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August 29, 2014

U.N.'s top human rights body failing the victims of ISIS

One of countless ISIS victims
On August 29, 2014 the UN Human Rights Council released a draft resolution which is scheduled to be adopted on September 1 during a special session of the Council. The session is to address: "The human rights situation in Iraq in light of abuses committed by the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups."

The draft resolution - pushed by the United States among others - congratulates the UN and Iraqi partners (ie the United States) for helping the Iraqi national authorities, notwithstanding the horrors already endured, and the continuing onslaught against Yazidis, Christians and other minorities.

Despite the obvious urgency of the ISIS threat, the resolution requests a report on violations of human rights law in Iraq for presentation seven months from now in March 2015.

And the resolution focuses on Iraq and never mentions ISIS operations in Syria, as if the terrorist organization recognizes or cares about state boundaries.

Date
August 29, 2014
Title
UN HRC Draft Resolution "The Human Rights Situation in Iraq in light of Abuses committed by the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and associated groups"
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