UN staff and human rights groups defend Francesca Albanese against disinformation

TEHRAN – UN personnel and advocacy groups have rallied in defense of Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

Cultural icons and Hamas rally behind UN expert Francesca Albanese

TEHRAN – More than 100 cultural figures, including actors Mark Ruffalo and Javier Bardem and Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux, have signed an open letter defending United Nations Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese against an intensifying campaign for her resignation.

European powers face backlash over ‘misinformation’ campaign against Francesca Albanese

TEHRAN — The United Nations Human Rights Office issued a warning on Friday regarding the escalation of “personal attacks, threats, and misinformation” leveled against independent experts, specifically targeting Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese.

Francesca Albanese nominated for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize alongside Gaza doctors

On Tuesday, a member of the European Parliament (MEP), Matjaz Nemec, publicly presented the nomination of UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, and Gaza-based doctors for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, following its official submission to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.

Canberra labels IRGC as ‘state sponsor of terror’ after Australian police reject allegations

The ‘unjustifiable’ move appears aimed at appeasing Israel

TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry has categorically condemned the Australian government’s stigmatizing of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Guards Corps (IRGC), saying Tehran is set to adopt whatever measure necessary to protect the status and credibility of the Iranian Armed Forces against any “hostile labelling.”

UN expert demands EU action over detention of Gaza hospital director

UN urged to take legal action at ICJ to uphold Francesca Albanese’s immunity

Special Rapporteurs enjoy full diplomatic immunity under international law. Fellow experts suggest US sanctions could be the subject of proceedings before the International Court of Justice.

Francesca Albanese: David Cameron could be criminally liable for threatening ICC

On Monday, Middle East Eye revealed that former British Foreign Secretary David Cameron privately threatened to defund and withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) if it issued arrest warrants for Israeli leaders.

EU president must face war crimes charges: UN’s Albanese

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other top EU officials should face prosecution for complicity in war crimes committed during "Israel’s" war on Gaza, Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, has advocated, according to Al Mayadeen.

UN rapporteur warns of Israel’s genocidal intent in the West Bank 

UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories Francesca Albanese warned of Israel's practices in the West Bank, which she described as "criminal," indicating that there is a clear intent for genocide in the way the occupation forces target the Palestinians.

UN’s Albanese says ‘shocked’ but not ‘surprised’ by war on Gaza

Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, says she is “shocked” but not “surprised” by the genocide in Gaza, having studied the Israel-Palestine conflict for decades.

UN Special Rapporteur Albanese calls UK's Lammy 'genocide denier'

The United Nations special rapporteur for the occupied Palestinian territories has accused British Foreign Secretary David Lammy of being a "genocide denier" and said the UK has done "nothing" to prevent atrocities in Gaza.

UN expert: Israeli drone killing of Palestinian child part of ‘widespread’ executions

The extrajudicial killing of Palestinian children in Gaza by Israeli soldiers is “systematic and widespread”, and intended to “destroy” the Palestinian people, a UN expert said.

UN rapporteur slams Israel's ‘genocidal conduct’

The UN’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory has accused Israel of deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza.

UN expert warns against aiding ship carrying explosives to Israel

The UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territory has praised Namibia for “rightfully denying” port access to a ship reportedly carrying explosives to Israel.

UN’s Albanese: World is failing Palestinians

The UN’s special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory has equated the world’s failure to protect Palestinians from Israeli atrocities to earlier failures in protecting victims during the genocides in Rwanda and Bosnia.

UN expert: Israel’s presence in a post-war Gaza legally wrong

The UN special rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territory said “imagining Israel’s continued presence in “post-war” Gaza (where the scars of its genocide are indelible)” is “absolutely legally wrong”.

Albanese: Unseat Israel from UN

A top United Nations human rights expert has called for Israel to lose its seat on the international body over a “criminal attack” on the institution’s Palestinian base, according to the Independent.

UN rapporteur: Ceasefire should be imposed on Israel

The UN special rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, said Palestinians in Gaza have been “trapped in a hell without comparison” since October 8.

UN rapporteur calls for sanctions on Israel

The UN's special rapporteur on Palestine on Saturday urged member states to impose sanctions on Israel along with an arms embargo until it stops "this madness."

Israeli military’s killing of aid workers in Gaza ‘intentional’: UN expert

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese said, based on an assessment, that she believes the Israeli military “intentionally killed” the seven aid workers in Gaza to scare donors of humanitarian relief and ensure the continued starvation of Palestinians.

UN expert who found Israel committed genocide says she has been threatened

A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign in Gaza said she had received threats throughout her mandate, Reuters reported.

UN Special Rapporteur says Oct. 7 attacks were 'in response to Israel's oppression'

GENEVA — Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks that the October 7 Hamas attack was the “largest anti-Semitic massacre of the 21st century.”

UN rapporteurs criticize ICC for being slow in indicting those guilty of war crimes in Gaza

The UN special rapporteur on Palestine, Francesca Albanese, and UN special rapporteur on the right to adequate housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal criticized the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Sunday for being slow in prosecuting those responsible for war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.

Assault on Gaza health sector ‘sadistic’: UN special rapporteur

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, says Israeli attacks on the health system in the Palestinian Gaza Strip have taken “the most sadistic forms”.