ICC Note

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) sent a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) to remind him to remember the ongoing persecution against Christians and other religious minorities. These attacks have not waned in their intensity or frequency. ACLJ described the persecution as genocide. The ACLJ is calling on the Secretary-General to rally the international community to protect Christians from continued persecution.  

2017-04-26 Syria and Iraq (ACLJ) – Yesterday – the day on which the United States and Israel observe Holocaust Remembrance Day – we sent a legal letter to the newly appointed Secretary-General of the United Nations to remind him that genocide is still a very real and ongoing issue and one the international community must stand against.

It is indisputable that ISIS (the Islamic State) is targeting Christians and other religious minorities in Syria and Iraq because of their faith – with an intent to exterminate them – and these horrific acts of violence are spreading around the world.

In our letter we urge the United Nations to “declare that the ongoing atrocities committed by the Islamic State and associated groups constitute genocide and that those victimised by the genocide include Christians.” We also urge the Secretary-General “to communicate with all appropriate offices of the United Nations accordingly and to mobilise the international community to take swift and decisive action.”

In Iraq, Syria, and increasingly around the world, ISIS jihadists target Christians. Our letter details some of the horrific acts that ISIS has committed. The Islamic State’s barbarity knows no bounds.

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