Yazidi genocide victims offered glimmer of hope for justice – but challenges remain

By Busra Nisa Sarac, Senior Lecturer in International Security and Gender Studies, University of Portsmouth

A French national called Sonia Mejri will stand trial for her alleged involvement in crimes committed against the Yazidi community, a Paris court ruled in early July. Mejri is accused of having joined the Islamic State (IS) group’s so-called caliphate in Iraq and Syria, and participating in its genocidal campaign against the Yazidi religious minority group 11 years ago.

At that time, IS overran…

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