Media Release
16 July 2011
From: Falun Dafa Association of New Zealand Inc.
To Commemorate the 12 years Persecution of Chinese Falun Gong Practitioners in China
The Falun Dafa Association of New Zealand (Inc.) will hold an event today, at 12:30pm, 16 July 2011,at Queen Elizabeth
II Square, in downtown Auckland, to commemorate the 12 years persecution of Chinese Falun Gong practitioners in China at
the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). That persecution started from 20 July 1999 and has been well-documented
by independent organizations such as Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the United States Department of
State among others. Since then the CCP has subjected Falun Gong practitioners in China to illegal arrest, unlawful
detention, brainwashing, torture and in some cases live organ harvesting. The event that will be held is designed to
call upon the attention of the public to the fact of this persecution, and to encourage them to join in support of the
call for the end of the persecution and for the CCP to respect the fundamental human rights of Falun Gong practitioners
in China.
We warmly extend an invitation to you to attend the event. Speakers will present their speeches from 12:30pm.
Green Party Spokesperson: Mr Keith Locke
Amnesty International Spokesperson: Ms Margret Taylor
President of the Auckland Council Civil Libertiesl: Mr Barry Wilson
MC: Mr Kerry Gore Human Rights lawyer