Human rights minister Joyce Anelay says it is not for government but for judges to declare if genocide has taken placeThe British government has been accused of being in contempt of parliament after human rights minister Joyce Anelay refused to give an undertaking that she would act on a Commons motion,unanimously passed, stating that Islamic State has committed genocide against Yazidis and Christians in Syria and Iraq.
The accusation was made by Lord Alton after the Commons passed a motion by 278 to 0 on Wednesday that declared a genocide had taken place. The motion directed the government to refer the issue to the United Nations security council in current York, and but it is refusing to conclude so. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com