AK<p>UN Extends Francesca Albanese’s Mandate despite Pro-Israel Pushback - Palestine Chronicle (2025-04-05)</p><p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/un-extends-francesca-albaneses-mandate-despite-pro-israel-pushback/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">palestinechronicle.com/un-exte</span><span class="invisible">nds-francesca-albaneses-mandate-despite-pro-israel-pushback/</span></a><br>———</p><p>“The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to extend Francesca Albanese’s mandate as Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories for another three years, despite sustained pressure from pro-Israel governments and advocacy groups, including the United States.</p><p>“The decision came on Friday, during the final session of the UNHRC’s 58th meeting in Geneva. Albanese will now continue in her role through 2028.”</p><p>“... Albanese has repeatedly accused Israel of ethnic cleansing and genocide in her reports and public statements, drawing praise from human rights advocates and ire from Israeli officials and their allies.”</p><p>“One of the most vocal campaigns against her has been led by UN Watch, … accusing her of promoting antisemitism and ‘terrorism’ in her capacity…”</p><p><a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/UNHRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNHRC</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/FrancescaAlbanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FrancescaAlbanese</span></a> <a href="https://hcommons.social/tags/FakeAntisemitism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FakeAntisemitism</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lemmy.ml/c/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@lemmy.ml</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>palestine@a.gup.pe</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>israel</span></a></span></p>