ANKARA (AA) – UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese has strongly criticized an Israeli draft bill aimed at recruiting volunteers as prison guards, warning that it could lead to increased abuses against Palestinian detainees. In a post on X, Albanese called the proposal “so sickening,” saying “Israel MUST BE STOPPED: starti...
LONDON (AA) – A group of university students staged a rally Monday at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London to support Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories. Palestine supporters gathered at the university campus for the event, organized by Jewi...
A UN rapporteur has called for Israel’s suspension from the United Nations for its repeated violations of international law and the occupation of Palestinian territories. UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese made the statement on Wednesday. She is recommending the General Ass...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine said Tuesday that international obligations must focus on self-determination, rather than interfering in internal Palestinian governance. “Palestinian sovereignty exists regardless of recognition by other states,” Francesca Albanese wrote on X as she shared a special report by ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Francesca Albanese, UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine, has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assertion that Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon were solely aimed at Hezbollah, calling the claim false. “Like the Palestinians, the Lebanese know that you are lying,” Albane...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine on Monday said that Israel is targeting Gaza and the West Bank as part of an elimination and expansion strategy. “Apartheid Israel is targeting Gaza and the West Bank simultaneously, as part of an overall process of elimination, replacement and territorial expansion,” Fra...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine accused Israel of carrying out a “genocide” in Gaza on Saturday. Describing Gaza as “the largest and most shameful concentration camp of the 21st century,” Francesca Albanese wrote on X: “Israel is genociding the Palestinians one neighborhood at the time, one hospit...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN’s special rapporteur on Palestine has urged member states to impose sanctions on Israel along with an arms embargo until it stops “this madness.” “Let’s be clear. As the ICJ orders Israel to stop its offensive in Rafah, Israel intensifies its attacks on it,” Francesca Albanese said on X. The Interna...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN special rapporteur on Palestine has urged the Western nations to intervene after Israel’s Rafah relocation order that affects hundreds of thousands of already displaced Palestinians. “Israeli army intensifies bombardment of Rafah, months after declaring it ‘safe zone’. Last night it reportedly...
GENEVA (AA) – UN rapporteurs have said that starvation and lack of housing due to damages caused by Israel in Gaza aggravate charges of “genocide.” Francesca Albanese, the special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967, said on X that 45% of people in Gaza experience severe hung...
