Francesca Albanese

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, in latest action against critics of Israel’s war

"You're still a genocide denier." Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, criticised British Foreign Secretary David Lammy for refusing to label the Israeli war on Gaza as genocide during his address in the UK Parliament last month. Albanese clarified what constitutes genocide, underlining that it is not defined by the number of casualties. She said that genocide should be prevented, posing a direct question to the UK and Mr Lammy: What actions has the UK taken to prevent genocide, and how would they describe the total destruction of Gaza? Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye

🌍 Les Grandes Converses | Entrevue avec Francesca Albanese Dans cet épisode inédit des Grandes Converses, nous recevons Francesca Albanese, rapporteuse spéciale de l'ONU pour les territoires palestiniens occupés. Une conversation profonde et éclairante sur les enjeux humanitaires, politiques et sociaux dans les territoires palestiniens, ainsi que son rôle crucial en tant qu'observatrice internationale. 🎙️✨ Journalistes: Firas Kefi et Lela Savic Vidéojournaliste: Aude Simon #LesGrandesConverses #FrancescaAlbanese #palestine #ONU #israel #interview #canada

It is important to call a genocide a genocide, UN expert Francesca Albanese told the UN Palestinian Rights Committee on 31 October 2024 as she called on all States to examine their relationships and avoid being complicit in this crime being committed by Israel on the Palestinian people in Gaza. “If you go to a doctor because you have cancer and you are diagnosed with fever, you have a big problem — it's the same with the people who are being genocided,” said Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territory Occupied Since 1967, during a briefing on the international legal responsibilities for preventing genocide, holding perpetrators of war crimes accountable, and for ending the unlawful occupation of Palestine. Describing herself as “a reluctant chronicler of genocide,” Ms. Albanese said the international community must recognize what is happening in Gaza as a genocide and “understand the bigger design behind what's happening in Palestine today”. It is not simply war crimes and crimes against humanity that the Palestinians are experiencing — “they have experienced those through their entire life,” she said, but the current situation is different. Under the fog of war, Israel has accelerated the forced displacement of the Palestinians that began decades ago, but “what's happening today is much more severe because of the technology, the weaponry and the impunity”, she added. It is time to consider suspending Israel’s credential as a Member State. Acknowledging that this is a sensitive topic, she said: “None of you really has clean hands when it comes to human rights,” but no other country has maintained an unlawful occupation violating decades of UN resolutions as Israel has done, she said. Read Special Rapporteur's recent report entitled "Genocide as colonial erasure" https://www.un.org/unispal/document/genocide-as-colonial-erasure-report-francesca-albanese-01oct24/

“Following nearly 6 months of the unrelenting Israeli assault on occupied #Gaza, it is my solemn duty to report on the worst of what humanity is capable of & to present my findings: 'The Anatomy of a Genocide'.” Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur at the United Nations Human Rights Council. Join The Wire's YouTube membership and get exclusive content, member-only emojis, live interaction with The Wire's founders, editors, and reporters, and much more. Memberships to The Wire Crew start at Rs 89/month. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChWtJey46brNr7qHQpN6KLQ/join

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