Friend,

“I will speak without a microphone. I’ve been speaking so loud and the world has not been listening.”

That’s how Nadia, a Yazidi woman, started her speech at an event we just did with her.

On August 3, 2014, the so-called Islamic State waged an attack on the Yazidi people in Sinjar, Iraq, killing more than 3,000 civilians and enslaving 5,000-7,000 more, mostly women and children.

Current estimates suggest 3,200 Yazidis remain in ISIS captivity, including Yazidi women who are being used for sexual slavery.

This is genocide. It’s not just us saying it – Secretary of State John Kerry said it last month.

Led by Nadia Murad, the surviving Yazidi community has requested that the International Criminal Court take on this case – and they’re asking for our help.
 

Thank you for all that you do.

Simon and the Global Citizen Team