Francesca Albanese, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Palestinian affairs, condemned recent US sanctions against her as a violation of her immunity following criticism of Washington’s stance on Gaza. The sanctions, deemed unprecedented, were announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and have drawn responses from the UN and EU, urging a reversal and supporting Albanese’s role in addressing human rights issues in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: Francesca Albanese, a UN expert on Palestinian issues, said that the US sanctions against her for criticizing its actions in Gaza are unfair and against the rules that protect her, while the UN and EU both urged the US to lift these sanctions.
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