Trump Administration Weaponises Sanctions Against Human Rights By Andrew Firmin Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

Trump Administration Weaponises Sanctions Against Human Rights By Andrew Firmin https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/06/trump-administration-weaponises-sanctions-against-human-rights/ LONDON, Jun 10 2026 (IPS) - For a few days in May, Francesca Albanese could live more easily. On 13 May, a US federal judge ruled that sanctions the Trump administration imposed on her violated her right to free expression. The government was forced to remove the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories from its sanctions list. But the reprieve lasted barely a week. On 27 May, after an appeals court suspended the ruling, the US Treasury restored sanctions. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.