Trump administration diverts human rights funds to push far-right agenda abroad — SkimNews
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- Trump administration is pushing to redirect more than $175 million from the State Department's flagship human rights fund into a new slate of awards, with hours left before the funding expires.
- The redirected awards prioritize causes such as support for white Afrikaners and anti-communism, reflecting how the US is redefining what qualifies as human rights funding.
Why it matters: By steering $175 million of the State Department's primary human rights fund toward causes like Afrikaner support and anti-communism before the funding expires, the administration is reshaping US human rights priorities and effectively setting the criteria for which causes receive federal backing.
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