US Appeals Court Reinstates Sanctions on Francesca Albanese

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued an order reinstating sanctions against Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur. The ruling stays a lower court order that had previously blocked the measures, which were originally announced by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on July … Read more

US Treasury removes anti-Israel UN envoy Francesca Albanese from sanctions list

The United States Treasury Department has removed Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the West Bank and Gaza, from its list of sanctioned individuals. The department provided no explanation for the decision, which occurred this week. The reversal follows a legal challenge brought by Albanese’s family. In February, her husband and their US-born … Read more