When a governing body labels violence as “genocide,” this actually creates an international legal obligation for Member States of the United Nations to defend and protect the victims. This is why the unanimous declaration by the European Parliament was such an incredible step forward to help the religious minorities that have been systematically assaulted by ISIS in the Middle East. Photo: Yazidi Kurdish women protest against the Islamic State group’s invasion on Sinjar, Iraq on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. Thousands of Yazidi Kurdish women and girls have been sold into sexual slavery and forced to marry ISIS militants, according to Human Rights organizations, Yazidi activists and observers. (AP Photo) Learn more: http://ow.ly/Y96hR
