UN Gaza investigator Francesca Albanese says US sanctions against her a sign of ‘guilt’
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United Nations' special rapporteur for Palestinian territories stresses all eyes must remain on Gaza as she urges let's stand tall, together'
Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, has responded to news that she will be sanctioned by the Trump administration with a post on X saying the powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless, it is not a sign of strength, but of guilt".
On Wednesday, as part of its effort to punish critics of Israel's 21-month war in Gaza, the state department sanctioned Albanese, an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories.
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