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STORY: GENEVA / US SANCTIONS ALBANESE
TRT: 1:14
SOURCE: UNTV CH
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 JULY 2025, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1.Wide shot, exterior, Palais des Nations, Flag Alley
2. Wide shot, briefing room
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Ravina Shamdasani, spokesperson, UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR):
"The High Commissioner was very clear in his call yesterday. He is calling on the United States to promptly reverse the sanctions that they have imposed against the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ms. Francesca Albanese. UN Special Rapporteurs are an essential part of the human rights ecosystem. They address very sensitive, often divisive issues, and this is part of their mandate. This is why they were given this mandate by Member States themselves. In the face of fierce disagreement, it is crucial that Member States engage substantively, constructively, rather than resort to punitive measures like this. The High Commissioner is very clear that any attacks and threats against UN special procedures mandate holders, other UN experts, any part of the UN human rights ecosystem, as well as the International Criminal Court and its officials must stop. The solution is not less, but more debate and dialogue on the very real human rights concerns that they address."
4. Med shot, briefing room
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk called on the United States to “promptly reverse the sanctions that they have imposed against the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Francesca Albanese,” a human rights spokesperson said.
Speaking to reporters in Geneva today (11 Jul), UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani said, “UN Special Rapporteurs are an essential part of the human rights ecosystem. They address very sensitive, often divisive issues, and this is part of their mandate. This is why they were given this mandate by Member States themselves.”
“In the face of fierce disagreement, it is crucial that Member States engage substantively, constructively, rather than resort to punitive measures like this,” Shamdasani added.
The Spokesperson continued, “The High Commissioner is very clear that any attacks and threats against UN special procedures mandate holders, other UN experts, any part of the UN human rights ecosystem, as well as the International Criminal Court and its officials must stop. The solution is not less, but more debate and dialogue on the very real human rights concerns that they address."
