Ms Dongxue Dai:

I thank the Chairman and members of the committee for inviting us. The presentations will be made by speakers who have experience of investigating organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China, whom I will introduce.

I will then pass over to them to discuss their investigations.

Mr. David Matas is an international human rights lawyer living in Winnipeg, Canada. Since 2006, he has been handling an allegation made by a woman called Ann whose husband removed the corneas of more than 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners while living in China. In the end, they could no longer take this pressure and they went into exile in Canada. Mr. Matas started to investigate with Mr. David Kilgour, who unfortunately is unable to be present.

Mr. Ethan Gutmann started an investigation by interviewing many Falun Gong practitioners who had been persecuted in labour camps and prisons in China. He did this in parallel with Mr. Matas and Mr. Kilgour's work without knowing it. He will inform the committee of his conclusions. He found similar results. It is not a coincidence. Mr. Zek Halu will offer a number of Mr. Kilgour's suggestions, as he has been present at a number of Mr. Kilgour's recent talks.

I am a Falun Gong practitioner and, since 1996, have been on the street campaigning and contacting people, perhaps all of the committee members, via e-mail. I may have e-mail bombed people. My purpose as a Falun Gong practitioner is to explain the benefits of this practice. I want to help people in China who cannot enjoy the rights and freedom that I have here.