2016-10-06 Yazidi and Christian Refugees (Press Release)

Press Release of the World Coalition of Refugee Rights (WCRR), beginning active diplomatic engagement with the Yazidi people, for joint United Nations operations addressing genocide against Yazidis and Christians in Iraq and Syria.

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Yazidi Yazidi people refugee Christian declares WCRR protect Support state

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Yazidi Yazidi people refugee Christian declares WCRR protect Support state

 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  06 October 2016 
 
Contact:  Miss Mary Thomas, bar.chambers@edu.igo-gov.org  
 
Coalition Mobilizes Support for Yazidi and Christian Refugees 
New IGO Addresses Genocide of Yazidis and Christians in Syria and Iraq 
 
Press Release: 
The ethnic and religious persecution and genocide against the 
indigenous Yazidi people and Christian groups in Iraq and Syria is one of the most urgent and 
compelling situations fuelling the international refugee crisis, requiring a special focus within 
humanitarian relief efforts. 
 
The World Coalition of Refugee Rights (WCRR) has recognized Prince Naif bin Dawood bin 
Numb of the Yazidi Emirate of the Amiri Royal House of David, and its Yazidi Independent 
Supreme Council, as the diplomatic representatives of the Yazidi people, who are also related 
to the affected Christian communities. 
 
WCRR on August 27 issued a Declaration of Sovereign Support condemning "the escalating 
massacres and slavery of women and children by rogue militants, as a systemic genocide", 
and recognizing "the protected status of the Yazidi people, and their indigenous rights and 
religious rights".  It also condemned "the foreign policies of state-sponsored destabilization 
as the proximate cause enabling and perpetuating such genocide."  
 
The declaration establishes "joint work against the atrocities as part of our sovereign 
protection of Assyrians, Coptic and other Christians, together with all refugees of Arab, 
Muslim and other ethnic cultures."  It notes that "The indigenous Yazidi religion combines the 
most ancient Persian Magi Priesthood with both early Assyrian Christianity and Sufi Islam", 
and is thus "a subject of major world heritage". 
 
Supporting Declarations were issued by three founding member states of the Coalition, each 
highlighting different aspects of the importance of Yazidi heritage: 
 
The Ancient Catholic Church, the pontifical 12th century Church of the 1st century 
denomination of Ancient Catholicism, in its Declaration stated that Yazidis embody 
"important heritage of classical Christianity, connecting the Church to its ancient roots in the 
Biblical Magi, and providing a bridge between Christianity and Islam."  It "declares solidarity 
with the Yazidi people, as our brothers in angelic faith, and too often as our brothers in 
persecution." 
 
The Order of the Temple of Solomon, the 12th century sovereign institution of the original 
"Knights Templar" restored under customary international law, in its Declaration stated that 
Yazidis are "a subject of important esoteric heritage of the Knights Templar, connecting 
Templarism to the ancient origins of Christianity, and connecting the Templars to Sufi Islam 
and the Arabian cultures of the Middle East." 
 
The Sovereign Court of International Justice (SCIJ), an official Court of Law of the 
independent Judiciary profession for human rights, in its Declaration emphasized:  "The 
Yazidi people are widely recognized by scholars and the UN Refugee Agency as a distinct 
ethnic and religious group with their own indigenous culture.    Atrocities against Yazidis 
and Christians in Iraq and Syria were unanimously condemned as genocide by the United 
Kingdom House of Commons, and the United States Congress, European Union Parliament 
and Council of Europe". 
 
Prince Naif of the Yazidi Emirate on August 27 issued a Mandate for Protection of Yazidi 
Rights to WCRR, "to conduct diplomatic and humanitarian operations on behalf of and in 
support of the Yazidi nation as the Protector of the indigenous Yazidi people".  In a Message 
of Appreciation to WCRR, Prince Naif praised "the humanitarian noble direction towards our 
people, Yazidis, who are oppressed, and teetering between life and death.   Working with 
you and under your authority that are official and legal, will contribute to save these peaceful 
people from injustice [and] extermination". 
 
By this effort mobilizing support for Yazidis and Christians, WCRR successfully launched an 
initiative in the United Nations on September 16, with a Petition of 1.4 million signatures, 
resulting in a draft UN Declaration on Refugees and Migrants.   
 
The General Secretary of WCRR announced:  "We are pleased with all UN permanent 
member states for their support on September 19th at the Summit on refugees and migrants.  
193 countries adopted the New York Declaration, which includes bold commitments to 
resettle and reunite more refugees, share responsibility and protect refugee rights, such as 
the right to education and the right to work." 
 
Building upon this success, WCRR on October 6 announced the beginning of active efforts 
protecting Yazidis and Christians together with other refugees. 
 
The World Coalition of Refugee Rights (WCRR) is an inter-governmental organization (IGO), 
exercising official authorities for protection of refugees under mandate from UN Status of 
Refugees (Articles 12.1, 25.1, 25.3, 26-28).  It provides innovative and sustainable solutions to 
empower refugees to rebuild their lives, while also protecting rights of the people in 
receiving host countries.  WCRR is a United Nations level IGO exercising statehood under UN 
Jurisdictional Immunities (Articles 2.1(b)(iii), 5) as a sovereign subject of international law 
under UN Law of Treaties (Articles 3, 38). 
 
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Yazidi People Have Won a Huge Battle, Yazidi People Now Have a 
Voice in the World, Who are the Yazidi People  Part 1, Who are the Yazidi People  Part 2 
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