Zeina Jallad

Zeina Jallad is a Palestinian human-rights lawyer and scholar[1] who was appointed as UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures in May 2026.[2][3]

Studies

She studied at the American University of Beirut and at Columbia Law School, has been a fellow at Harvard Law School, Columbia Law School, and NYU School of Law, and has a position on the Board of Trustees of Birzeit University.[4][5]

Selection as UN special rapporteur

She has held the post of Senior Legal Advisor to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food,[6] and on 1 May 2026 she was appointed special rapporteur "on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures."[7][8] She was allegedly selected by UNHRC’s Office of the President despite being second choice of a UNHRC consultative group, which recommended Clara Portela, an academic from Spain, as their preferred candidate.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mohareb, Esraa (6 July 2022). "Legal Scholar Zeina Jallad Says More Women Lawyers Would Help Palestinian Society". Al-Fanar Media. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Meet the U.N.'s New Human-Rights Authority". Hindustan Times. 26 March 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "UN Watch Demands Investigation into U.N. Terror Sympathizer Zeina Jallad". UN Watch. 17 June 2026. Archived from the original on 21 June 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "AUB's Dr. Zeina Jallad appointed UN Special Rapporteur". American University of Beirut. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 "UN Rights Council set to appoint expert who called Hamas a 'resistance movement'". The Times of Israel. 27 March 2026. Archived from the original on 29 March 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Zeina Jallad (American University of Beirut): The Death of Sovereignty: Palestine and the Economies of Erasure". www.mpipriv.de. Archived from the original on 7 December 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "UN Rights Council appoints expert who called Hamas 'resistance movement'". www.msn.com. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Special Rapporteur on unilateral coercive measures". OHCHR. Archived from the original on 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
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