An independent investigator is being sanctioned by the United States over her work scrutinizing human rights abuses in the Palestinian territory.

We speak with United Nations expert Francesca Albanese, one day after the Trump administration announced it is imposing sanctions on her over her advocacy for Palestinian rights. Albanese has served as the U.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, for investigating Americans and Israelis over the war in the enclave.

The State Department's decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the U.N. special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, follows an unsuccessful U.S. pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post.

The Italian human rights lawyer, who has over two decades' experience, just published a report on big corporations 'getting rich out of the genocide'

The United States has imposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, targeting her over efforts to expose Israeli war crimes in Gaza, where more than 58,

The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions on a top United Nations advocate for Palestinian rights, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio accusing her of ‘biased and malicious activities’.

Human rights defenders rallied on Thursday to support the top U.N. expert on Palestinian rights, after the United States imposed sanctions on her over what it said was unfair criticism of Israel. Italian lawyer Francesca Albanese serves as special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories,