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Trump allies seek to steer human rights funding to rightwing causes
Original: Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep
Figures linked to Donald Trump's administration are pushing to redirect State Department human rights funding toward rightwing causes, the Guardian reports. The plan reportedly touches on US policy toward countries including South Africa and Brazil, raising concerns about the politicisation of human rights programmes and the use of public money for ideological purposes.
Why now: It signals a major political shift in how US human rights funding may be allocated under the Trump administration.
Donald TrumpState DepartmentSouth AfricaBrazilThe Guardian
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- Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes https://www. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s ep/30/trump-state-department-human-rights-fund # UsForeignPolicy # SouthAfrica # UsNews # Africa # WorldNews # TrumpAdministration # UsPolitics # Brazil #… · theguardian_world_news@halo.nu · 3
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