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| '''Francesca P. Albanese''' ({{IPA|it|franˈtʃeska albaˈneːse, -eːze}}; born 1977) is an Italian international lawyer and academic.<ref name="University of Galway 2022">{{Cite web|url=https://www.universityofgalway.ie/irish-centre-human-rights/newsevents/lunchtime-seminar-resetting-the-mind-settler-colonialism-apartheid-and-the-right-to-self-determination-in-palestine.html#|title=Lunchtime Seminar: 'Resetting the Mind: Settler Colonialism, Apartheid and the Right to Self-determination in Palestine'|publisher=]|date=6 November 2022}}</ref> On 1 May 2022, she was appointed ] (UN) ] for a three-year term.<ref>{{cite book |author=] |author2=] |author3=] |title=Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9HafEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|publisher=SCB Distributors|date= January |
'''Francesca P. Albanese''' ({{IPA|it|franˈtʃeska albaˈneːse, -eːze}}; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian international lawyer and academic.<ref name="University of Galway 2022">{{Cite web|url=https://www.universityofgalway.ie/irish-centre-human-rights/newsevents/lunchtime-seminar-resetting-the-mind-settler-colonialism-apartheid-and-the-right-to-self-determination-in-palestine.html#|title=Lunchtime Seminar: 'Resetting the Mind: Settler Colonialism, Apartheid and the Right to Self-determination in Palestine'|publisher=]|date=6 November 2022}}</ref> On 1 May 2022, she was appointed ] (UN) ] for a three-year term.<ref>{{cite book |author=] |author2=] |author3=] |title=Protecting Human Rights in Occupied Palestine: Working Through the United Nations|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9HafEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT18|publisher=SCB Distributors|date= 15 January 2023|isbn=978-1-949762-55-6 }}</ref> She is the first woman to hold the position. | ||
| Albanese |
Albanese holds a ] with honours from the ] and a ] in ] from ], and is completing her ] in International Refugee Law at the Law Faculty of ].<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> She is an Affiliate Scholar at the ] at ], a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement at the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD),<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> and Research Fellow at the ] of ]. | ||
| As part of her current position as |
As part of her current position as a ], Albanese has been critical of ] of the ] and recommended in her first report that ] develop a plan to end the occupation and ]. After the ], Albanese called for an immediate ceasefire and warned that Palestinians in Gaza were at risk of ]. On 26 March 2024, Albanese reported to the ] that ]. | ||
| There has been international attention and controversy surrounding Albanese's appointment and tenure as Special Rapporteur. Critics of Albanese have accused her of ] and anti-] bias |
There has been international attention and controversy surrounding Albanese's appointment and tenure as Special Rapporteur. Critics of Albanese have accused her of ] and anti-] bias. Some human rights groups and scholars have said the accusations are ] her. | ||
| == Career == | == Career == | ||
| Albanese holds a ] with honours from the ] and a ] in ] from ], and she is completing her ] in International Refugee Law at the Law Faculty of ].<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> She is an Affiliate Scholar at the ] at ], a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement at the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD),<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> and Research Fellow at the ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovannangeli |first=Umberto De |date= |
Albanese holds a ] with honours from the ] and a ] in ] from ], and she is completing her ] in International Refugee Law at the Law Faculty of ].<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> She is an Affiliate Scholar at the ] at ], a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement at the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD),<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> and Research Fellow at the ] of ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Giovannangeli |first=Umberto De |date=15 March 2023 |title="Israele viola il diritto internazionale", intervista a Francesca Albanese |url=https://www.ilriformista.it/israele-viola-il-diritto-internazionale-intervista-a-francesca-albanese-348169/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Il Riformista |language=it-IT}}</ref> Widely published,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Francesca P . Albanese {{!}} Georgetown University – Academia.edu<!--on the legal situation in Israel and the State of Palestine--> |url=https://georgetown.academia.edu/FrancescaAlbanese |access-date=11 April 2023 |website=georgetown.academia.edu}}</ref> she co-founded at ARDD the Global Network on the Question of Palestine.<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> In 2020, she and Lex Takkenberg wrote the ]-published ''Palestinian Refugees in International Law''.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/intjrl34&id=157&div=&collection=|title=Palestinian Refugees in International Law|first=Jasmin|last=Fritzsche-El-Shewy|date=26 December 2022|journal=International Journal of Refugee Law|volume=34|pages=157–159|doi=10.1093/ijrl/eeac020 }}</ref> | ||
| Albanese worked for a decade as a human rights expert for the ] (UN), including the ] and the ].<ref>https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/ALBANESE_Francesca_form.pdf</ref> During this period, she advised the UN, governments, and civil society in the ], ], and the ] regions on human rights and their application and norms, particularly for vulnerable groups like ] and migrants. |
Albanese worked for a decade as a human rights expert for the ] (UN), including the ] and the ].<ref>https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/2021-12/ALBANESE_Francesca_form.pdf</ref> During this period, she advised the UN, governments, and civil society in the ], ], and the ] regions on human rights and their application and norms, particularly for vulnerable groups like ] and migrants. | ||
| She holds lectures on ] and ] in both European and Arab universities, as well as conferences and public events about the ].<ref name="University of Galway 2022" / |
She holds lectures on ] and ] in both European and Arab universities, as well as conferences and public events about the ].<ref name="University of Galway 2022" /> | ||
| == United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories == | == United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories == | ||
| ⚫ | Albanese was the second Italian (after ]) and the first woman to be appointed as the ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Selini |first=Anna Maria |date=9 June 2022 |title=Francesca Albanese: il mio impegno per i diritti in Palestina |url=https://altreconomia.it/francesca-albanese-il-mio-impegno-per-i-diritti-in-palestina/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=Altreconomia |language=it-IT}}</ref> Her appointment generated some controversy due to comments she made criticising the US and Europe during the ]. Albanese said the United States was "subjugated by the ]" and Europe by a "sense of ]", and that both "condemn the oppressed – the Palestinians" in ].<ref name=":5"/> The ], the ],<ref name=":5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/un-palestinian-rights-officials-social-media-history-reveals-antisemitic-comments/|title=UN Palestinian rights official's social media history reveals antisemitic comments|date=14 December 2022|website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> and ], the American ambassador to the ], suggested the comments were ].<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=15 December 2022 |title=Onu, la Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese accusata di antisemitismo |url=https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2022/12/15/news/francesca_albanese_onu_palestina_lobby_ebraica-379238747/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref> Albanese said that she had never been antisemitic and that her ] is related to its occupation of ].<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |date=20 December 2022 |title=Francesca Albanese: "Mai stata antisemita. Le mie critiche riguardano solo l'occupazione israeliana" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/esteri/2022/12/20/news/francesca_albanese_intervista_consiglio_diritti_umani_onu_palestina-379947144/ |access-date=10 April 2023 |website=la Repubblica |language=it}}</ref><ref name=":1"></ref><ref name=":0" /> | ||
| Albanese was the second Italian (after ]) and the first woman to be | |||
| ⚫ | appointed as the ].<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Selini |first=Anna Maria |date=2022 |
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| On 18 October 2022, Albanese recommended in her first report that UN member states develop "a plan to end the Israeli settler-colonial occupation and ]".<ref name=":2">{{cite report |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/A.77.356_210922.pdf |title=Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967* |author=Francesca Albanese |publisher=UN}}</ref> The report concluded: "The violations described in the present report expose the nature of the ], that of an intentionally acquisitive, segregationist and repressive regime designed to prevent the realization of the Palestinian people's right to ]."<ref>{{Cite web | |
On 18 October 2022, Albanese recommended in her first report that UN member states develop "a plan to end the Israeli settler-colonial occupation and ]".<ref name=":2">{{cite report |url=https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/A.77.356_210922.pdf |title=Situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967* |author=Francesca Albanese |publisher=UN}}</ref> The report concluded: "The violations described in the present report expose the nature of the ], that of an intentionally acquisitive, segregationist and repressive regime designed to prevent the realization of the Palestinian people's right to ]."<ref>{{Cite web |author=The New Arab Staff |date=19 October 2022 |title=UN report urges plan to 'end Israeli colonialism, apartheid' |url=https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/un-report-urges-plan-end-israeli-colonialism-apartheid |website=The New Arab}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In July 2023, during the 30th Meeting of the 53rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese presented a report accusing Israel of turning the ] into an open-air prison. The report said that since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinians, including children as young as 12, had been arrested and detained by Israeli authorities. Briefing journalists, Albanese said "There is no other way to define the regime that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians – which is apartheid by default – other than an open-air prison." Israel was not present for the presentation but rejected the findings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-occupation-makes-palestinian-territories-open-air-prison-un-expert-2023-07-11/|title=Israel occupation makes Palestinian territories 'open-air prison', UN expert says|date=11 July 2023|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/11/un-told-israel-turns-palestinian-territory-into-outdoor-prison|title=UN told Israel turns Palestinian territory into outdoor prison|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law4palestine.org/summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-the-widespread-and-systematic-deprivation-of-liberty-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/|title=Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur's Report on the Widespread and Systematic Deprivation of Liberty in the Occupied Palestinian Territory|date=14 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In December 2022, sixty-five scholars of antisemitism, the Holocaust, and ] stated: "It is evident that the campaign against is not about combating today's antisemitism. It is essentially about efforts to silence her and to undermine her mandate as a senior UN official reporting about Israel's violations of human rights and international law."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221222-scholars-of-anti-semitism-defend-un-special-rapporteur-on-palestine-against-pro-israel-onslaught/|title=Scholars of anti-Semitism defend UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine against pro-Israel onslaught|date=22 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
| In April 2023, Albanese received the International Stefano Chiarini Award ({{Langx|it|Premio Internazionale Stefano Chiarini}}) in recognition of journalistic work covering Palestine and the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=OnuItalia |date=14 April 2023 |title=Territori palestinesi: a Francesca Albanese (relatrice speciale ONU) il Premio Stefano Chiarini |url=https://www.onuitalia.com/2023/04/14/territori-palestinesi/ |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=Onu Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=12 April 2023 |title=Premio Chiarini a Francesca Albanese, Relatrice Onu sui diritti umani nei Territori Palestinesi |url=https://ilmanifesto.it/premio-chiarini-a-francesca-albanese-relatrice-onu-sui-diritti-umani-nei-territori-palestinesi |access-date=29 April 2023 |website=il manifesto |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In January 2023, a statement was issued in defence of Albanese by a number of human rights organizations, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. The statement concluded by stating: "We commend UNSR Francesca Albanese’s tireless efforts toward the protection of human rights in the ]{{efn|Occupied Palestinian Territories}} and in raising awareness of the alarming daily violations of Palestinian rights. We call on third States to strongly condemn this politically-motivated attack on the Special Rapporteur's mandate and to compel Israel to comply with its obligations under the ]."<ref>{{cite web|title=More than 100 rights groups condemn Israel's smear campaign against UN Special Rapporteur Albanese|url=https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/132846|publisher=WAFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Children |first=Defence for |date= |
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| In August 2024 she was one of many UN Special Rapporteurs who signed an open letter to the "International community" on the third anniversary of the ] taking change in Afghanistan. They were concerned that the ] particularly against women and girls may become accepted. They encouraged the ] to take urgent action against those responsible.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2024 |title=International community must not normalise Taliban rule in Afghanistan – Afghanistan {{!}} ReliefWeb |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/afghanistan/international-community-must-not-normalise-taliban-rule-afghanistan-endarips |access-date=4 December 2024 |website=reliefweb.int |language=en}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In February 2023, |
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| Albanese was chosen as the ] UN Person of the Year for 2024. Passblue said Albanese and the other nominees "demonstrated strong leadership in 2024 to uphold the UN Charter, advocate for universal human rights, act to ensure international humanitarian law and promote peace and nonviolence throughout the world'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vanessa Frazier is runner up in UN top diplomats award |url=https://timesofmalta.com/article/vanessa-frazier-runner-un-top-diplomats-award.1102884 |website=Times of Malta |access-date=26 December 2024 |language=en-gb |date=24 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Amid continuing efforts to have Albanese removed from her post, on 26 April, ] Italy published a letter of support signed by dozens of Italian rights groups, MPs, jurists and academics. On 27 April, three former holders of the position publicly urged the UN to defend Albanese and said that she has been "the target of attacks that have been 'slanderous' and 'personal'". On 3 May, Albanese tweeted that she "saw too many deaths , too much arbitrariness, zero accountability" and faced accusations for her work in addressing these abuses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/4/the-campaign-against-the-uns-human-rights-official-on-palestine | title=The campaign against the UN's human rights official on Palestine }}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In July 2023, during the 30th Meeting of the 53rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese presented a report accusing Israel of turning the ] into an open-air prison. The report said that since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinians, including children as young as 12, had been arrested and detained by Israeli authorities. Briefing journalists, Albanese said "There is no other way to define the regime that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians – which is apartheid by default – other than an open-air prison." Israel was not present for the presentation but rejected the findings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-occupation-makes-palestinian-territories-open-air-prison-un-expert-2023-07-11/|title=Israel occupation makes Palestinian territories 'open-air prison', UN expert says|date=11 July 2023|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/11/un-told-israel-turns-palestinian-territory-into-outdoor-prison|title=UN told Israel turns Palestinian territory into outdoor prison|website=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://law4palestine.org/summary-of-the-un-special-rapporteurs-report-on-the-widespread-and-systematic-deprivation-of-liberty-in-the-occupied-palestinian-territory/|title=Summary of the UN Special Rapporteur's Report on the Widespread and Systematic Deprivation of Liberty in the Occupied Palestinian Territory|date=14 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
| ===2023–24 Israel–Hamas war=== | ===2023–24 Israel–Hamas war=== | ||
| During the ], Albanese called for an immediate ], warning that "Palestinians are in grave danger of a mass ethnic cleansing."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Francesca |date=October |
During the ], Albanese called for an immediate ], warning that "Palestinians are in grave danger of a mass ethnic cleansing."<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Albanese |first=Francesca |date=14 October 2023 |title=UN expert warns of new instance of mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2023/10/un-expert-warns-new-instance-mass-ethnic-cleansing-palestinians-calls |access-date=15 October 2023 |website=]}}</ref> She further stated that the international community must "prevent and protect populations from atrocity crimes", and that "accountability for international crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces and Hamas must also be immediately pursued."<ref name=":3" /> | ||
| In February 2024, French President ] described the ] as "the largest antisemitic massacre of our century". Albanese responded on ] that "the victims of the October 7 massacre were killed not because of their Judaism, but in response to Israeli oppression". The ] condemned her remarks and the Israeli government declared Albanese ] in Israel and denied her future entry to the country. In response to the reactions, Albanese said "I regret that some interpreted my tweet as 'justifying' Hamas's crimes, which I have condemned strongly several times. I reject all forms of racism, including antisemitism. However, labeling these crimes as 'antisemitic' obscures the real reason they occurred".<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamas October 7 massacre a 'reaction to Israeli oppression' |
In February 2024, French President ] described the ] as "the largest antisemitic massacre of our century". Albanese responded on ] that "the victims of the October 7 massacre were killed not because of their Judaism, but in response to Israeli oppression". The ] condemned her remarks and the Israeli government declared Albanese ] in Israel and denied her future entry to the country. In response to the reactions, Albanese said "I regret that some interpreted my tweet as 'justifying' Hamas's crimes, which I have condemned strongly several times. I reject all forms of racism, including antisemitism. However, labeling these crimes as 'antisemitic' obscures the real reason they occurred".<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamas October 7 massacre a 'reaction to Israeli oppression' – UN official |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-786255 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=] |date=11 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UN envoy says Israel to blame for October 7 massacre |url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/rykvsjij6 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=] |date=11 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lis |first1=Jonathan |title=Israel Declares UN Envoy to Gaza and West Bank Persona Non Grata After Oct. 7 Comments |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-12/ty-article/.premium/israel-declares-un-envoy-to-gaza-and-west-bank-persona-non-grata-after-oct-7-comments/0000018d-9e17-d747-a78f-fe7f3f4d0000 |access-date=14 February 2024 |work=] |date=12 February 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240212170038/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-02-12/ty-article/.premium/israel-declares-un-envoy-to-gaza-and-west-bank-persona-non-grata-after-oct-7-comments/0000018d-9e17-d747-a78f-fe7f3f4d0000 |archive-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> | ||
| On March |
On 26 March 2024, Albanese presented before the 55th session of the ] in Geneva her report "Anatomy of a Genocide",<ref name="report-text">{{cite web | title=Anatomy of a Genocide. Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 |date = 25 March 2024 |url=https://reliefweb.int/attachments/f78b0a28-c3af-44ed-a010-9ba076814dc6/a-hrc-55-73-auv.pdf |access-date = 18 May 2024 }}</ref> stating "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is intentionally committing at least three "genocidal acts"<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraph 5}} against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza proscribed in the ]: | ||
| * "Killing Members of the Group";<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs |
* "Killing Members of the Group";<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs 22–26}} | ||
| * "Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group";<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs |
* "Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group";<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs 27–31}} | ||
| * "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part".<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs |
* "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part".<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraphs 34–45}} | ||
| She called for sanctions and an arms embargo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farge |first=Emma |date= |
She called for sanctions and an arms embargo.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farge |first=Emma |date=26 March 2024 |title=UN expert says Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, calls for arms embargo |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-expert-says-israel-has-committed-genocide-gaza-calls-arms-embargo-2024-03-26/ |work=Reuters}}</ref> She was one of the many UN experts who spoke out against the sale of arms to Israel in June 2024 to be used in the ]. The experts cautioned arms suppliers and finance companies that they would be implicated in human rights violations. The signatories to the warning included special reporteurs ], ] and ].<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2024 |title=States and companies must end arms transfers to Israel immediately or risk responsibility for human rights violations: UN experts |url=https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2024/06/states-and-companies-must-end-arms-transfers-israel-immediately-or-risk |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref> | ||
| Further Albanese points to the settler colonial context of genocidal practices resulting in "destruction and replacement of Indigenous peoples"<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraph 9}} and recommends the "reconstitution of the ]" to address the situation in Palestine.<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraph 97e}} | Further, Albanese points to the settler colonial context of genocidal practices resulting in "destruction and replacement of Indigenous peoples"<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraph 9}} and recommends the "reconstitution of the ]" to address the situation in Palestine.<ref name="report-text"/>{{rp|at=paragraph 97e}} | ||
| During a briefing on the international legal responsibilities for preventing genocide, Albanese said that, given the way Israel is currently behaving, it is time to consider suspending their credential as a Member State, under Article 6 of the Charter of the United Nations".<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 October 2024 |title='It Is Important to Call a Genocide a Genocide,' Consider Suspending Israel's Credential as UN Member State, Experts Tell Palestinian Rights Committee |url=https://press.un.org/en/2024/gapal1473.doc.htm |access-date=1 November 2024}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In July 2024, |
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| ===Accusations of anti-Israel bias=== | |||
| In July 2024, Albanese expressed support on the social networking site ] for a post by former UN human rights official ], that compared Israeli Prime Minister ] to ]. Mokhiber's post juxtaposed a photo of a crowd welcoming Hitler with Nazi salutes and a photo of Netanyahu being welcomed by the ]. Mokhiber captioned his post with the words "History is always watching" and Albanese responded with "This is precisely what I was thinking today". In response, US Ambassador to the UN ] stated, "It is clear is not fit for this or any position at the UN." Responding to the criticism, Albanese said, “The Memory of the #Holocaust remains intact and sacred thank to people of conscience worldwide. Institutional rants and outburst of selective moral outrage will not stop the course of #Justice, which is finally in motion."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-27 |title=Albanese 'unfit' to serve at UN, US Amb. Greenfield states after Netanyahu-Hitler comparison |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-812088 |access-date=2024-07-27 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-26 |title=US envoy says Albanese ‘not fit’ for position as UN expert after post comparing Netanyahu to Hitler |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/us-envoy-says-albanese-not-fit-for-position-as-un-expert-after-post-comparing-netanyahu-to-hitler/ |work=]}}</ref> Several months later, during Albanese's visit to the United States, Thomas-Greenfield reaffirmed the U.S. stance, stating that "she is unfit for her role" and emphasizing that the United Nations "should not tolerate antisemitism from a UN-affiliated official hired to promote human rights."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blaff |first=Ari David |date=2024-10-30 |title=Calls mount for Canada to bar UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/un-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese |work=]}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | In February 2023, 18 members of the ] called for Albanese to be removed from her position saying that she has demonstrated a consistent bias against Israel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-congress-members-call-on-un-leadership-to-remove-antisemitic-official/|title=US Congress members call on UN leadership to remove antisemitic official|website=] |date=27 February 2023}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In July 2024, ] director Hillel Neuer requested the ] ] to investigate Albanese's trip to Australia and whether flights during that trip were funded by pro-Palestinian groups: Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Free Palestine Melbourne, and Australian Palestinian Advocacy Network.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://unwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Complaint-Against-Francesca-Albanese-3-june-2024.pdf| title=Violations of Code of Conduct Complaint & Access to Information Request| type=PDF| date=3 June 2024| website=unwatch.org| first=Hillel| last=Neuer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Algemeiner |first=The |date=2 July 2024 |title=UN Launches Probe Into Anti-Israel Rapporteur for Allegedly Accepting Trip Funded by Pro-Hamas Organizations - Algemeiner.com |url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/07/02/un-launches-probe-anti-israel-rapporteur-allegedly-accepting-trip-funded-pro-hamas-organizations/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=www.algemeiner.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2024 |title=UN's Albanese under scrutiny for alleged payments for speaking events |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-808692 |access-date=3 July 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| ⚫ | Responding to two reports presented to the United nations in October 2024, the ] accused Albanese of repeatedly engaging in ] by drawing comparisons between ], calling her statements "not only deeply offensive, but a gross distortion of history."<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 October 2024 |title=WJC slams UN's Albanese for Holocaust inversion, Israel-Nazi comparisons |url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-824889 |access-date=1 November 2024 |website=The Jerusalem Post {{!}} JPost.com |language=en}}</ref> U.S. Ambassador to the UN ] posted on ] the U.S. belief that Albanese is "unfit for her role. The United Nations should not tolerate antisemitism from a UN-affiliated official hired to promote human rights".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blaff |first1=Ari David |title=Calls mount for Canada to bar UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese over antisemitic remarks |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/un-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese |access-date=3 November 2024 |work=National Post |date=30 October 2024}}</ref> | ||
| In October 2024, reports indicated that Albanese was scheduled to headline an event in ], Canada called "Coordinating Council 4 Palestine", alongside Charlotte Kates, a leader of ], a group designated as a terrorist organization by several countries, including the United States, Canada, and Germany.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Blaff |first=Ari David |date=2024-10-31 |title=Controversial UN official to speak at Montreal event featuring leader of designated terror group |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/francesca-albanese-montreal-charlotte-kates |work=]}}</ref> | |||
| ===Support for Albanese=== | |||
| ⚫ | In December 2022, sixty-five scholars of antisemitism, the Holocaust, and ] stated: "It is evident that the campaign against is not about combating today's antisemitism. It is essentially about efforts to silence her and to undermine her mandate as a senior UN official reporting about Israel's violations of human rights and international law."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20221222-scholars-of-anti-semitism-defend-un-special-rapporteur-on-palestine-against-pro-israel-onslaught/|title=Scholars of anti-Semitism defend UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine against pro-Israel onslaught|date=22 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | In January 2023, a statement was issued in defence of Albanese by a number of human rights organizations, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. The statement concluded by stating: "We commend UNSR Francesca Albanese’s tireless efforts toward the protection of human rights in the ]{{efn|Occupied Palestinian Territories}} and in raising awareness of the alarming daily violations of Palestinian rights. We call on third States to strongly condemn this politically-motivated attack on the Special Rapporteur's mandate and to compel Israel to comply with its obligations under the ]."<ref>{{cite web|title=More than 100 rights groups condemn Israel's smear campaign against UN Special Rapporteur Albanese|url=https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/132846|publisher=WAFA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Children |first=Defence for |date=30 January 2023 |title=Joint Statement: Condemning Israel's Targeted Smear Campaign Against Respected UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese |url=https://defenceforchildren.org/joint-statement-condemning-israels-targeted-smear-campaign-against-respected-un-special-rapporteur-francesca-albanese/ |access-date=16 April 2024 |website=Defence for Children |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
| ⚫ | Amid continuing efforts to have Albanese removed from her post, on 26 April 2023, ] Italy published a letter of support signed by dozens of Italian rights groups, MPs, jurists and academics. On 27 April, three former holders of the position publicly urged the UN to defend Albanese and said that she has been "the target of attacks that have been 'slanderous' and 'personal'". On 3 May, Albanese tweeted that she "saw too many deaths , too much arbitrariness, zero accountability" and faced accusations for her work in addressing these abuses.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/4/the-campaign-against-the-uns-human-rights-official-on-palestine | title=The campaign against the UN's human rights official on Palestine }}</ref> | ||
| == Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
| Albanese was born in ], Campania.<ref name="Ariano">{{cite tweet |user=FranceskAlbs |last=Albanese |first=Francesca |number=1742182133924348154 |title=Domani farò la mia prima presentazione di #JAccuse in presenza ad #ArianoIrpino,mia città natale |trans-title=Tomorrow I will present #JAccuse for the first time in person in #ArianoIrpino, my native city |language=it |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref> She is married to Massimiliano Calì, a ] official since 2012 who briefly worked at the ] in 2011.<ref name="husband">{{cite tweet|last=Albanese|first=Francesca|user=FranceskAlbs|number=1722657884402761991|title=3/4 A proposito, mio marito, economista fenomenale, dal 2012 è funzionario della Banca Mondiale,con cui ha pubblicato un rapporto sui gravi costi economici imposti dall'occupazione israeliana ai Palestinesi in West Bank|language=it|access-date= |
Albanese was born in ], Campania.<ref name="Ariano">{{cite tweet |user=FranceskAlbs |last=Albanese |first=Francesca |number=1742182133924348154 |title=Domani farò la mia prima presentazione di #JAccuse in presenza ad #ArianoIrpino,mia città natale |trans-title=Tomorrow I will present #JAccuse for the first time in person in #ArianoIrpino, my native city |language=it |access-date=7 January 2024}}</ref> She is married to Massimiliano Calì, a ] official since 2012 who briefly worked at the ] in 2011.<ref name="husband">{{cite tweet|last=Albanese|first=Francesca|user=FranceskAlbs|number=1722657884402761991|title=3/4 A proposito, mio marito, economista fenomenale, dal 2012 è funzionario della Banca Mondiale,con cui ha pubblicato un rapporto sui gravi costi economici imposti dall'occupazione israeliana ai Palestinesi in West Bank|language=it|access-date=13 December 2023}}</ref> The couple have two children.<ref name="University of Galway 2022"/> | ||
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International lawyer and academic (born 1977)
| Francesca Albanese | |
|---|---|
 Albanese in 2022 | |
| United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Lynk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1977-03-30) 30 March 1977 (age 47) Ariano Irpino, Italy |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse |
Massimiliano Calì (m. 2012) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Pisa |
| Occupation | Lawyer • Academic • Activist |
Francesca P. Albanese (Italian pronunciation: [franˈtʃeska albaˈneːse, -eːze]; born 30 March 1977) is an Italian international lawyer and academic. On 1 May 2022, she was appointed United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories for a three-year term. She is the first woman to hold the position.
Albanese holds a law degree with honours from the University of Pisa and a Master of Laws in human rights from SOAS University of London, and is completing her PhD in International Refugee Law at the Law Faculty of Amsterdam University. She is an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement at the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), and Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
As part of her current position as a UN special rapporteur, Albanese has been critical of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories and recommended in her first report that UN member states develop a plan to end the occupation and apartheid. After the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Albanese called for an immediate ceasefire and warned that Palestinians in Gaza were at risk of ethnic cleansing. On 26 March 2024, Albanese reported to the UN Human Rights Council that Israel's actions in Gaza amounted to genocide.
There has been international attention and controversy surrounding Albanese's appointment and tenure as Special Rapporteur. Critics of Albanese have accused her of antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. Some human rights groups and scholars have said the accusations are illegitimate attempts to discredit her.
Career
Albanese holds a law degree with honours from the University of Pisa and a Master of Laws in human rights from SOAS University of London, and she is completing her PhD in International Refugee Law at the Law Faculty of Amsterdam University. She is an Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, a Senior Advisor on Migration and Forced Displacement at the non-profit Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), and Research Fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam. Widely published, she co-founded at ARDD the Global Network on the Question of Palestine. In 2020, she and Lex Takkenberg wrote the Oxford University Press-published Palestinian Refugees in International Law.
Albanese worked for a decade as a human rights expert for the United Nations (UN), including the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Relief and Work Agency for Palestine Refugees. During this period, she advised the UN, governments, and civil society in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Asia Pacific regions on human rights and their application and norms, particularly for vulnerable groups like refugees and migrants.
She holds lectures on international law and forced displacement in both European and Arab universities, as well as conferences and public events about the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Albanese was the second Italian (after Giorgio Giacomelli) and the first woman to be appointed as the UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. Her appointment generated some controversy due to comments she made criticising the US and Europe during the 2014 Gaza War. Albanese said the United States was "subjugated by the Jewish lobby" and Europe by a "sense of guilt about the Holocaust", and that both "condemn the oppressed – the Palestinians" in the conflict. The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Anti-Defamation League, and Michele Taylor, the American ambassador to the Human Rights Council, suggested the comments were antisemitic. Albanese said that she had never been antisemitic and that her criticism of Israel is related to its occupation of Palestinian territories.
On 18 October 2022, Albanese recommended in her first report that UN member states develop "a plan to end the Israeli settler-colonial occupation and apartheid regime". The report concluded: "The violations described in the present report expose the nature of the Israeli occupation, that of an intentionally acquisitive, segregationist and repressive regime designed to prevent the realization of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination."
In July 2023, during the 30th Meeting of the 53rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Albanese presented a report accusing Israel of turning the West Bank into an open-air prison. The report said that since 1967, more than 800,000 Palestinians, including children as young as 12, had been arrested and detained by Israeli authorities. Briefing journalists, Albanese said "There is no other way to define the regime that Israel has imposed on the Palestinians – which is apartheid by default – other than an open-air prison." Israel was not present for the presentation but rejected the findings.
In April 2023, Albanese received the International Stefano Chiarini Award (Italian: Premio Internazionale Stefano Chiarini) in recognition of journalistic work covering Palestine and the Middle East.
In August 2024 she was one of many UN Special Rapporteurs who signed an open letter to the "International community" on the third anniversary of the Taliban taking change in Afghanistan. They were concerned that the regime's human-rights abuses particularly against women and girls may become accepted. They encouraged the International Criminal Court to take urgent action against those responsible.
Albanese was chosen as the Passblue UN Person of the Year for 2024. Passblue said Albanese and the other nominees "demonstrated strong leadership in 2024 to uphold the UN Charter, advocate for universal human rights, act to ensure international humanitarian law and promote peace and nonviolence throughout the world'.
2023–24 Israel–Hamas war
During the Israel–Hamas war, Albanese called for an immediate ceasefire, warning that "Palestinians are in grave danger of a mass ethnic cleansing." She further stated that the international community must "prevent and protect populations from atrocity crimes", and that "accountability for international crimes committed by Israeli occupation forces and Hamas must also be immediately pursued."
In February 2024, French President Emmanuel Macron described the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel as "the largest antisemitic massacre of our century". Albanese responded on Twitter that "the victims of the October 7 massacre were killed not because of their Judaism, but in response to Israeli oppression". The French Foreign Ministry condemned her remarks and the Israeli government declared Albanese persona non grata in Israel and denied her future entry to the country. In response to the reactions, Albanese said "I regret that some interpreted my tweet as 'justifying' Hamas's crimes, which I have condemned strongly several times. I reject all forms of racism, including antisemitism. However, labeling these crimes as 'antisemitic' obscures the real reason they occurred".
On 26 March 2024, Albanese presented before the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva her report "Anatomy of a Genocide", stating "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is intentionally committing at least three "genocidal acts" against the Palestinians as a group in Gaza proscribed in the Genocide Convention:
- "Killing Members of the Group";
- "Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group";
- "Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part".
She called for sanctions and an arms embargo. She was one of the many UN experts who spoke out against the sale of arms to Israel in June 2024 to be used in the conflict in Gaza. The experts cautioned arms suppliers and finance companies that they would be implicated in human rights violations. The signatories to the warning included special reporteurs Paula Gaviria Betancur, Tlaleng Mofokeng and Margaret Satterthwaite.
Further, Albanese points to the settler colonial context of genocidal practices resulting in "destruction and replacement of Indigenous peoples" and recommends the "reconstitution of the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid" to address the situation in Palestine.
During a briefing on the international legal responsibilities for preventing genocide, Albanese said that, given the way Israel is currently behaving, it is time to consider suspending their credential as a Member State, under Article 6 of the Charter of the United Nations".
Accusations of anti-Israel bias
In February 2023, 18 members of the United States Congress called for Albanese to be removed from her position saying that she has demonstrated a consistent bias against Israel.
In July 2024, UN Watch director Hillel Neuer requested the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk to investigate Albanese's trip to Australia and whether flights during that trip were funded by pro-Palestinian groups: Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Australian Friends of Palestine Association, Free Palestine Melbourne, and Australian Palestinian Advocacy Network.
Responding to two reports presented to the United nations in October 2024, the World Jewish Congress accused Albanese of repeatedly engaging in Holocaust inversion by drawing comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany, calling her statements "not only deeply offensive, but a gross distortion of history." U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield posted on X the U.S. belief that Albanese is "unfit for her role. The United Nations should not tolerate antisemitism from a UN-affiliated official hired to promote human rights".
Support for Albanese
In December 2022, sixty-five scholars of antisemitism, the Holocaust, and Jewish studies stated: "It is evident that the campaign against is not about combating today's antisemitism. It is essentially about efforts to silence her and to undermine her mandate as a senior UN official reporting about Israel's violations of human rights and international law."
In January 2023, a statement was issued in defence of Albanese by a number of human rights organizations, academic institutions, and other civil society organizations. The statement concluded by stating: "We commend UNSR Francesca Albanese’s tireless efforts toward the protection of human rights in the OPT and in raising awareness of the alarming daily violations of Palestinian rights. We call on third States to strongly condemn this politically-motivated attack on the Special Rapporteur's mandate and to compel Israel to comply with its obligations under the Charter of the United Nations."
Amid continuing efforts to have Albanese removed from her post, on 26 April 2023, Amnesty International Italy published a letter of support signed by dozens of Italian rights groups, MPs, jurists and academics. On 27 April, three former holders of the position publicly urged the UN to defend Albanese and said that she has been "the target of attacks that have been 'slanderous' and 'personal'". On 3 May, Albanese tweeted that she "saw too many deaths , too much arbitrariness, zero accountability" and faced accusations for her work in addressing these abuses.
Personal life
Albanese was born in Ariano Irpino, Campania. She is married to Massimiliano Calì, a World Bank official since 2012 who briefly worked at the United Nations Development Programme in 2011. The couple have two children.
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- Albanese, Francesca (2 January 2024). "Domani farò la mia prima presentazione di #JAccuse in presenza ad #ArianoIrpino,mia città natale" [Tomorrow I will present #JAccuse for the first time in person in #ArianoIrpino, my native city] (Tweet) (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2024 – via Twitter.
- Albanese, Francesca (9 November 2023). "3/4 A proposito, mio marito, economista fenomenale, dal 2012 è funzionario della Banca Mondiale,con cui ha pubblicato un rapporto sui gravi costi economici imposti dall'occupazione israeliana ai Palestinesi in West Bank" (Tweet) (in Italian). Retrieved 13 December 2023 – via Twitter.
External links
- Francesca Albanese on Twitter
- Mandate and holder
- A/HRC/55/73: Report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 – Advance unedited version, 25 March 2024