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France Calls on UN Rights Rapporteur on Palestinian Territories to Resign
France and UN Watch accuse Albanese of bias and inflammatory rhetoric that damages UN impartiality, calling for her resignation at the UN Human Rights Council session.
- On February 23, France will call for the immediate resignation of UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese at the UN Human Rights Council high-level opening, a move UN Watch welcomed.
- Critics say Francesca Albanese's remarks at a Doha conference on February 7, where she called Israel the `enemy of humanity` in the presence of a Hamas representative and the Iranian Foreign Minister, undermine UN impartiality.
- UN Watch's documentation shows a pattern of alleged extreme bias by Francesca Albanese, while 50 lawmakers signed a letter spearheaded by Caroline Yadan pressing for action.
- Calling for enforcement, UN Watch urged the UN High Commissioner and member states to ensure rapporteurs meet standards, while Jean-Noël Barrot said Albanese is `neither an expert nor independent` and will demand her resignation `with firmness`.
- Critics warn the rhetoric risks fueling antisemitism and eroding institutional trust, citing Albanese's alleged justification of the October 7 Hamas massacre and invocation of `the Jewish lobby` alongside `Goebbels-like demonology`.
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UN Watch Hails France's Demand for Resignation of UN's Francesca Albanese Over Hate and Demonizing Israel
UN Watch Press Release For Immediate Release BREAKING: France to call for resignation of Francesca Albanese at high-level opening of UNHRC on Feb. 23. Foreign Minister Barrot: “She presents herself as a UN independent expert, yet she is neither an expert nor independent — she is a political activist who stirs up hate.” pic.twitter.com/obNd4wLWT0 — Hillel Neuer (@HillelNeuer) February 11, 2026 Geneva, February 11, 2026 – UN Watch, the Geneva-bas…
France today called on the United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesco Albanese, to resign over her allegedly controversial statements regarding Israel, reports the French news agency AFP.
Some 50 rebirth elections, by President Emmanuel Macron, still call for sanctions against Francesca Albanese and its "facing any mandate in the United Nations with immediate effect".
The French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot, this Wednesday asked for the resignation of the rapporteur...
League files resolution for Albanese's immediate resignation
The right-wing League party on Wednesday filed a resolution for the immediate resignation of Francesca Albanase from her post as United Nations Special Rapporteur for the Palestinian Territories for her alleged anti-semitism, echoing France's call for her ... (ANSA)
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