UN investigator says US sanctions over her criticism of Israel will seriously impact her life
PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES, JUL 30 – Francesca Albanese faces U.S. sanctions that restrict her financial activities but continues reporting on alleged human rights abuses in Palestinian territories, including claims of genocide.
- The UN-appointed investigator responsible for monitoring human rights in the West Bank and Gaza has stated that the sanctions imposed by the United States will have a significant negative impact on her personal life and professional duties starting July 2025.
- The sanctions follow an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to remove Albanese after she labeled Israel's actions in Gaza as genocide and urged international penalties.
- Albanese, living in the US with assets there, stated sanctions restrict her financial interactions and described Israel's occupation as an ecosystem morphing into an economy of genocide.
- She told the Associated Press that being designated by the US for sanctions is a serious matter, noting that such restrictions can be harmful and dangerous when applied for political reasons.
- Despite the sanctions and international backlash, Albanese remains committed to exposing human rights abuses and publishing reports on Israel's policies in Palestinian territories.
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An independent United Nations researcher and declared criticism of Israel's policies in Gaza, said the sanctions recently imposed by the U.S. government will have a serious impact on her life and work.
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An independent U.N. investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s conduct in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration will have serious impacts on her life and work. Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is a member of a group of experts chosen by the 47-member U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. She is tasked with probing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territ…
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ROME: An independent UN investigator and outspoken critic of Israel’s policies in Gaza says that the sanctions recently imposed on her by the Trump administration will have serious impacts on her life and work. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, is a member of a group of experts chosen by the 47-member UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
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