Statement by Ambassador Byrne Nason at UNSC Briefing on UNITAD
Statement 10 May 2021
Thank you Mr President and thank you Karim for your report and briefing today. Before I begin my statement, and as this is your last briefing to the Council in this role, I want to take the opportunity to acknowledge your service and leadership, Karim, over the past three years.
I would also like to thank Nadia Murad for her powerful briefing this morning. As she did when she advocated for the creation of UNITAD , you again eloquently set out the very real need that survivors of ISIL’s crimes, in getting for justice and accountability. This is the reason we really must ensure that evidence of atrocity crimes is preserved and your courageous testimony today is central to that task.
Updated Mar 15, 2021 | 17:36 IST
An offence was registered against a man and his wife for allegedly strangling their 33-day-old daughter to death in Mehsana district of Gujarat. Girl killed by her parents in Gujarat [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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The doctors spotted marks on the neck of the baby girl.
The accused allegedly killed their daughter because they wanted a son.
Rajkot: On Sunday, a man and his wife were booked for allegedly murdering their 33-day-old daughter in Mehsana district of Gujarat in 2019. Police said the two accused allegedly took the baby girl’s life because they wanted a male child.