EU ‘deeply regrets’ US sanctions on UN expert on Palestinians, says EU spokesperson

On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Albanese would be added to the US sanctions list for work which had prompted what he described as illegitimate prosecutions of Israelis at the International Criminal Court.

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• Updated: July 11, 2025 06:39 PM IST
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Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese speaks during a press conference, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. (Reuters)

The European Union “deeply regrets” the US decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, an EU spokesperson said on Friday.

“We deeply regret the decision to impose sanctions on Francesca Albanese”, spokesperson Anouar El Anouni told reporters during a daily EU briefing, adding that the European Union “strongly supports the United Nations human rights system.”

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On Wednesday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Albanese would be added to the US sanctions list for work which had prompted what he described as illegitimate prosecutions of Israelis at the International Criminal Court. Albanese has been a vocal critic of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians, and recently published a report accusing over 60 companies, including some US firms, of supporting Israeli settlements in the West Bank and military actions in Gaza.

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