David Matas, a prominent Canadian human rights lawyer known for his work leading investigations into human rights abuses by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), was recently awarded the 2020 Global Humanitarian Leadership Award for his work investigating the crime of “live organ harvesting” by the CCP.
According to the Epoch Times website, the Canadian human rights organization Canada for Refugees in Need (CSRDN) presented Metas with the 2020 Global Humanitarian Leadership Award on January 6, an international human rights award given in partnership with the Canadian government to individuals and institutions around the world that have made significant contributions to upholding equality and justice and promoting respect for international law.
In presenting the award, Aliya Khan, the organization’s president, said, “We want to recognize the tremendous contribution Metas has made by speaking out against the horrific crime of “live organ harvesting” in mainland China and saving lives.” Khan also noted that killing people to get organs is the most atrocious and barbaric crime of our time, saying, “This crime must be stopped.”
After receiving the award, Metas said, “I cherish this award because it informs the world of my concern for human rights and recognizes my position on this issue.”
To stop the Chinese Communist Party’s “live harvesting” crimes, Metas and a group of like-minded individuals formed the International Ending Transplant Abuse in China Coalition (ETAC), a group of lawyers, academics, medical professionals, researchers and human rights activists who are committed to stopping the crime of “live harvesting.
In 2006, there was no national organ distribution system on the mainland and the organs used for live harvesting were provided locally, so it was very difficult for them to get organs from Uighurs in Xinjiang,” said Metas. .”
Punishing Human Rights Criminals Several Countries and Regions Introduce the Magnitsky Human Rights Act
The U.S. Global Magnitsky Global Human Rights Accountability Act, published in 2012, allows the U.S. government to sanction human rights violators around the world, with policies that include banning human rights offenders from traveling to the U.S. and freezing their assets in the U.S. On July 9, 2020, the U.S. government sanctioned a government entity of the Chinese Communist Party and four current or former government officials for “serious violations of the rights of Xinjiang’s ethnic minorities.”
Canada also enacted a Canadian version of the Magnitsky Human Rights Act in 2017 but has not yet sanctioned Chinese Communist Party officials under this law.
The Magnitsky Human Rights Act encourages persecuted groups to hold their persecutors accountable and shows that the Canadian government cares about their persecution, according to Metas.
He said, “This law identifies the perpetrators, which is one step closer to bringing these criminals to justice, and once they are found guilty under the Magnitsky Human Rights Act, it means these criminals will be brought to justice, regardless of when that sanction is imposed.”
The European Union published its Magnitsky Human Rights Act on Dec. 7, 2020, and Australia and the United Kingdom have introduced their own Magnitsky Human Rights Acts.
Taiwan, Israel and other countries have introduced organ transplant laws to stop the crime of “live organ harvesting.”
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