(Minghui.org) A German company held a human body exhibition in several cities in Denmark from early November 2024 to early March 2025. Because the exhibition organizers could not prove where the specimens came from, and because there is evidence of systematic persecution of Falun Gong practitioners and dissidents as well as forced organ harvesting in China, many people in Denmark had questions.

Danish parliamentarians, government officials in the cities where the exhibition was held, mainstream media, the venue renters, and ordinary people all expressed concern about the source of the corpses. Many people expressed their support for Falun Gong practitioners’ efforts to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution.

According to the investigation by the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG) on the source of corpses in China’s plastination human specimen industry: In 2008, at the request of the New York State Attorney General, Sui Hongjin [Note: Chairman of Dalian Hongfeng, a company that uses Chinese corpses to make plastinated human specimens] partner Premier Exhibitions posted a “disclaimer” on the exhibition’s official website and the New York exhibition site, which made public the original source of the human specimens from Dalian Hongfeng: “The remains of Chinese citizens or residents exhibited in this exhibition come from the Chinese police.”

The first paragraph of the disclaimer of the First Exhibition Company in the United States states: The remains of Chinese citizens or residents on display in this exhibition come from the Chinese police, who may have obtained these bodies from Chinese prisons. Premier Exhibition cannot independently confirm that the bodies you see are not those detained in Chinese prisons.

Danish Officials Question the Source of the Bodies

Morten Messerschmidt, Danish MP (Member of Parliament) and chairman of the People’s Party (Dansk Folkeparti) was shocked by the exhibition. On February 7, he asked the Minister of Health several questions about the law, ethics and China’s use of political prisoners’ organs:

Morten Messerschmidt, MP and chairman of the People’s Party, asked the Minister of Health questions about ethical issues regarding the body exhibition.

Question 275: “Can you explain what permits and legal procedures are required for the exhibition of human remains in Denmark and whether the exhibition of human remains complies with applicable laws?”

Question 276: “Can the Minister explain how the use of human remains in exhibitions should ensure the consent of the deceased or their relatives? “

Question 277: “Will the Minister comment on the ethical considerations in connection with the commercial use of human bodies in exhibitions such as Human-Bodies, including whether the current rules are sufficient, or whether there should be stricter rules for such exhibitions in Denmark?”

Question No. 278: “Will the Minister investigate whether he is aware of similar exhibitions of human bodies internationally that are related to lack of consent or illegal trade, and whether the Minister will investigate human bodies in this regard? In this context, is the Minister aware of China’s use of organs from political prisoners?”

Søren Espersen, a senior member of the Danish Democratic Party (Danmarksdemokraterne) and chairman of the Religious Committee, asked the Minister of Culture on February 19: “Can it be determined with certainty that all bodies and body parts are donated voluntarily, do not originate from, for example, executed prisoners in dictatorships, or originate from illegal organ trafficking?”

Søren Espersen, a senior member of the Danish Democratic Party, asked the Minister of Culture about the bodies.

“The exhibition has been criticized in several places because of doubts that the bodies were not all donated voluntarily and for a clear purpose,” Thomas Krarup, director of health, culture and care in the city of Randers, wrote in a notification to government authorities.

Company Refuses to Rent the Venue

On February 28, the exhibition company did not produce legal written proof of the source of the bodies. Therefore, the exhibition hall in Randers (Arena Randers) decided not to rent the venue, thus the body exhibition in Randers was not held.

Mainstream Media: The Source of the Body Exhibition Specimens Is Not Known

On February 28, the Danish newspaper Christian Daily carried an article titled, “Dead bodies are on display in Danish cities. No one can answer where they come from” on the front page of the newspaper and the website. The article said there were questions about where the corpses came from.

Danish newspaper Christian Daily carried an article questioning the source of the bodies.

It stated that Falun Gong, a religious group from China, has been persecuted in China for 25 years. The group has a lot of evidence to prove that thousands of Falun Gong practitioners have been detained in the CCP’s prisons for adhering to their beliefs, and a large number of practitioners have been tortured. In 2006, it was discovered that many practitioners had their organs harvested [while they were] alive and trafficked. Many Danish people said they were worried that these human specimens on display were from Chinese prisoners.

People Sign the Petition to Oppose the CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting

People sign the petition to condemn the CCP’s forced organ harvesting.

On February 22, a woman in Horsens said, “I feel bad. These dead people have no dignity. They are treated like animals by the butchers. They have no identity, no age, no proof, no statement of their wishes before death, or whether they agree to their bodies being exhibited.”

After a young man signed the petition from the Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting (DAFOH). He said, “My mother just saw the exhibition and took your materials home. After reading the materials carefully, she was shocked and asked me to sign for her. I hope to do my part to support Falun Dafa practitioners’ just actions against the persecution and against organ harvesting.”

On March 2 in the port city of Frederikshavn, two female doctors working in a hospital saw the problems of the body exhibition clearly with their professional expertise. One said, “As a doctor, I understand the structure of the human body and can see that some of the human specimens have traces of injuries on the bones, indicating that the deceased may have been tortured. Moreover, these corpses are not marked with their source, age, cause of death, purpose of the donor, and other detailed information.

“From these two points I see, I know what you said is true. These human specimens are questionable.”

They talked to Falun Gong practitioners who came to the body exhibition to raise awareness of human rights persecution in China and said, “We understand your concerns and support your righteous actions.” They signed the DAFOH petition to support the effort to expose forced organ harvesting.

At noon, four middle-aged people drove to the exhibition. A practitioner told them, “The exhibition organizer did not show evidence of where these bodies came from. The CCP is currently persecuting Falun Gong and other dissidents, and removing their organs while they are alive for huge profits. These corpse specimens all look like Asians. They are likely to be prisoners of conscience in China, suffering cruel persecution by the CCP’s dictatorship.”

After they quietly listened, they took the materials and walked into the exhibition hall. But they soon came out.

One of them said, “We changed our minds and decided not to buy tickets to see the exhibition. We do not support such an exhibition.” They signed the petition and thanked practitioners.

A couple came out of the exhibition hall and were about to get in their car, when a practitioner told them that the human specimens might be from prisoners of conscience in China, and their organs might have been harvested alive. They were shocked. The woman’s eyes filled with tears and the couple signed the petition.

After seeing the exhibition, many people signed the petition. Some said, “What you said is true. I support you in exposing the persecution and the organ harvesting.” People talked with practitioners for a long time, and said they wanted to know more about the persecution.

Many people asked what they could do to help. A practitioner said, “Your signature is a support for us. You can tell your friends and relatives that the CCP persecutes Falun Gong practitioners and other innocent people, and harvests human organs on a large scale and in an organized manner to make huge profits. The bodies in this exhibition might be from prisoners of conscience in China. Let more people know the truth, and we can stop the persecution in China as soon as possible.”

People were deeply concerned by the cruel human rights violations. Some people suggested that citizens should call for legislation in Denmark so that such controversial exhibitions can be prevented from being held in Denmark in the future.