Yazidi Genocide Victims Offered Glimmer Of Hope For Justice – But Challenges Remain

Yazidi Genocide Victims Offered Glimmer Of Hope For Justice – But Challenges Remain

The Yazidi people were subjected to murder, rape, enslavement and forced conversion to Islam. Approximately 12,000 Yazidis were killed or abducted by IS. The post Yazidi Genocide Victims Offered Glimmer Of Hope For Justice – But Challenges Remain appeared first on Study Finds.

Yazidi genocide victims offered glimmer of hope for justice – but challenges remain

A French national called Sonia Mejri will stand trial for her alleged involvement in crimes committed against the Yazidi community, a Paris court ruled in early July. Mejri is accused of having joined the Islamic State (IS) group’s so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and participating in its genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority group 11 years ago. At that time, IS overran the Sinjar region of northern Iraq and carried out …