Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese denounces 'toxic' attacks against her
In recent weeks, Germany, France, Italy, and others have called for Albanese to step down over her criticism of Israel. Albanese, an Italian lawyer, said the remarks were taken out of context.
The UN’s ‘Never Again’ is becoming ‘Never Mind’ - opinion
'We serve humanity, deliver justice': ICC judges, UN officials decry US sanctions
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Trump administration accuses UN Palestinian rights envoy of ‘virulent antisemitism'
The administration’s warning comes on the heels of a new report by Albanese titled “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide.”
Greta Thunberg, Liam Cunningham to embark on 'Freedom Flotilla' journey to Gaza
Controversial European lawmaker Rima Hassan will also be aboard the vessel.
Italian jurists warn Meloni gov't to terminate Israel defense pact
The jurists claim that a 2003 Memorandum, which is set to renew for another five years next month, is in "blatant, deliberate, systematic, and intersectional violation of humanitarian law."
Watchdog probe finds Albanese lied about funding sources for Australia, NZ visits
The UN Special Rapporteur for Palestine accepted around $20,000 in payment from pro-Hamas groups in order to fund her trips to Australia and New Zealand in late 2023.
Jewish leaders call for sanctions on Francesca Albanese ahead of ‘Genocide Roundtable’
The UN's controversial Francesca Albanese will appear at the ‘Grappling with Genocide’ forum, scheduled for April 21st, along with a number of speakers also accused of antisemitism.
UN fails to prevent renewal of Albanese’s mandate until 2028 despite history of antisemitism
The confirmation comes despite opposition from the US, UN Watch, and 100,000 petitioners.
US deems Albanese unfit to serve as UN Special Rapporteur due to 'virulent antisemitism'
"Her reappointment would show the UN tolerates antisemitic hatred and support for terrorism," the letter concluded.
'I am a Zionist': Trudeau commended for speech condemning antisemitism
Trudeau spoke of his visits with Holocaust survivors
'A shame for Italy': UN's Albanese slams Italian official for meeting Netanyahu
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese called the Italian Deputy PM's photo with Netanyahu "an affront to the Italian Constitution."
Raiding bookstores and confiscating books is an extreme step - editorial
We hope that the raids were carefully considered in advance and that the reasoning behind the raid and what was found will be swiftly presented.
