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Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur for the Palestinian territory, constitutes a change in the government’s policy. On Thursday, the Department of State clarified that the administration of President Donald Trump only removed
Francesca Albanese was sanctioned in July 2025 after she publicly criticised Washington’s policy on Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. Albanese’s husband and daughter [filed a lawsuit](/news/2026/2/26/family-of-un-rapporteur-albanese-sues-trump-administration-over-sanctions) in February against
court gutted the 1965 Voting Rights Act when it ruled in Louisiana v Callais last month that states could not consider race in redistricting. Southern states from Tennessee to Alabama have rushed to erase majority
Court judges involved in war crimes cases against Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while revoking sanctions previously placed on violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur
Francesca Albanese](https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr/14/my-life-has-become-a-rollercoaster-francesca-albanese-death-threats-danger-dread-accusing-israel-genocide) one of its highest civilian honours in recognition of what it termed her “extensive work in documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza”. Albanese, an Italian human rights