U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Remarks
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that began calling itself the Islamic State.
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein spoke to the media and responded to questions following his first official visit to the U.S. as the United Nations Hig… read more
Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein spoke to the media and responded to questions following his first official visit to the U.S. as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He was Jordan’s former ambassador to the U.S. He said he was filled with anger and disgust at the recent killings of hostages by *ISIL, including a Jordanian pilot, and added that it was a betrayal of Islamic tradition.
*The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), an extremist Sunni militant group that began calling itself the Islamic State. close
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