US sanctions UN expert Francesca Albanese, critic of Israel's Gaza offensive

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The Trump administration is imposing sanctions on the UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, an outspoken critic of Israel's military offensive in Gaza.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC), some of whose judges have already been sanctioned by the US.

Rubio said the US was sanctioning Ms Albanese for directly engaging with the ICC in its efforts to prosecute American or Israeli nationals, accusing her of being unfit for service as a UN Special Rapporteur.

The sanctions are likely to prevent Ms Albanese from travelling to the US and would block any assets she has in the country.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c70rllxr0kyo

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So they sanction a UN officer for doing her job. Because they are criminals, with criminal friends.

[Beastly Boy]

1. They have no business sanctioning a UN official even if she is not doing her job.

And even if all indications are that she is doing her job very badly.

[Violet_Crumble]

4. I don't know enough about her to know how good a job she's doing...

But totally agree with you that it's not the Trump admins place to sanction any UN official based on their opinion of their performance. Especially after Trump lifted sanctions on the worst and most violent extremist settlers in the West Bank. I shouldn't be shocked by any of the hypocrisy shown by the current US Govt, who are in no way whatsoever friends or supporters of Israel.

On edit- a bit off topic, but trying to meddle in the affairs of multinational organisations and other countries is something the US Govt thrives on. They're talking about 200% tariffs on pharmaceuticals from Australia because they think our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (a cap of around $30 for all Australians on all medications) is 'socialised medicine's and would like the Australian govt to stop the scheme.

[moonshinegnomie]

2. performative nonsense

i doubt she has any plans to visit the fascist sattes of america nor do i think she has any assets here.

personally id like to see europe start sanctioning taco don. seize his assets there starting with his golf course in scotland

[ananda]

3. That's what I was thinking.

She'd be crazy to have anything to do with the USA these days.

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. She's an affiliate of Georgetown University

https://isim.georgetown.edu/profile/francesca-p-albanese/

and of the American University of Beirut, which is chartered in New York. Plus the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has offices in both Geneva and New York, and ambassadors to the UN, to whom she'd need to speak, are based in New York. In normal times, scholars and UN officials are able to enter and work in the USA.

And then you may get everyday interference too. Are they going to tell Visa and Mastercard to block her cards worldwide?