Top Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causes
Afrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenAfrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May. “These awards have been briefed at the highest levels of the department and have buy-in from the White House.”The proposed awards represent a significant shift in US support for dissidents, human-rights defenders and civil-society groups under authoritarian governments.
- ▪Afrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May.
- ▪Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenAfrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May.
- ▪“These awards have been briefed at the highest levels of the department and have buy-in from the White House.”The proposed awards represent a significant shift in US support for dissidents, human-rights defenders and civil-society groups un
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Afrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APView image in fullscreenAfrikaner refugees from South Africa hold American flags as they arrive at Dulles airport in Washington last May. Photograph: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/APUS foreign policyTop Trump figures push to direct human rights funding to rightwing causesSupport for white Afrikaners, anti-communism and others reveals how US redefining what qualifies as human rightsAndrew Roth and Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonWed 30 Sep 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Wed 30 Sep 2026 08.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWith hours left before the funding expires, the Trump administration is pushing to direct more than $175m of the state…
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