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Trump administration redirects human rights funds to far-right causes
Original: Trump administration shifts funds from human rights to supporting far-right causes
The US State Department has directed millions of dollars originally earmarked for promoting human rights toward far-right causes instead. Funds have been reallocated to initiatives including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding so-called 'Western civilizational norms,' and documenting 'backsliding' in Europe linked to mass migration. Critics say the shift repurposes human rights programming to advance ideological and far-right political agendas abroad.
Why now: A CNN report on the State Department's fund reallocation has sparked debate over the politicisation of US human rights policy.
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- Trump administration shifts funds from human rights to supporting far-right causes · CNN
The US State Department directed millions of dollars originally earmarked to promote human rights to promote far-right causes including Afrikaner rights in South Africa, safeguarding “Western civilizational norms,” and documenting “backsliding” in Europe related to mass…
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