Ever since Falun Gong practitioners in China faced a brutal crackdown starting in 1999, human rights defenders around the globe have spoken up with an ear for justice. United Nations experts—Special Rapporteurs on torture and freedom of religion—have repeatedly condemned detentions, forced “re-education,” and evidence of organ harvesting. Their annual reports, including the 2024 summary to the UN Human Rights Council, painted a grim picture that Beijing can’t easily brush under the rug.

In capitals from Washington, Brussels, Canberra to Ottawa, parliaments have tabled resolutions urging China to end the persecution and allow independent monitors. The European Parliament passed a motion in 2023 branding the campaign “systematic, widespread and gross human rights violations,” while the U.S. Congress expanded Magnitsky-style sanctions to target officials linked to Falun Gong abuses. The State Department’s 2024 Human Rights Report echoed similar concerns, prompting fresh restrictions on visas for those involved in repression.

Nonprofits such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have kept up the pressure, publishing firsthand survivor testimonies and satellite imagery of “transformation-through-education” camps. In 2025, a coalition of law firms filed a class-action suit in Spain invoking universal jurisdiction over forced organ harvesting claims. Simultaneously, the Independent Tribunal into Forced Organ Harvesting (ITFOH) gathered expert testimony—drawing headlines earlier this year when it named seven medical professionals allegedly complicit.

Grassroots energy shouldn’t be underestimated, either. Vigils outside Chinese embassies mark each July’s anniversary of the ban, while student groups on campuses from London to Melbourne host documentary screenings. Social media campaigns under #BringThemHome spotlight disappeared practitioners, often lighting a fire under local lawmakers.

With global attention shifting toward tech ethics and AI, Falun Gong’s plight still pops up in broader human rights dialogues—proof that even as one crisis competes with another, the world hasn’t quite turned a blind eye.