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US Foreign Aid Cuts Harm Human Rights Globally

  • Human Rights Watch--Human Rights Watch
  • published date: 2026-05-14 07:00:00 UTC

Click to expand Image A USAID box amid materials left behind after widespread vandalism and looting following clashes at the World Food Programme warehouse in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 21, 2025. © 2025 Luis Tato/AFP …

(Washington, DC) The United States governments abrupt cuts to nearly all US foreign aid in 2025 harmed the global human rights movement and countless people at risk, Human Rights Watch said in a 42-p… [+2553 chars]