Security09:44 · Sep 2

US Envoy Accuses UN of Losing Control Over Human Rights Rapporteurs

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Key points

01US envoy Mike Waltz claims UN officials privately admit human rights rapporteurs are "out of control."
02Outgoing UN Secretary-General António Guterres also stated the Secretariat does not control these independent experts.
03Francesca Albanese, rapporteur for Palestinian territories, is at the center of the latest controversy.
04Albanese has faced criticism, U.S. sanctions, and accusations of acting as a Hamas spokesperson.
05Critics argue the UN system lacks effective mechanisms to discipline rapporteurs who violate standards.

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People

Mike Waltz, Francesca Albanese, António Guterres, Deborah Lipstadt, Hillel Neuer

OrganizationsUnited Nations, UN Human Rights Council, UN Secretariat, UN Watch, Hamas, International Criminal Court, U.S. Treasury Department

PlacesPalestinian territories

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