‘Illegitimate and shameful’: Marco Rubio announces fresh sanctions on UN human rights official Francesca Albanese; says this ‘will protect our sovereignty’
Wednesday, 9 July 2025 () US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has imposed sanctions on UN official Francesca Albanese for her criticism of Israel's actions in Gaza. Albanese, a UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur, is accused of advocating for ICC investigations into alleged Israeli war crimes and leading a campaign against the US and Israeli economies.
The UN’s top human rights official, Volker Türk, has strongly condemned U.S. sanctions on four ICC judges as “deeply corrosive” to international justice. These judges, who ruled on cases..
U.S. President Donald Trump has sanctioned four International Criminal Court (ICC) judges for pursuing war crimes investigations against American and Israeli troops over actions in Gaza and..
Wednesday, 9 July 2025 ()
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