U.S.CIRF-- Recommendations for the Protection of the Indigenous Aramean Christians of Iraq
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
Meeting on Iraq’s vulnerable religious minorities
Statement by the Syriac Universal Alliance
Wednesday, 8 December 2010
Washington D.C., USA
Recommendations for the Protection of the Indigenous Aramean Christians of Iraq
Distinguished delegates, ladies and gentlemen,
The Syriac Universal Alliance (hereafter: SUA) expresses its deep appreciation to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (hereafter: USCIRF) for convening this urgent meeting to address the grave situation of Iraq’s vulnerable ethno-religious minorities.
Iraqi massacre in Syriac church: 52 killed and scores injured
London, UK
The Syriac Universal Alliance (SUA), the recognised United Nations NGO representing the Aramean (Syriac) people worldwide, sharply condemns the latest and most horrific massacre in the Syriac Catholic Church in Baghdad where 52 Christian Arameans and Iraqi police were slaughtered by Al Qaeda linked forces.
