EFF Joins 55 Civil Society Organizations Urging the End of Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

"The U.S.'s sanctions on Francesca Albanese were formally issued in July 2025, pursuant to Section 1(a)(ii)(A) of President Trump's Executive Order 14203, which was imposed by the U.S. on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February for having "engaged in illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel." Under this Executive Order, the State Department is instructed to name specific people who have worked with or for the ICC."

"Rapporteur Albanese joins several ICC judges and the lead prosecutor in having their U.S. property and interests in property blocked, as well as restrictions on entering the country, banking, and more. One of the reasons cited in the far-reaching U.S. sanction is Albanese's engagement with the ICC to investigate or prosecute nationals of the U.S. and Israel. The sanction came just days after the publication of the Special Rapporteur's recent report to the UN Human Rights Council, "From economy of occupation to economy of genocide.""

U.S. sanctions formally issued in July 2025 under Executive Order 14203 target Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. The order, applied after an Executive Order against the ICC, instructs the State Department to name people who worked with or for the ICC. Albanese faces blocked U.S. property and interests, travel and banking restrictions, alongside several ICC judges and the lead prosecutor. One cited reason is Albanese's engagement with the ICC to investigate or prosecute U.S. and Israeli nationals. She urges the ICC and national judiciaries to investigate and prosecute corporate executives and entities involved in international crimes and laundering proceeds.

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