Trump Officials Want To Use Human Rights Aid To Advocate For White South Africans And Right-Wing Causes In Europe

South Africans fleeing from 'white genocide' forced to leave beloved pets at home

South Africans are fleeing from "white genocide" and being forced to leave their pets in the country, an animal charity has warned.Pedigree lapdogs, Pekingese, Shih Tzus and other pampered breeds that once enjoyed regular grooming sessions and slept alongside their owners, are overwhelming animal shelters as Afrikaner families depart for the United States.The dogs are being left behind with domestic workers, many of whom have simultaneously lost…

Trump Officials Want To Use Human Rights Aid To Advocate For White South Africans And Right-Wing Causes In Europe

This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. For decades, the U.S. Department of State gave money to groups protecting free speech, human rights and persecuted minorities in poor and authoritarian countries.  To decide what to fund, staffers with deep expertise typically pored over reams of information on abuses under the most repressive regimes…