ACLJ chastises U.N. for being silent on ISIS’ genocide against Christians

February 15, 2017

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The Christian Times - The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) has questioned the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) over its refusal to formally recognize Christians and other religious minorities as victims of genocide carried out by the Islamic State despite well-documented pieces of evidence.

The conservative law group stated that it has filed an urgent testimony with the UNHRC documenting the genocidal acts committed by ISIS against Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria. The testimony was filed nine months ago in partnership with the group's European affiliate, the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ).

ACLJ lamented that the UN has remained silent in the past nine months while ISIS continued its attacks against the minorities.

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