The United States has announced sanctions against Francesca Albanese, a senior United Nations Human Rights Council official, for her vocal criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that the sanctions targeted Albanese for what he called her "illegitimate and shameful efforts" to prompt investigations by the International Criminal Court into U.

Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories in Geneva, will be sanctioned by the United States. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio justified the decision

States must reject these disgraceful, vindictive sanctions and exert diplomatic pressure on US to reverse them, says Amnesty secretary general - Anadolu Ajansı