UN Human Rights Council chief cuts off speaker criticizing US-sanctioned official
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The UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) cut off a video statement by Anne Bayefsky during a session in Geneva on Friday. Bayefsky, director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust, was critical of several UN officials, including special rapporteur Francesca Albanese, who was sanctioned by the U.S. in July 2025 for alleged antisemitism and support for terrorism. Bayefsky accused Albanese, along with Navi Pillay and Chris Sidoti, of covering up Palestinian actions and also criticized the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court. Bayefsky stated that her free speech was suppressed and that the UNHRC was protecting individuals she accused of wrongdoing. The UNHRC has not yet commented on the incident.
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