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Members of the UK Parliament have voted unanimously to declare that ISIS is committing genocide against Christians and Yazidis in the Middle East. The vote, backed by Catholic Charity Aid to the Church in Need, increases the pressure on the UK Government to take action.
The House of Commons yesterday voted by 278 votes to 0, with backing from all major parties, despite official Government opposition. The Foreign Office directed ministers and Government aides to abstain from the vote. The Government has said that genocide is a legal term not to be used without legal authority.
Report: sconews.co.uk/news/50546/mps-unanimously-in-declaring-isis-actions-as-genocide-against-christians-and-yazidis/
Background report: sconews.co.uk/news/50474/uk-government-must-recognise-genocide-in-syria-and-iraq/
The House of Commons yesterday voted by 278 votes to 0, with backing from all major parties, despite official Government opposition. The Foreign Office directed ministers and Government aides to abstain from the vote. The Government has said that genocide is a legal term not to be used without legal authority.
Report: sconews.co.uk/news/50546/mps-unanimously-in-declaring-isis-actions-as-genocide-against-christians-and-yazidis/
Background report: sconews.co.uk/news/50474/uk-government-must-recognise-genocide-in-syria-and-iraq/