Legal Framework

UN General Assembly Resolution 60/251

The 2006 resolution establishing the UN Human Rights Council as the principal UN body responsible for promoting and protecting human rights worldwide, replacing the former Commission on Human Rights.

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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.