Francesca Albanese is an Italian lawyer and academic specializing in international law, human rights, and refugee law. Since May 2022, she has served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967. In this role, she investigates and reports on human rights violations in the region, often focusing on the impact of the Israeli occupation on Palestinians. Her work has been both praised and criticized, with some supporting her efforts to highlight Palestinian grievances and others accusing her of bias.
