UK Government Formally Recognizes Yezidi Genocide

On August 1st, the UK government formally recognized that acts of genocide were committed against the Yezidi community by ISIS in 2014. The determination was made following the judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice earlier this year, where it found a former ISIS fighter guilty of acts of genocide and crimes against humanity committed against Yezidis in Iraq.

Formal recognition of the genocide is a crucial component of justice, accountability, and commitment to empowering the Yezidi community to rebuild. FYF commends the UK government for this critical step in the right direction and hopes that national convictions of ISIS foreign nationals and investments in the community’s rebuilding will follow.