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US court suspends sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: A US judge on Wednesday 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 criticized Washington’s policy on Gaza.
- In his court order Wednesday, US District Judge Richard Leon granted a preliminary injunction against the sanctions, according to a court filing seen by AFP.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize WASHINGTON: A US judge on Wednesday 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 criticized 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.
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