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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on U.N. Expert Who Has Denounced Israel Over Gaza War
Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, for calling for international ...
Things to know about the UN special rapporteur sanctioned by the US
An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the ...
Who is Francesca Albanese?—UN official reviled by the US
U.S. sanctions against U.N. expert Albanese mark an escalation in the international fallout over Israel's war in Gaza.
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UN Special Rapporteur accuses companies of benefiting from Israeli invasion of Gaza, faces U.S. sanctions for anti-Semitism.
UN investigator and critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza tells AP she was shocked by US sanctions
An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza said “it was shocking” to learn that the ...
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UN urged to take legal action at ICJ to uphold Francesca Albanese’s immunity
Special Rapporteurs enjoy full diplomatic immunity under international law. Fellow experts suggest US sanctions could be the ...
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PCHR: We Stand With Francesca Albanese
PCHR Stands in Full Solidarity with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese and Condemns Shameful U.S Sanctions Against Her ...
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How the Albanese case highlighted the big issue of anti-Semitism in Italy
On July 9, 2025, the US State Department sanctioned Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human ...