Federal judge blocks US sanctions against UN rapporteur Francesca Albanese
Key takeaways
- US sanctions imposed on UN expert Francesca Albanese by the Trump administration have been temporarily blocked by a judge.
- UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticised Washington’s policy on Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.
- Albanese’s husband and daughter filed a lawsuit in February against the Trump administration over the sanctions.
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US sanctions imposed on UN expert Francesca Albanese by the Trump administration have been temporarily blocked by a judge.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo US sanctions imposed on Francesca Albanese for her legal work accusing Israel of war crimes in Gaza barred her from entering the United States and banking there [File: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP]By Alex Milan Durie, AFP and Reuters Published On 14 May 202614 May 2026A federal judge has temporarily blocked United States sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a United Nations expert on the occupied Palestinian territory.
UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticised Washington’s policy on Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza.