Campaigners for Christian and Yazidi victims of Islamic State (IS) violence welcomed a UN resolution that paves the way for members of the jihadist group to be brought to justice for “acts that may amount to genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity”, writes Abigail Frymann Rouch. The 15-member Security Council unanimously approved the measure that was introduced by the UK and supported by Iraq. It asks the UN Secretary-General to establish an investigative team of experts to collect evidence of atrocities and support Iraqi efforts to hold IS accountable.
The cross-bench Catholic peer Lord [David] Alton told The Tablet the measure marked “a hugely important first step”.
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