UN rights experts urge intervention to protect minorities in Iraq

[JURIST] A group of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Iraq and the international community to intervene against the Islamic State (IS) [CFR backgrounder] jihadist advance on the displaced Yazidi people [National Geographic backgrounder] and other minority groups trapped in rebel-controlled territory in Northwestern Iraq. The UN experts are part of the Special Procedures [official website] of the UN Human Rights Council [official website] and consist of specialists in minority rights, internal displacement, summary execution, religious freedom and violence...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2014/08/a-group-of-un-human.php

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