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German Woman Sentenced for Enslaving and Allowing Abuse of Yazidi Woman While Part of ISIS

  • A German woman was convicted of crimes against humanity for enslaving a Yazidi woman and allowing her husband to rape and abuse her while they were part of ISIS.
  • The woman and her husband traveled to Syria to join ISIS in 2014 and enslaved the Yazidi woman in 2016, forcing her into domestic servitude.
  • The court found that the German woman prevented the Yazidi woman from escaping and enabled her husband's physical and sexual abuse.
  • The German woman was sentenced to nine years and three months in prison for her role in the enslavement and abuse.
  • Germany has convicted several former ISIS members for crimes against Yazidis, including genocide and human trafficking.
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