US imposing sanctions on senior UN official
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The United States has imposed sanctions on the United Nations official who investigates human rights abuses in occupied Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the Trump administration to punish those who criticize Israel's war in the Gaza Strip.
The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC),
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations' special rapporteur, has accused Israel of waging a "genocidal campaign" in Gaza.
The Trump administration announced that it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza.
An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory.
United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the Rights Situation in the Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese (L) delivers her rapport next to president of the UN Human Rights Council Omar Zniber during a session of the UN Human Rights Council, in Geneva, on March 26, 2024. — FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images
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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The State Department confirmed sanctions were imposed on UN official Francesca Albanese over efforts targeting U.S. and Israeli officials through the ICC.
Top UN human rights officials have voiced serious concern over the imposition of sanctions by the United States targeting Francesca Albanese, a UN-appointed independent expert on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
We speak with United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, one day after the Trump administration announced it is imposing sanctions on her over her advocacy for Palestinian rights. Albanese has served as the U.