On November 30, 2019, KAEOT(Korea Association for Ethical Organ Transplants) hosted Asia Symposium on Combating Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism at University of Tokyo. This symposium was co-hosted by organizations of Korea, Taiwan and Japan, which include Korean Bar Association, SSK Human Rights Forum, Taiwan Association for International Care of Organ Transplants(TAICOT), Transplant Tourism Research Association(TTRA, Japan) and SMG Network(Japan). It was also sponsored by Human Asia(Korea), Center for Biomedical Ethics of National Taiwan University, TV Chosun Investigative Report 7(Korea).
The aim of this seminar was to share the current situation of Transplant Tourism and seek for solutions to combat the illegal practices in Asia, marking the Eleventh Anniversary of 2008 Declaration of Istanbul. Participants adopted Declaration of Tokyo sharing understanding on the importance of international cooperation and agreed to hold the next 2020 seminar in Korea to share the experience and continue the discussion.
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Background
On November 30, 2019, KAEOT(Korea Association for Ethical Organ Transplants) hosted Asia Symposium on Combating Organ Trafficking and Transplant Tourism at University of Tokyo. This symposium was co-hosted by organizations of Korea, Taiwan and Japan, which include Korean Bar Association, SSK Human Rights Forum, Taiwan Association for International Care of Organ Transplants(TAICOT), Transplant Tourism Research Association(TTRA, Japan) and SMG Network(Japan). It was also sponsored by Human Asia(Korea), Center for Biomedical Ethics of National Taiwan University, TV Chosun Investigative Report 7(Korea).
The aim of this seminar was to share the current situation of Transplant Tourism and seek for solutions to combat the illegal practices in Asia, marking the Eleventh Anniversary of 2008 Declaration of Istanbul. Participants adopted Declaration of Tokyo sharing understanding on the importance of international cooperation and agreed to hold the next 2020 seminar in Korea to share the experience and continue the discussion.