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US Sanctions UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese for ‘Political and Economic Warfare’

The move underlines Washington’s effort to shield U.S. allies from international legal scrutiny

FILE - Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, talks to the media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 11, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File)
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Overview

  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese on July 9, freezing any U.S. assets she holds and likely barring her and her immediate family from entering the country.
  • The measures target her campaign to prompt the International Criminal Court to investigate and prosecute U.S. and Israeli officials, companies and executives for alleged war crimes.
  • Albanese’s July report identified more than 60 corporations—including major arms manufacturers and technology firms—as complicit in supporting Israeli settlements and military actions in Gaza.
  • U.S. officials accused her of antisemitic rhetoric and unrelenting bias, branding her ICC referrals and corporate letters as an illegitimate form of lawfare against American and Israeli sovereignty.
  • Amnesty International, the Center for International Policy and other rights advocates condemned the sanctions as ‘rogue state behavior’ that undermines the independence of UN special rapporteurs.