Honour recognises Albanese’s work ‘documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza’ Honour recognises Albanese’s work ‘documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza’ The Spanish government awarded the UN legal expert Francesca Albanese one of its highest civilian honours in recognition of what it termed her “extensive work in documenting and denouncing violations of international law in Gaza”. Albanese, an Italian human rights lawyer who serves as the UN