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Deputy Director - Communications and External Affairs, Crisis Response Programme, Amnesty International
As we approach the 10-year anniversary of Islamic State's attack on the #Yezidi community in Iraq, new Amnesty International research indicates that an estimated 2,600 Yezidis remain missing today, with many abandoned to indefinite detention in north-east Syria. "The Yezidi community suffered unthinkable harm at the hands of Islamic State," says my colleague Lauren Aarons. "Ten years after IS first launched its attack against the Yezidis, their suffering continues, as thousands remain missing." "Many Yezidis who were mistakenly swept up following the collapse of IS have been languishing in indefinite detention in dire and life-threatening conditions in north-east Syria. They must now be identified, freed and provided with the ongoing support they need." Hundreds of Yezidi women and children are believed to be in Al-Hol detention camp, with some remaining trapped in conditions of captivity, slavery and other abuse by IS affiliates. https://lnkd.in/es3bFg6D