“It's a dangerous precedent because it creates a chilling effect for all special rapporteurs,” said Agnes Callamard, head of human rights giant Amnesty International and a former UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing sanctions against Albanese on Wednesday alleged that she “has spewed unabashed antisemitism, expressed support for terrorism, and open contempt for the United States,

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

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