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Fury mounts over ‘false’ claims against UN rapporteur

False claims about UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese’s speech led to political backlash and legal complaints, despite verified transcripts disproving allegations, Amnesty International said.

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• Media reports confirm Francesca Albanese never called Israel ‘common enemy of humanity’• Amnesty chief brands European ministers’ refusal to retract ‘political cowardice’• French lawyers file criminal complaint against Barrot over false statements• Ruffalo, Bardem among over 100 celebrities rallying behind UN expert• OIC warns fabricated claims risk undermining credibility of UN Human Rights Council TOP European government officials who led a …

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"Bad pretests against a woman of very rare competence. They fear the truth." Ovadia accuses the EU countries that have asked for the resignation of Francesca Albanese

·Rome, Italy
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The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, decided to file a lawsuit against the newspaper Corriere della Sera for defamation, after appearing on the front page openly labeled as an “increasingly pro-Hamas militant”, and that she was credited with a quote she never said about Israel being the “enemy of humanity,” reported the writer, poet and activist Soumaila Diawara, in a message in X.

·Mexico
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France, Germany and other European countries ask for their resignation, while more than 100 artists are in their defence. After all, who supports it and because it has become so politic in the last days.

·Portugal
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juancole.com broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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