Swiss UN ambassador condemns US sanctions against Albanese

The President of the Human Rights Council, Swiss UN Ambassador Jürg Lauber, regrets United States sanctions on the rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The United Nations is asking Washington to review the decision. The US announced on Wednesday that sanctions would be taken against Albanese. The special rapporteur, who does not speak on behalf of the UN but is mandated by the Human Rights Council, has led "illegitimate and shameful efforts" to push the International Criminal Court (ICC) into investigations against American and Israeli officials, companies and bosses, they said. In particular, the US criticised the lawyer for recommending arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netyanyahu and one of his former defence ministers. Speaking of genocide in the Gaza Strip, Albanese has also attracted American disapproval in recent months for her criticism of US President Donald Trump's ...