US court suspends sanctions on Albanese despite campaign against her

Naijaonpoint_ng | 15-05-2026 12:17am |

A US court has issued a suspension of the sanctions that were previously imposed on Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. The court found that the sanctions, enacted during the Trump administration, likely infringed upon her right to free speech, particularly following her criticisms of the situation in Gaza, which she characterized as a genocide war. Federal Judge Richard Leon presided over the ruling, which underscores the legal complexities surrounding the imposition of sanctions related to free expression.

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