Monday 25 August 2014

U.N. rights boss condemns 'widespread' Islamic State crimes

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned "appalling, widespread" crimes being committed by Islamic State forces in Iraq, including killings, slavery, sexual crimes and targeting people on ethnic or religious grounds. The persecution and systematic violations, documented by U.N. human rights investigators, would amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes under international law, she said in a statement. via Health News Headlines - Yahoo News Read More Here..

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