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I urge the prompt reversal of U.S. sanctions against a Special Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council, Francesca Albanese, in response to work she has undertaken under the mandate on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory.
An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory.
As digital technologies rapidly reshape every aspect of society, the UN’s top human rights official has called for human rights to be placed at the centre of this transformation.
The State Department’s decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post.
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Latin Times on MSNU.S. Sanctions UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese Over Her 'Campaign Of Political And Economic Warfare Against The U.S. And Israel'Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. has sanctioned UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese over her "campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel
Secretary of State Marco Rubio slapped Treasury sanctions on United Nations Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese on Wednesday, saying her bid to drag American and Israeli officials before the International Criminal Court (ICC) crossed a red line.
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The Kenya Times on MSNUN Speaks After Death of At Least 10 Kenyans on Saba Saba DayHigh Commission for Human Rights has responded to the multiple fatalities reported during the Monday, July 7, ‘Saba Saba’ nationwide protests in Kenya, which also left hundreds injured. In a statement released on Tuesday,
Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, “persona non grata,” criticizing the U.N. official for failing to
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Africanews on MSNUN Human Rights Office says 'deeply troubled' by Kenya protester deathsThe United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) said on Tuesday it was "deeply troubled" by the killing of at least 10 people during the latest clashes between Kenyan police and anti-government protesters.
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The U.N.'s decision to hire four new staff for its controversial anti-Israel commission, despite an ongoing liquidity crisis, raises questions about spending priorities as the U.S. weighs funding.
Venezuela's ruling party-controlled National Assembly has declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights, "persona non grata," criticizing the U.N. official for ...