500 women and children were abducted by IS and forced into sexual slavery.

The report from the United Nations stated that the majority of these victims came from minority groups such as the Yezidi and Christian.

The New York Daily News reported on October 2nd that the United Nations released a report on the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS). According to the UN, the organization has abducted approximately 500 women and children in Iraq and Syria, forcing them into sexual slavery.

Many women and children were offered to Islamic State fighters as a form of "reward" (photo: AP).

Many of these victims were offered to Islamic State militants as a form of “reward,” while others were sold on the black market. The majority of these victims came from minority groups such as the Yezidi and Christian, according to the UN report.

Page 29 of this report states: “Women and children in the black market are tied to a certain price so that buyers can choose and bargain. Buyers mainly come from nearby local areas.”

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein called the actions of the Islamic State "shocking" and many of them nothing short of "war crimes".

According to Reuters, in addition to the abuse of women and children, the report also lists many other crimes committed by the Islamic State organization, such as massacres or forcing many children to take up arms and fight.

Reuters quoted the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Colville, as saying: “The UN report has made it very clear about the war crimes and crimes against humanity taking place in Iraq. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls on Iraq to bring these cases directly before the International Criminal Court as soon as possible.”

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