The United States withdrew its sanctions on U.N. Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese following a U.S. court intervention.
The Trump administration sanctioned Albanese last year over her heavy criticism of Israel’s military conduct in Gaza, including claims that it amounted to genocide. Albanese’s husband and daughter sued on free speech grounds, and U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled in their favor. On Wednesday, the Department of the Treasury announced it was complying with the ruling, withdrawing Albanese from its sanctions list in a simple notice on its website.
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