Webinar: Round Table Discussion on the Persecution of Falun Gong: Undetected Genocide and Weaponization of Medicine by DAFOH

Round Table Discussion on the Persecution of Falun Gong: Undetected Genocide and Weaponization of Medicine

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In this second session on day one of our 2-day forum, held on the anniversary of the Genocide Convention, speakers from the prior session will come together for a live round table discussion and debate.

For details on all 4 sessions of the 2-day forum, please visit: https://www.bigmarker.com/series/commemorating-Falun-Gong

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Presenters

Joseph Gigliotti, DC

Moderator

DAFOH Member Dr. Joseph Gigliotti is a chiropractor and the founder of Full Life Family Chiropractic, a neurologically-focused clinic specializing in Upper Cervical Chiropractic care. A graduate of New York Chiropractic College, Dr. Gigliotti is committed to mastering traditional upper cervical techniques while integrating advanced imaging to enhance clinical outcomes and is recognized for his precise, image-guided approach to spinal alignment, helping patients address a wide range of health concerns. He also mentors recent graduates in principled, patient-centered care.

Harry van Bommel

Harry van Bommel is a Dutch politician and human rights activist. He holds a bachelor's degree in education and a master's degree in political science. He was a member of the House of Representatives of the Dutch Parliament from 1998 to 2017. In that capacity, he focused on matters of foreign policy, especially human rights, democracy and international conflicts. He also served as an international election observer for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Currently, Mr. van Bommel works as a strategic executive advisor to the city of Zwolle, Netherlands and provides training to activists and politicians in young democracies. He remains active on human rights issues related to Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Tibetans and Ahmadis and advises diaspora organizations and non-governmental organizations on human rights, recognition, development and conflict prevention.

Maria Cheung, PhD

Professor Emeritus

Dr. Maria Cheung is Professor Emeritus of Social Work at the University of Manitoba and an Advisor to the Conflict and Resilience Research Institute of Canada. She has received significant research grants to conduct human rights research in Canada, Hong Kong, and China. Dr. Cheung has published numerous articles on human rights in China. Her work on the “cold genocide” of Falun Gong ranks among the most-read articles in the International Journal of Genocide Studies and Prevention.

Nicole Höchst

German MP

Nicole Höchst has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2017 and is the chairwoman of the AfD parliamentary group, a member of the Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment and is the spokesperson for religious policy and research, technology and space travel.

Harold King, BDS, MSc

Director of DAFOH France

Dr. Harold King is Deputy Directors of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH) and director of its European branch. Dr. King joined DAFOH as a medical professional in 2007 and has participated throughout Europe in many conferences and meetings to help move forward the international communities understanding of forced organ harvesting of Falun Gong practitioners in China. Forced organ harvesting (FOH) is unique to China and is the Chinese Communists Party means of secretly exterminating Falun Gong practitioners under the disguise of organ donation and transplantation. FOH is considered a crime against humanity as well as a threat to medical ethics and scientific research.

David Matas

International Human Rights Lawyer

David Matas graduated from Oxford University, England, and is a legal expert specializing in refugee, immigration and human rights law. In July 2006, he and the late Hon. David Kilgour, through independent investigations, published “Report into Allegations of Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China.” The work won them the 2009 Human Rights Award from the German-based International Society for Human Rights (IGFM) and nomination for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Matas has traveled to more than 50 countries to raise awareness of China’s forced organ harvesting from living prisoners of conscience, especially Falun Gong practitioners. The documentary film of these investigations into China’s systematic crime, “Human Harvest,” won the 2015 Peabody Award.

Nima Gholam Ali Pour

Swedish MP

Nima Gholam Ali Pour is an Iranian-born Swedish politician, author, activist, political commentator and journalist specialized in international migration and ethnic relations. He was elected to the Swedish Parliament in 2022.

Zhiyuan Wang, MD

Dr. Zhiyuan Wang is chairman of the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) and chairman of the Global Service Center for Quitting the Chinese Communist Party.
Dr. Wang graduated from the Aviation Medical Department of the Fourth Military Medical University in China and started working in the medical field in 1972. He served successively as an aviation military doctor and a director of aviation medical services. Dr. Wang was a member of the first post–Cultural Revolution session of the Science and Technology Committee of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, and an editorial board member of the Chinese Air Force’s Aviation Military Medicine journal.
Dr. Wang came to the United States in 1995 and has been a research specialist at the Cardiovascular Biology Laboratory, Harvard School of Public Health, focusing on carotid arteries transplantation for the murine model of accelerated transplant and mouse model of vein graft stenosis microsurgery.
He previously suffered from progressive spinal muscular atrophy, and in February 1998, he was fortunate to regain health through practicing Falun Dafa.

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