Anne Bayefsky
Anne Bayefsky is a prominent human rights advocate, legal scholar, and director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust. She is known for her outspoken criticism of international human rights organizations, particularly the United Nations, which she accuses of bias against Israel. Bayefsky has written extensively on issues related to human rights, international law, and the Holocaust, and she serves as the president of Human Rights Voice, an organization dedicated to promoting human rights and combating anti-Semitism globally. Her work often focuses on the need for accountability in human rights practices and challenges the narratives surrounding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Anne Bayefsky's video statement for the UNHRC was cut off when the council determined she had made ‘insulting and inflammatory’ claims.
UN Human Rights Council cuts off video statement criticizing officials
United States· 2026-02-28
Anne Bayefsky, President of Human Rights Voices, praised the State Department for taking action against Albanese.
Rubio imposes sanctions on UN rapporteur over anti-Israel campaignUnited States· 2025-07-09
Anne Bayefsky is the Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust who was also scolded during the session.
Pro-Israel speaker blocked from criticizing UN official during UN Human Rights Council sessionUnited States· 2025-03-27
Anne Bayefsky, Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust and President of Human Rights Voices, told Fox News Digital that, through the Department, 'the U.S. taxpayer pays the U.N. to hire media experts and do P.R. for the purpose of blasting anti-American and antisemitic trash around the globe.'
Pause in US foreign aid has UN in panic over future funding cutsUnited States· 2025-03-06
Anne Bayefsky is the director of the American Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust.
Trump-Vertraute beklagt «Zensur» durch Schweizer Vorsitz
Switzerland· 2025-03-04
Anne Bayefsky's video statement for the UNHRC was cut off and blocked after the council deemed her language 'inappropriate.'
UN cuts off American speaker, accuses her of using language beyond 'the limits of tolerance and respect'United States· 2025-02-27Anne Bayefsky accused Volker Türk of being a driver of Palestinian terrorism.
Israel’s UN ambassador condemns Hamas’ ‘evil and depraved’ display of hostage coffinsUnited States· 2025-02-20
