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WASHINGTON: A US judge has imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions imposed last year by Washington on a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territories.
UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticised Washington’s policy on Gaza.
In announcing the sanctions, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed the UN expert’s criticism of the United States and said she recommended to the International Criminal Court that arrest warrants be issued against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The Italian-born expert, who assumed her mandate in 2022, has faced harsh criticism by Israel and some of its allies over her relentless criticism and long-standing accusations that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza.
