Francesca P. Albanese is an Italian legal scholar and expert on human rights. On 1 May 2022, she was appointed United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories for a three-year term, which was then renewed for another three years. She is the first woman to hold the position.
UN expert Francesca Albanese has been sanctioned by the Trump Administration days after telling Sky News that several large US..
Secretary of State Marco Rubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (ICC).