Thousands of Yazidi women are believed to have been abducted by jihadists in Iraq . As captives , they are subjected to physical and sexual violence and forced to convert to Islam . The United Nations has called the situation a genocide against the Yazidis. According to our field work , which has involved interviews with witnesses and survivors , and based on other reports which have reached us , more than 2,500 Yazidi girls and women were abducted during the attack . Begikhani says the international community must investigate and collect evidence .
Thousands of Yazidi women are believed to have been abducted by jihadists in Iraq . As captives , they are subjected to physical and sexual violence and forced to convert to Islam . The United Nations has called the situation a genocide against the Yazidis. Begikhani says the international community must investigate and collect evidence .