San Francisco City Hall, the heart of the city, notorious for being at the center of controversy and political changes, known for being the platform to numerous debates, protests, and festivals, shines once again as the place where controversy keeps coming. I had just left my job heading towards the Civic Center BART station when I encountered a group of protestors and their reenactments of several torture methods used by the Chinese on the Falun Gong practioners.
These images were taken on October 12, 2013.
There was a petition circulating among the crowd which gathered well over a couple hundred signatures. It is called the House Resolution No. 281 and was introduced by Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) and Congressman Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) in the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
"H.Res.281 - Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups.
113th Congress (2013-2014)"
The Anti-Torture exhibit was created by the Falun Gong Practioners' in order to raise awareness to the out of control organ harvesting practices happening in China.
Here is a Wiki link to the history of Falun Gong and the response from China. I need to research this topic further in order to have a accurate response based on history, facts, cases, and the like.
Stay tuned.
Once I get more info and find the pamphlet I was given I will scan a copy and post it here.
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