A/HRC/7/3/Add.1
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37.
Country
Date
31/01/07
Type
JUA
Mandate
WGAD;
FRDX;
RINT;
HRD; TOR
Allegations transmitted
Government response
Jamyang Gyatso, a monk at Bora Monastery in
Xiahe, Northwest Gansu. On 8 January 2007, Mr.
Jamyang Gyatso was arrested by plain-clothed
security officials outside Bora Monastery in Xiahe.
Officials at the monastery later discovered that Mr.
Jamyang Gyatso’s room had been searched and
that a bag full of religious scriptures, including
CD’s, had been removed. Several calls made to
giving close attention to the formulation of laws
and regulations governing transplantation of
human organs, exploring the creation of a human
organ transplantation allocation system and
applying the same organ allocation principles as
WHO, the United States of America, the European
Union and other bodies. It must be noted that the
allegation in the report by the United Nations
Special Rapporteur that China has “a
computerized matching system for transplants” is
inaccurate. To date, there is no institution in China
responsible for coordinating and allocating organs
and no network system in this area, nor does it
have a live organ donor base and is not likely to
establish such a donor base in the foreseeable
future. Currently, the sourcing of organs and
surgical operations involving organs are the
responsibility of medical institutions. Fourth, the
Chinese Government wishes to draw the Special
Rapporteur’s attention to the following fact: the
situation and the figures alleged in the
communication that we have received are merely
the product of agitation by Falun Gong;
furthermore, most of them have already been
revealed to be unfounded rumours.
By letter dated 23/03/07, the Government
informed that on 9 January 2007, in accordance
with the law, he was placed under investigation by
the State security authorities, on suspicion of
having conducted unlawful acts which endangered
State security. In the course of the investigation
Gyatso confessed in full to having committed the
offence of incitement to separatism. On 3
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