Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese on life under US sanctions - podcast
Summary
Human rights lawyer Francesca Albanese was sanctioned by the Trump administration last year, which froze her bank accounts and hurt her work. A US court briefly ruled in her favor in May, but the government won an appeal to restore the sanctions.Key Facts
- Francesca Albanese is a UN special rapporteur for Palestine.
- She was sanctioned by the Trump administration in July of the previous year.
- The sanctions freeze her bank accounts and savings.
- They also prevent her from continuing her work as a lecturer.
- Her family won a court case in the US in May against these sanctions.
- The US government appealed the ruling and won, restoring the sanctions.
- The sanctions were linked to her work on alleged crimes in Gaza and her engagement with the international criminal court.
- She has faced accusations of antisemitism during the last two years.
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