By Ellie Finkelstein, Freedom United

People are being exploited, coerced—or even killed—for their organs.  
 
Right now, we have a chance to fight back. The US House of Representatives has already voted in favor of the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act of 2025, with overwhelming support from both major parties. But to become law, the bill still needs to pass in the Senate—and that will only happen with sustained public pressure.[1] 

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This law would introduce targeted sanctions against individuals and organizations involved in organ trafficking and forced organ harvesting, ban them from entering the US, and require the US government to regularly investigate and publicly report on where and how these abuses are happening around the world. 

It represents a critical step forward in holding perpetrators accountable. And it’s urgently needed. 

China has announced plans to open six more organ transplant facilities in the Uyghur region by 2030—despite having some of the lowest organ donation rates in the country.[2] Given the well-documented cases of organ trafficking of persecuted minorities, this announcement raises chilling concerns. 

Credible evidence and survivor testimonies suggest that Uyghurs and other ethnic and religious minorities are being killed for their organs.[3] Detainees describe being subjected to compulsory organ scans and medical tests consistent with pre-transplant matching procedures.[4] Experts also warn that the government may be using DNA testing to reverse-match Uyghur prisoners to transplant recipients. 

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In Nepal’s so-called “Kidney Valley,” impoverished people are deceived or coerced into selling kidneys,[5] Indonesian nationals are trafficked to Cambodia to have their kidneys harvested,[6] and in the UK, multiple victims of organ trafficking have come forward.[7] 

These abuses flourish in secrecy and silence. It’s time to take action to stop it. 

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Add your name to demand action against this horrific exploitation—together. 

In solidarity,

Ellie and the team supporting the Freedom United community.

Ellie Finkelstein Campaigner and News Editor, Freedom United

[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1503/text  

[2] https://wjw.xinjiang.gov.cn/hfpc/yljggl/202412/5dbccfdddae4449bac11e380e0481800.shtml 

[3] https://www.freedomunited.org/news/china-organ-trafficking-inmates/ 

[4] https://endtransplantabuse.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ETAC-China-Tribunal-Testimonies_Final.pdf

[5] https://www.freedomunited.org/news/poverty-organ-trafficking-village-of-kidney-valley/

[6] https://www.freedomunited.org/news/indonesia-organ-trafficking-arrests/

[7] https://www.freedomunited.org/news/organ-trafficking-uk/

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