US sanctions UN official Francesca Albanese
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A U.N. special rapporteur has been sanctioned by the United States over her work as an independent investigator scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, with Washington
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Al Jazeera on MSNUN expert Albanese rejects ‘obscene’ US sanctions for criticising IsraelUN rapporteur Francesca Albanese tells Al Jazeera the move is retaliation for ‘pursuit of justice’ in Israel’s Gaza war.
The United Nations (UN) is pushing back against the United States after President Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur, has accused Israel of waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza.
Francesca Albanese, a UN Gaza investigator, was sanctioned by the US under Trump. She is an Italian lawyer with no relation to Australian PM Anthony Albanese.
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The US is imposing sanctions against a senior UN official focused on the human rights of Palestinians, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday.
What Albanese’s report tries to do is not merely shame Israel’s genocide partners but to tell us that we now have a frame of reference.