Isis: UN recognises Daesh crimes in Iraq as ‘possible genocide’

The United Nations has released a report on the human rights situation in Iraq, stating that Islamic State (Isis) may have committed genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity in its attacks against ethnic and religious groups in the country.

 

The report was published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights following a mission to Iraq to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law by Isis and various other terrorist groups there. It was based on first-hand accounts from “independent, credible and reliable sources”.

 

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