Trump aid cuts ‘help fuel rising anti-LGBT+ violence in Africa’

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A report by Physicians for Human Rights has found dramatically increased levels of abuse and denial of health services in the wake of US foreign assistance being slashed

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Donald Trump’s aid cuts have helped fuel rising violence against trans people, as well as denials of health care and access to justice, research by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) has found.

Trump aid cuts ‘help fuel rising anti-LGBT+ violence in Africa’

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