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The US has imposed sanctions on UN investigator Francesca Albanese, who probes human rights abuses in Gaza, amid tensions over her criticism of Israel's actions and her support for ICC warrants against Israeli officials. The move is part of a broader effort by the US to silence criticism of Israel's military operations in Gaza, which has resulted in significant civilian casualties and displacement.
India has denied a UN investigator access to participate in the investigation of the Air India crash, citing procedural reasons, amid concerns over delays in analyzing crucial black box data and international cooperation issues.
The first U.N. independent investigator to visit the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Irish law professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, has said that the 30 men held there are subject “to ongoing cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment under international law.” She praised the Biden administration for leading by example by opening up Guantanamo and “being prepared to address the hardest human rights issues,” and urged other countries that have barred U.N. access to detention facilities to follow suit. She also made a long series of recommendations and said the prison at Guantanamo Bay should be immediately closed, a goal of the Biden administration.