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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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‘I’ve hit a nerve’: Francesca Albanese defiant in face of Trump sanctions
UN special rapporteur on Palestine reacts to latest sanctions imposed by the US government over her latest report denouncing ...
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Sanctioned but Unyielding: Francesca Albanese's Fight for Human Rights
Francesca Albanese, the U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, faces U.S. sanctions affecting her movements and engagements.
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UN expert Albanese rejects ‘obscene’ US sanctions for criticising Israel
UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese tells Al Jazeera the move is retaliation for ‘pursuit of justice’ in Israel’s Gaza war.
Palestine Chronicle2d
‘Dangerous Precedent’ – UN Condemns US Sanctions on Albanese
The United Nations has strongly criticized the US decision to impose sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.
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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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 ...
Palestine Chronicle3dOpinion
Albanese’s Bombshell: The Corporate Giants Fueling Israel’s War Machine in Palestine
What Albanese’s report tries to do is not merely shame Israel’s genocide partners but to tell us that we now have a frame of ...
Wall Street Journal2d
Accountability for the U.N. - WSJ
United Nations staff rarely have to answer for their anti-Israel agenda, but the blue moon arrived Wednesday when the U.S. sanctioned U.N. Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca ...
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Govt silence on Albanese 'shameful' says Schlein
The government's silence on the case of Francesca Albanese, the Italian-born United Nations Special Rapporteur on the ...