Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions - podcast

The UN’s special rapporteur for Palestine, Francesca Albanese, on the war in Gaza, living under US sanctions and accusations of antisemitism

For a brief period this month, the human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese seemed to have some relief.

In an extraordinary move in July last year, the Trump administration placed sanctions on the UN’s special rapporteur for Palestine – placing her alongside figures such as Vladimir Putin and Bashir al-Assad – over her engagement with the international criminal court.