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| Iraq |
| UN rights chief slams Islamic State 'ethnic and religious cleansing' |
| 2014-08-26 |
| [Al Ahram] UN human rights When they're defined by the state or an NGO they don't mean much... chief Navi Pillay on Monday condemned the Islamic State jihadists for their campaign of "ethnic and religious cleansing" in Iraq. "They are systematically targeting men, women and kiddies based on their ethnic, religious or sectarian affiliation and are ruthlessly carrying out widespread ethnic and religious cleansing in the areas under their control," Pillay said in a statement. "Such persecution would amount to crimes against humanity," she added. |
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