(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Two senior United Nations right officials late Friday condemned the barbaric murder of Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh by Daesh terrorists.
The Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, and the Special Adviser on the Responsibility to Protect, Jennifer Welsh said the murder most likely constitutes a war crime.
Both UN officials stressed that the murder is yet another example of a deliberate grave abuse of human rights and international humanitarian law perpetrated by the extremist group.
In a joint statement, the two officials said that thousands of civilians remain at the mercy of this group; members of minority groups continue to be killed and threatened in a systematic way; tribal leaders and others who dare to oppose ISIL in the areas it controls continue to be murdered; women and children are being specifically targeted, while religious and cultural symbols are being destroyed".
The statement called to protect these populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity and to ensure a commitment to prevent the incitement of these crimes.
"At this time, we must unite in the fight against terrorism and uphold international law," the statement stressed.
The terrorist group's actions have shocked and outraged the international community, drawing widespread condemnation from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Security Council, and world leaders alike.
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