Italian legal scholar and UN special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories
The US Treasury has listed UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese under an "International Criminal Court-related Designation Removal" after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking earlier sanctions. The Trump administration has appealed and the State Department has said it intends to restore her designation if the court reverses the injunction.
UN rights expert Francesca Albanese has challenged US sanctions that barred her from entering the US and accessing financial systems after she criticized Israel’s Gaza war. A federal judge has ruled the sanctions may infringe First Amendment protections, with implications for her work and funding. The development follows ongoing legal battles involving her husband and daughter.
The United States has imposed sanctions on activists tied to Gaza flotilla campaigns and related networks amid ongoing clashes over aid deliveries to Gaza. The measures accompany broader penalties accusing backers of Hamas and other groups, as Israeli operations continue and Gaza’s humanitarian crisis persists after a ceasefire.
Israel has intercepted a Gaza aid flotilla, detaining activists and deporting them. A minister has been filmed taunting detainees, triggering condemnations from allies and a push for accountability. Protests have erupted in Bilbao as activists allege abuse during detention.
The United States has reimposed sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, returning her to the ICC-related designation list after a brief removal that followed a federal judge’s injunction. The move comes as appeals processes continue to play out.
The US has carried out new strikes inside Iran and shot down Iranian drones near the Hormuz Strait. Iran has reported ground attacks and Israel has broadened strikes in Lebanon as war tensions escalate. Trump has warned Iran to accept a deal or face further action, while talks to end the ceasefire remain fragile.
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US advocacy groups have filed a federal lawsuit in New York challenging Donald Trump’s 2025 sanctions on ICC officials and related actors for alleged war-crimes investigations. The suit argues the measures violate the First Amendment and chill protected advocacy, while the administration defends them as targeting abuses at the ICC.
Four US-based rights organisations have filed a federal lawsuit in New York challenging last year’s executive order that authorised US sanctions on International Criminal Court judges, prosecutors and groups that cooperate with the court. The complaint has argued the measures have forced them to curtail work, violated constitutional rights and unlawfully interfered with international justice.