UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories

The Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, formally the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967,^[1] is a special rapporteur who works for the United Nations and reports on the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The mandate was established in 1993 by the former Commission on Human Rights.^[2] Francesca Albanese was appointed in 2022 to take up the post of Special Rapporteur as the first woman ever in the role.^[1][3]

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories
Emblem of the United Nations
Incumbent Francesca Albanese[1] since 1 May 2022
Inaugural holder	René Felber
Website	www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-palestine

List of post-holders

United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories

Name	Picture	Time frame	Country
René Felber		1993–1995	Switzerland
Hannu Halinen [fi]		1995–1999	Finland
Giorgio Giacomelli		1999–2001	Italy
John Dugard		2001–2008	South Africa
Richard Falk		2008–2014	USA
Makarim Wibisono		2014–2016	Indonesia
Michael Lynk		2016–2022	Canada
Francesca Albanese		2022–Present	Italy