Middle East UN Special Rapporteur appears in Bern despite university cancellation
UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese appeared at a Palestine panel discussion in Bern on Monday evening. This was despite the fact that the University of Bern did not want to host the Amnesty International event.
30.06.2025, 18:09
SDA
The university withdrew its acceptance at short notice on the grounds that a balance could not be guaranteed. Amnesty then found a privately run event venue in the same district. Albanese spoke in front of almost 400 people, as a correspondent from the Keystone-SDA news agency reported.
The university may not be aware of its role, Albanese said. As the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, she has the task of assessing the events in the Gaza Strip from the perspective of international law. Albanese accuses Israel of war crimes and genocide.
