Trump Administration Shifts Funds From Human Rights to Supporting Far-Right Causes
The grants include $5 million for a civilizational alliance in Europe and support for Afrikaner rights in South Africa, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the State Department obligated nearly $177 million in Democracy Funds despite holds from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, with State Marco Rubio authorizing the move before the fiscal year expired.
- The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor shifted focus under the Trump Administration to emphasize "natural rights" and redirect funds toward safeguarding "Western civilizational norms" and documenting migration-related "backsliding" in Europe.
- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen placed holds on 10 proposed awards totaling $22 million targeting Brazil, Nigeria, and Europe, including grants to combat alleged judicial overreach and document supposed "mass slaughter" of Christians.
- Shaheen criticized the administration for "bypassing Congress" to "promote far-right organizations," stating the redirection undermines American values and relationships with democratic partners.
- The Trump Administration continues bypassing Congress, following its prior cancellation of $810 million appropriated for refugees, while Vice President JD Vance reportedly supports the grants to foster "civilizational allies.
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Trump administration shifts funds from human rights to supporting far-right causes
By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (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 migration, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. The funds, which come
The Union's attorney-general, Jorge Messias, claimed on Thursday, October 1, from the Trump government's pressure to direct more than 175 million dollars from the Department of State's main human rights fund to a series of awards that reinforce right-wing and conservative causes around the world, as published...
The Secretary of State overrode Congressional objections. The article US: Human Rights Fund Funds Far-Right Organizations Abroad appeared first on Documento.
Just hours before the funding expires, the Donald Trump administration is trying to divert more than $175 million from the State's general fund.
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