"This time last year, women's rights organisations were bracing themselves for a second Trump term. Few were prepared for the chaos that would be unleashed in January. The volume and speed of executive orders coming out of the White House were seen as a deliberate tactic to overwhelm and create panic. In many ways it worked there was confusion, anger and exhaustion as organisations scrambled to fill the gap left by the USAID freeze."
"The anti-rights movement also known as the anti-gender movement refers to a global network of political leaders, religious institutions, civil society groups as well as billionaire families and individuals that seek to undermine progress across a wide spectrum of issues. These include abortion, LGBTQ rights, trans rights, non-traditional family structures and comprehensive sexuality education. They do this by lobbying governments, supporting court cases, discrediting international efforts to advance equality, spreading disinformation, and funding non-profit organisations that align with their values."
"Until Everyone is Free, a report by Purposeful, an organisation focused on girls' activism in Africa, described the anti-rights tide as a transnational and orchestrated rollback of rights and freedoms fuelled by far-right extremism and authoritarianism on a scale unseen in modern history. Many influential groups, including Family Watch International, C-Fam and the Alliance Defending Freedom are ultra-conservative US-based Christian fundamentalist organisations with strong links to governments in Africa, Asia and Latin America."
Women's rights organisations faced sudden upheaval after rapid executive actions and a USAID funding freeze, causing confusion, anger and exhaustion. The US administration acted as a key driver while ultra-conservative groups used the moment to strengthen global political alliances. The anti-rights or anti-gender movement operates as a transnational network of political leaders, religious institutions, civil society groups and wealthy individuals aiming to reverse progress on abortion, LGBTQ and trans rights, non-traditional families and sexuality education. Tactics include lobbying, legal challenges, discrediting international equality efforts, spreading disinformation and funding aligned non-profits. Several US-based Christian fundamentalist groups have deep international links and government support.
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