UNITAD & SITU Research video demonstrates evidence of crimes against Yazidi in Iraq

Today UNITAD* and SITU Research launch a 21-minute video documenting evidence of the crimes committed by ISIL against the Yazidi community in Iraq. After a months-long collaboration, the video synthesizes a wide spectrum of data, visual evidence and survivor testimony to create a clear account of events during a concentrated period of time between August 4 and August 15, 2014.

This week, UNITAD’s Special Adviser Karim Khan briefed the UN Security Council on their collection of evidence, demonstrating that the findings presented in a case brief and captured in the video support a charge of genocide. Our work will now be used to aid in the prosecution of these crimes.

A full version of the official press release in English can be found here. An Arabic version of the official press release can be found here.

Watch the full video here. CW: While this video avoids graphic depictions of violence, its content may still be disturbing to some viewers.