Overview
- On July 9, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions that block Albanese’s U.S. entry and freeze any American-held assets over her ICC engagement and Gaza genocide reporting.
- Albanese denounced the measures in Bogota as “a violation of the UN Convention on Privileges and Immunities” while attending a summit on Gaza conflict solutions.
- The United Nations Secretary-General’s spokesman described the sanctions as “a dangerous precedent” and urged Washington to reverse its decision.
- The European Union also condemned the sanctions and affirmed its strong support for the independence of the United Nations human rights system.
- Albanese’s June 30 report accuses multiple companies, including American firms, of profiting from what she terms “an economy of genocide” in the occupied Palestinian territories.