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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 ...
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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 can be ...
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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 ...
US issues sanctions against UN investigator probing abuses in Gaza
The Trump administration has announced it is issuing sanctions against an independent investigator tasked with probing human ...
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 ...
UN spokesperson calls US sanctions on Palestinian envoy ‘dangerous precedent’
The United Nations is pushing back against the United States after President Trump’s administration on Wednesday imposed ...
US imposing sanctions on senior UN official focused on Palestinian human rights
The US is imposing sanctions against a senior UN official focused on the human rights of Palestinians, US Secretary of State ...