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Francesca Albanese
Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967
Ms. Francesca Albanese is an international lawyer, specialised in human rights and the Middle East. Since May 2022, she has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 (oPt).
An affiliate scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, Albanese is the author of prestigious publications, including Palestinian Refugees in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2020), considered as a landmark in the literature on the subject, and more recently J’Accuse (Fuoriscena, 2024). Her academic works cover various aspects of the Question of Palestine, the legal situation in Israel/Palestine and Palestinian forced displacement, including the mandate and work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Since 2018, Albanese has taught and lectured at various universities in Europe and the Middle East. She is also responsible for the research and legal assistance program on migration and asylum seekers in the Arab world for the think tank Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), and is a co-founder of the Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP), a coalition of prominent regional and international experts and scholars engaged in the issue of Israel/Palestine.
Prior to her scholarly engagement, she has worked with international organizations, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). As Special Rapporteur, she has published numerous legal opinions and several major reports on: violation of the law of self-determination in the oPt (2022), the widespread and systematic mass deprivation of liberty of Palestinians (2023), “unchilding”, violated childhood in the oPt (2023), and genocide (2024a and 2024b).
Throughout her mandate as a Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese strives for impartiality and inclusiveness. She emphasizes that true impartiality cannot be either ignorance or indifference. Instead, it involves objectively investigating facts through the lens of international law and recognizing and addressing - instead of denying or ignoring - underlying power imbalance or historical injustices. Her focus is on achieving rights and freedoms, including through justice and accountability, for all involved. “Resolving the Question of Palestine, or the ‘Israeli/Palestinian conflict’ in line with international law - she say - is not complicated, but it requires reigour to follow what is just: ending the genocide, the unlawful occupation of what remains of Mandate Palestine, and then, ending apartheid, for both Palestinians and Israelis - so they will be able to leave in freedom and peace int he land they both all home”.
Francesca Albanese
Ms. Francesca Albanese is an international lawyer, specialised in human rights and the Middle East. Since May 2022, she has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 (oPt).
An affiliate scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, Albanese is the author of prestigious publications, including Palestinian Refugees in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2020), considered as a landmark in the literature on the subject, and more recently J’Accuse (Fuoriscena, 2024). Her academic works cover various aspects of the Question of Palestine, the legal situation in Israel/Palestine and Palestinian forced displacement, including the mandate and work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Since 2018, Albanese has taught and lectured at various universities in Europe and the Middle East. She is also responsible for the research and legal assistance program on migration and asylum seekers in the Arab world for the think tank Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), and is a co-founder of the Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP), a coalition of prominent regional and international experts and scholars engaged in the issue of Israel/Palestine.
Prior to her scholarly engagement, she has worked with international organizations, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). As Special Rapporteur, she has published numerous legal opinions and several major reports on: violation of the law of self-determination in the oPt (2022), the widespread and systematic mass deprivation of liberty of Palestinians (2023), “unchilding”, violated childhood in the oPt (2023), and genocide (2024a and 2024b).
Throughout her mandate as a Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese strives for impartiality and inclusiveness. She emphasizes that true impartiality cannot be either ignorance or indifference. Instead, it involves objectively investigating facts through the lens of international law and recognizing and addressing - instead of denying or ignoring - underlying power imbalance or historical injustices. Her focus is on achieving rights and freedoms, including through justice and accountability, for all involved. “Resolving the Question of Palestine, or the ‘Israeli/Palestinian conflict’ in line with international law - she say - is not complicated, but it requires reigour to follow what is just: ending the genocide, the unlawful occupation of what remains of Mandate Palestine, and then, ending apartheid, for both Palestinians and Israelis - so they will be able to leave in freedom and peace int he land they both all home”.
Francesca Albanese
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Ms. Francesca Albanese is an international lawyer, specialised in human rights and the Middle East. Since May 2022, she has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 (oPt).
An affiliate scholar at the Institute for the Study of International Migration at Georgetown University, Albanese is the author of prestigious publications, including Palestinian Refugees in International Law (Oxford University Press, 2020), considered as a landmark in the literature on the subject, and more recently J’Accuse (Fuoriscena, 2024). Her academic works cover various aspects of the Question of Palestine, the legal situation in Israel/Palestine and Palestinian forced displacement, including the mandate and work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).
Since 2018, Albanese has taught and lectured at various universities in Europe and the Middle East. She is also responsible for the research and legal assistance program on migration and asylum seekers in the Arab world for the think tank Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development (ARDD), and is a co-founder of the Global Network on the Question of Palestine (GNQP), a coalition of prominent regional and international experts and scholars engaged in the issue of Israel/Palestine.
Prior to her scholarly engagement, she has worked with international organizations, including the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). As Special Rapporteur, she has published numerous legal opinions and several major reports on: violation of the law of self-determination in the oPt (2022), the widespread and systematic mass deprivation of liberty of Palestinians (2023), “unchilding”, violated childhood in the oPt (2023), and genocide (2024a and 2024b).
Throughout her mandate as a Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese strives for impartiality and inclusiveness. She emphasizes that true impartiality cannot be either ignorance or indifference. Instead, it involves objectively investigating facts through the lens of international law and recognizing and addressing - instead of denying or ignoring - underlying power imbalance or historical injustices. Her focus is on achieving rights and freedoms, including through justice and accountability, for all involved. “Resolving the Question of Palestine, or the ‘Israeli/Palestinian conflict’ in line with international law - she say - is not complicated, but it requires reigour to follow what is just: ending the genocide, the unlawful occupation of what remains of Mandate Palestine, and then, ending apartheid, for both Palestinians and Israelis - so they will be able to leave in freedom and peace int he land they both all home”.