G7+7 petition pushes leaders to condemn forced organ harvesting in China

Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting says its new G7+7 petition is pressing governments to coordinate action against forced organ harvesting in China and the broader risks it says are tied to Beijing’s global influence. The group says it has collected more than 600,000 signatures and wants a joint declaration, an end to the practice and safeguards against transplant tourism. Why it matters: - The G7+7 petition frames forced organ harvesting in China as a human rights crisis and a test of whether major democracies will coordinate a response. - Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting says the issue also has broader consequences for medical ethics, global stability and international norms. - The petition urges governments to protect citizens from becoming unknowingly complicit through transplant tourism, medical training, research and related activities. What happened: - Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting launched a new G7+7 Global Petition calling on G7 governments and other participating countries to respond to forced organ harvesting in China. - The group said the petition has collected more than 600,000 signatures over the past two years. - The appeal comes as leaders prepare for the G7 summit in France in June 2026. - The petition asks governments to issue a joint declaration condemning forced organ harvesting and demanding an immediate end to the practice. The details: - The petition says victims include Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs, Christians and other vulnerable groups. - The group says forced organ harvesting is distinct from organ trafficking because the “donors” are killed during the procurement process. - The petition argues that China has developed a major organ transplantation system over two decades without a verifiable and transparent organ donation program. - It says multiple lines of evidence indicate that many organs come from prisoners of conscience, dissidents and ethnic minorities. - The group says its earlier petition to the UN Human Rights Council collected more than 3 million signatures across 50 countries and regions between 2012 and 2018. Between the lines: - The petition links the organ harvesting campaign to a wider critique of China’s role in global affairs, including trade imbalances, military supply chains, fentanyl precursors and disputes over Taiwan and the South China Sea. - The text argues that calling out forced organ harvesting may be one of the most direct and non-violent ways to pressure China. - The petition also positions G7 governments as elected bodies with a duty to defend human rights, human dignity and the sanctity of life. - The broader argument is that a transplant system built on killing for organs cannot be legitimate, in the group’s view. What’s next: - The petition wants participating governments to adopt a coordinated intergovernmental action plan. - That plan would aim to inform the public and help prevent transplant tourism and related medical, research and training links from enabling abuses. - The group is seeking a joint G7 response at the summit and follow-through after the meeting. The bottom line: - The campaign is trying to turn forced organ harvesting from a human rights allegation into a coordinated G7 policy issue.