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ACLJ slams UN for ignoring genocide of Christians by ISIS

Jardine Malado

The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) criticized the United Nations (U.N.) for ignoring the genocide of Christians. ACLJ delivered a letter to the U.N., asking them to recognize the violence committed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) against Christians and other religious minorities.

Yazidi refugees, another minority group targeted by ISIS | Wikimedia Commons/DFID - UK Department for International Development

The document was addressed to the Office of the Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide (OSAPG). It reiterated the role of the OSAPG in recognizing the victims of genocide and called on the organization to make recommendations to the Security Council for the prevention of atrocities.

The letter cited several cases of violence committed by ISIS against Christians as well as cases of destruction and confiscation of their properties. ACLJ also included firsthand accounts of genocide survivors.

In one case, a man complained that he received no help from the Iraqi government or the United Nations: "On July 27,204, during the visit to the area by the officials in the Iraqi government, led by the Speaker of Parliament, we presented them with what happened to us and asked for their help to no avail. We did the same during the U.N. visit to the area, again to no avail."

ACLJ also notified the OSAPG about the expansion of the atrocities beyond the borders of Syria and Iraq. The letter cited several cases of Christians executed in Libya.

A statement from ACLJ's website read: "This is the bottom line: the victims of ISIS's genocide are real people. Their stories are real. The terror they experienced and the losses they have suffered are real."

The organization also encouraged Christians to share its reports on social media and sign the petition to stop the genocide.

Jay Sekulow, chief counsel of ACLJ, wrote in early August that a representative from the office of the U.N. Secretary General already raised the issue of genocide committed by ISIS to the Security Council. Other countries have also called for the protection of religious minorities at the U.N. Human Rights Council.

 

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