China: Execution by Organ Removal by Eleos Justice
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China is the world’s largest executioner—while exact figures remain a state secret, it is estimated that thousands of executions are carried out each year. In 2010, the Supreme People’s Court began advocating the increased use of lethal injection rather than shooting as the favoured method of execution. In practice, however, China is believed to carry out executions by at least one other mode: organ removal.
In this seminar, we speak with Matthew Robertson, whose recent research provides evidence of physicians in China participating in executions by organ removal. Such a practice constitutes an absolute violation of medical ethics (such as the ‘dead donor’ rule – that is, that procurement of vital organs must not occur until the donor is dead) and human rights standards. Join us for this timely and insightful discussion as we unveil the truth of one of the world’s most elusive proponents of the death penalty.
In anticipation of this event, registrants may read Matthew’s research in full here, or summarised here.
Speakers
Matthew P. Robertson
Matthew is a PhD Candidate in political science at the Australian National University. He holds a BA (English and Philosophy) from ANU. His doctoral research uses computational methods to study the political economy of organ trafficking in China. Matthew has worked as a researcher, translator, and data scientist for human rights non-profits, and he has performed interpretation and due diligence for financial services firms and family offices. His research using statistical forensics to demonstrate the falsification of Chinese organ donor registry data was published in the leading journal of medical ethics, BMC Medical Ethics, in 2019. He has published in BMJ Open, The BMJ, The American Journal of Transplantation, and elsewhere.
Moderator: Associate Professor Mai Sato
Simone Abel, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Punishment Justice Project
About Eleos Justice
Eleos Justice carries out evidence-based research, teaching, and advocacy on the death penalty. Discover their work here.
Event Details
- Date:
- 28 July 2022 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Venue:
- Online
Description
To watch this past event, click play on the video below:
China is the world’s largest executioner—while exact figures remain a state secret, it is estimated that thousands of executions are carried out each year. In 2010, the Supreme People’s Court began advocating the increased use of lethal injection rather than shooting as the favoured method of execution. In practice, however, China is believed to carry out executions by at least one other mode: organ removal.
In this seminar, we speak with Matthew Robertson, whose recent research provides evidence of physicians in China participating in executions by organ removal. Such a practice constitutes an absolute violation of medical ethics (such as the ‘dead donor’ rule – that is, that procurement of vital organs must not occur until the donor is dead) and human rights standards. Join us for this timely and insightful discussion as we unveil the truth of one of the world’s most elusive proponents of the death penalty.
In anticipation of this event, registrants may read Matthew’s research in full here, or summarised here.
Speakers
Matthew P. Robertson
Matthew is a PhD Candidate in political science at the Australian National University. He holds a BA (English and Philosophy) from ANU. His doctoral research uses computational methods to study the political economy of organ trafficking in China. Matthew has worked as a researcher, translator, and data scientist for human rights non-profits, and he has performed interpretation and due diligence for financial services firms and family offices. His research using statistical forensics to demonstrate the falsification of Chinese organ donor registry data was published in the leading journal of medical ethics, BMC Medical Ethics, in 2019. He has published in BMJ Open, The BMJ, The American Journal of Transplantation, and elsewhere.
Moderator: Associate Professor Mai Sato
Simone Abel, Chief Executive Officer, Capital Punishment Justice Project
About Eleos Justice
Eleos Justice carries out evidence-based research, teaching, and advocacy on the death penalty. Discover their work here.
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- Monash Law Events Team
- law-engagement@monash.edu
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