"It's Genocide": Official European Union Decision on ISIS Has "Huge Implications"

News Staff : Feb 5, 2016
CBN News

That is, if it's enforced.

(Belgium)—[CBN News] The European Parliament has unanimously passed a resolution calling the Islamic State's targeted killing of religious minorities "genocide." (Screengrab via CBN News)

The resolution calls for those who intentionally commit atrocities for religious or ethnic reasons to be charged with crimes against humanity.

ISIS has persecuted Christians, Yazhidis, and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria.

Christians have been told to renounce their faith, pay a tax, or forfeit their lives. Many have been barbarically killed.

Islamic State fighters have also destroyed churches, monasteries, and other religious and historic buildings.

Advocates say the resolution will help save lives and stop the atrocities. Now, they're turning to the U.N. Security Council for a similar resolution.