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The US State Department said lifting sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was due to a court order, not a policy shift. The Trump administration intends to restore her to the SDN list pending appeal. Sanctions were imposed after she recommended ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials.
The US Treasury lifted sanctions against UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese on May 20, a week after a federal judge ruled the measures violated her free speech rights. The Trump administration imposed the sanctions in July 2024 following her report accusing tech companies of complicity in Israel's Gaza war. Judge Richard Leon found the sanctions targeted her opinions, not binding actions.
A US federal judge has temporarily blocked sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on UN expert Francesca Albanese, ruling the measures sought to control her speech. Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on Palestinian territories, was sanctioned after criticizing US policy on Gaza and calling for ICC prosecutions.
