high commissioner for human rights, zeid ra'ad al-hussein which took office september of last year. and i won't say anymore. i will go straight to the high commissioner. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, of the press. permit me if you will to begin my remarks by speaking as a jordanian and the u.n. human rights chief. i am filled, filled with anger and disgust at what the sectarians and sergei to my compatriot, moaz al-kasasbeh, to the two japanese captives to the british and american captives, to the men and women and children and many others in the form of burning beheadings and raping, sometimes of children. .. is a betrayal of the islamic tradition. it is forbidden in custom. it is forbidden in international humanitarian law geneva conventions and previously to that or prior to that the haig regulations. and human experience it is forbidden period. what virtue or courage is there in beheading someone defenseless, raping a young girl? does a person who calls themselves a fighter believe this is, this is a definition of courage? these people are an smile eighted -- annihilated

. >> now, zeid ra'ad al-hussein discusses isis and the recent killing of hostages. he is jordan's former ambassador to the u.s. his remarks are 30 minutes. >> thank you very much for coming. i would just like to introduce to you the u.n. high commissioner for human rights, zeid ra'ad al-hussein which took office september of last year. and i won't say anymore. i will go straight to the high commissioner. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, of the press. permit me if you will to begin my remarks by speaking as a jordanian and the u.n. human rights chief. i am filled, filled with anger and disgust at what the sectarians and sergei to my compatriot, moaz al-kasasbeh, to the two japanese captives to the british and american captives, to the men and women and children and

high commissioner for human rights zeid re 'id hussein who took office in september of last year and i welcome him. >> good morning, lanny of the press. permit me if you will to begin my remarks by speaking plainly as a jordanian and the u.n. human rights chief. i am filled filled with anger and disgust at what was done to my come patriyacht muath muathkesekebah, to the two japanese captives, toot british and american can't tichz, to the z men, women, children and many others in the form of burning, beheadings and raping sometimes of children the perpetrators who have committed these monstrous crimes killing the defenseless in defense of what, exactly? who would want to live in that so-called state, a state that crucifies, burns and buries children alive? let us be clear: killing and torturing defenseless captives is a betrayal of the islamic tradition. it is forbidden in customary norm. it is forbidden in international humanitarian law the geneva convention and previously to that or prior to that the hague regulations. and human experience it is forbidden, period. what virtue or cou

high commissioner of human rights zeid ra'ad al-hussein. and i won't say anymore. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen, of the press. submit me if you will, to begin my remarks by speaking as a jordanian and the u.n. human rights chief. i am filled, filled with anger and disgust at what they did in syria to my compatriot, moaz al-kasasbeh to the two japanese captives, to the british and american captive, to the disease men women and children, -- yazidis, men, women children, in the form of burning beheadings raping sometimes of children. the perpetrators who have committed these monstrous crimes, killing a defenseless in defense of what exactly? who would want to live in the so-called state, state that crucifies, burns and various children alive? let us be clear. killing and torturing defenseless captives is a betrayal of the islamic tradition. it is forbidden in customary law. it is forbidden in international humanitarian law, in geneva convention and previously to that, prior to that the hague regulations. and human experience, it is forb