Legal Framework

Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations (1946)

Grants the UN and its officials immunity from legal process and inviolability of premises to ensure the Organization's independent functioning. Officials enjoy functional immunity for acts performed in their official capacity.

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Sanctions Against UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine

The United States sanctioned a UN human rights investigator for performing the duties of her mandate, in what UN experts described as an unprecedented threat to the international human rights system.

  • Francesca Albanese was sanctioned under EO 14203 for engaging with the ICC in its investigation of Israel.
  • Sanctions include asset freezes, prohibition on donations and transfers, and suspension of U.S. entry.