious minorities in the PRC, including Falun Gong practitioners and Uyghurs, as a breach of the PRC Constitution and international conventions.
  2. Denounces the Chinese Communist Party's nationwide campaign since 1999 to eliminate Falun Gong and calls for an end to surveillance and technology used to suppress religious freedom.
  3. Calls for the immediate release of Mr Ding Yuande and all Falun Gong practitioners detained on unfounded charges.
  4. Reiterates grave concerns about reports of state-sanctioned organ harvesting from prisoners, specifically Falun Gong practitioners and other minorities.
  5. Calls on Member State embassies and the EU Delegation in the PRC to monitor trials, assist and visit jailed practitioners, and publicly denounce torture used to force renunciation of beliefs.
  6. Urges the EU and its Member States to raise the persecution of religious minorities, notably Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners, at every political and human rights dialogue with Chinese authorities.
  7. Calls on Member States to consider targeted EU sanctions against individuals and companies involved in the persecution, including visa denial, asset freezing, criminal prosecution or international criminal charges.
  8. Invites Member States and their jurisdictions, where applicable, to implement extraterritorial jurisdiction against Chinese officials responsible for persecuting religious minorities.

Who is affected

  • Falun Gong practitioners in China, who face surveillance, detention, imprisonment and torture.
  • Mr Ding Yuande, detained on May 12 2023 and sentenced to three years in prison on December 15, 2023.
  • EU Member States and the EU Delegation in the PRC, asked to monitor trials, assist practitioners and consider sanctions.
  • Chinese officials and companies involved in persecution, who may face EU sanctions or extraterritorial prosecution.

Figures and deadlines

  • May 12 2023, date Mr Ding Yuande was taken into custody.
  • roughly 70 practitioners, number arrested in a province-wide mass arrest.
  • December 15, 2023, date Mr Ding Yuande was fined and sentenced.
  • three years, prison sentence given to Mr Ding Yuande.
  • 1999, year the Chinese Communist Party began its campaign to eradicate Falun Gong.