Yazidi survivor praised by David Cameron for her bravery issues call for international protection
At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday 10 February, two days after Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad shared with British parliamentarians her experience of mass atrocities, torture, rape and sex slavery at the hands of Daesh / ISIS, David Cameron publicly acknowledged her bravery.
Responding to a question from Robert Jenrick MP - Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Genocide Prevention, the secretariat for which is provided by the Aegis Trust - he added, “we must do everything we can to defeat Daesh and its violent ideology.”
Nadia Murad - who in December 2015 addressed the United Nations Security Council about her experiences and about the plight of the thousands of Yazidi women and girls remaining in ISIS hands - was in the public gallery to hear the Prime Minister’s remarks.
Later the same day, Nadia shared her heart-rending story on camera with the Aegis Trust. She was honoured by Cameron’s recognition, she said, but expressed her concern that the Yazidi people, especially those still in captivity, have yet to receive the international protection they need.
“I don't have much information about politics, but there are things I want from all the world and all governments, and from all humans who will hear my voice,” said the Nobel Peace Prize nominee. “Take a stand for conscience and humanity, to cut off these things happening to us today, so it will not happen to other children, women and girls … and eradicate this terrorism from the World.”
For a full transcript of the translated interview, go to www.aegistrust....