Rift between NZ government and aid agency over naming of nurse captured by ISIS
- Written by Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato
The ICRC may have decided to release the name of a New Zealand nurse captured in Syria because ISIS has been defeated in its strongholds.Ahmed Mardnli/EPA, CC BY-ND
Last week’s revelation that a New Zealand nurse has been captured by Islamic State and detained in Syria for almost six years has caused tensions for the New Zealand government.
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