Francesca Albanese
Francesca Albanese is theSpecial Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967.
Recent articles by Francesca Albanese

4 May 2024
No Palestinian is safe under Israel's occupation
I am extremely alarmed by information that Dr. Adnan Albursh, a well-known surgeon at Al Shifa Hospital, has died while detained by Israeli forces in the Ofer military prison.

26 March 2024
Anatomy of a Genocide
After five months of military operations, Israel has destroyed Gaza. By analysing the patterns of violence and Israels policies in its onslaught on Gaza, this report concludes that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold indicating Israels commission of genocide is met. More broadly, they also indicate that Israels actions have been driven by a genocidal logic integral to its settler-colonial project in Palestine, signalling a tragedy foretold.

19 February 2024
Israels Symbolic Ban must not distract from atrocity crimes in Gaza: UN expert
Respecting international law and ending the system of apartheid that Israel imposes on the Palestinians is the only way to achieve lasting peace, human security and regional stabilityfor no one can be safe until everybody is safe.