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UN rep pans 'unacceptable' US sanctions on its human rights expert
United States’ sanctions against a United Nations human rights expert are unacceptable and set a dangerous precedent, said a UN spokesperson on Thursday, reported Xinhua.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, said this in response to US sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
United States’ sanctions against a United Nations human rights expert are unacceptable and set a dangerous precedent, said a UN spokesperson on Thursday, reported Xinhua.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, said this in response to US sanctions on Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Member states are perfectly entitled to their views and to disagree with the reports by the special rapporteurs, said the spokesperson, “but we encourage them to engage with the UN human rights architecture.”
“The use of unilateral sanctions against special rapporteurs, or any other UN expert or official, is unacceptable.”
He also noted that Albanese, like all other UN human rights special rapporteurs, is an independent human rights expert appointed by the UN Human Rights Council and reporting to the Geneva-based council.
Special rapporteurs do not report to the UN secretary-general, who has no authority over them or their work, added Dujarric.
Washington on Wednesday announced sanctions against Albanese over her role in investigating alleged Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians.
The move marks Washington’s latest efforts to deter international investigations into alleged war crimes committed by Israel amid its ongoing military operations in Gaza.
The sanctions follow an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in February, which authorised punitive measures against the International Criminal Court over “illegitimate and baseless actions” targeting the US and Israel.
- Bernama
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