一名法国人因在2014 - 2016年反对雅兹迪斯的伊斯兰国运动中扮演的角色而被指控犯有种族灭绝和危害人类罪, A Frenchman, accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for his role in IS's 2014–2016 campaign against Yazidis, is on trial in absentia.

法国人Sabri Essid(Sabri Essid)因在2014 - 2016年伊斯兰国反对伊拉克和叙利亚雅兹迪人的运动中扮演的角色, 被指控犯有灭绝种族罪和危害人类罪, 正在法国接受缺席审判。 A Frenchman presumed dead, Sabri Essid, is on trial in absentia in France on genocide and crimes against humanity charges for his role in the Islamic State’s 2014–2016 campaign against the Yazidi people in Iraq and Syria. Essid被控购买Yazidi妇女,使她们遭受强奸、饥饿和脱水,是法国第一位因种族灭绝而因IS罪行被起诉的法国国民。 Accused of buying Yazidi women, subjecting them to rape, starvation, and dehydration, Essid is the first French national prosecuted specifically for genocide over IS crimes. 3名雅兹迪妇女,包括性奴役的幸存者,是民事当事方,其中2人准备作证。 Three Yazidi women, including survivors of sexual enslavement, are civil parties, with two set to testify. 他回到法国后被监禁的妻子也将作证。 His wife, who returned to France and is imprisoned, will also testify. 审判标志着从恐怖主义指控转向承认有计划的种族灭绝,这在德国、瑞典和比利时遵循类似裁决。 The trial, marking a shift from terrorism charges to recognizing systematic genocide, follows similar rulings in Germany, Sweden, and Belgium.