Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled sanctions against UN rapporteur on Palestinian rights Francesca Albanese, just over a week after the US demanded she be fired for “virulent

Today I am imposing sanctions on UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for her illegitimate and shameful efforts to prompt @IntlCrimCourt action against U.S. and Israeli officials, companies, and executives. Albanese’s campaign of political and economic…

The State Department confirmed sanctions were imposed on UN official Francesca Albanese over efforts targeting U.S. and Israeli officials through the ICC.

In a new attack on international bodies, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on a United Nations special rapporteur who's severely critical of Israel's actions against Palestinians.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. has sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her "campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel

Mr. Rubio’s press statement notes that Ms. Albanese engaged directly with the ICC “in efforts to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute” Americans and Israelis, though neither country is ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slapped Treasury sanctions on United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on Wednesday, saying her bid to drag American and Israeli officials before the International Criminal Court (ICC) crossed a red line.

Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her over what it said was unfair criticism of Israel. Italian lawyer Francesca Albanese serves as special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories,