Obama administration has hesitated to declare mass killings genocide because 1948 UN conference obliges states to punish perpetrators in such casesThe US House of Representatives has voted to call atrocities committed by the Islamic State against Christians and other devout minorities in the Middle East “genocide”,a move that could pressure the Obama administration to ramp up action in the fight against Isis. Related: Isis sending children to die at unprecedented rate, report warns Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com