"The Trump administration, however, sanctioned her last July, calling her unfit for her role and accusing her of biased and malicious activities against the US and its ally, Israel. It also highlighted her work with the International Criminal Court (ICC), which, at her recommendation, issued an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes in Gaza."
"Albanese's family, however, defended her comments as an expression of free speech, protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. Francesca's expression of her views about the facts as she has found them in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and about the work of the ICC is core First Amendment activity, the lawsuit says."
"Since 2022, Albanese, a legal scholar, has served as the special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, where she monitors human rights abuses against Palestinians. The UN Human Rights Council selected her for the position."
Francesca Albanese, a UN special rapporteur monitoring human rights abuses in the West Bank and Gaza since 2022, faced US sanctions in July for her criticism of Israel. The Trump administration deemed her unfit for her role, citing biased activities against the US and Israel. Albanese's family filed a lawsuit arguing the sanctions punish her for documenting rights abuses and her work with the International Criminal Court, which issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders based on her recommendations. The family defends her statements as protected First Amendment speech. Albanese, an Italian citizen and legal scholar, has increasingly drawn international attention since October 2023 for documenting violence against Palestinians during Israel's military operations in Gaza.
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