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Charlize Theron Decries Deadly U.S. Aid Cuts and Shrinking Rights

Her Africa Outreach Project is mobilizing fresh lobbying campaigns to build public awareness of the human cost of recent policy shifts.

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Charlize Theron arrives at the premiere of "The Old Guard 2" on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at Netflix Tudum Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
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Overview

  • At the June 28 CTAOP Block Party in Los Angeles, Theron warned that cuts to USAID HIV/AIDS programs in South Africa have halted lifesaving initiatives and risk mass fatalities.
  • She condemned U.S. immigration measures for fracturing families, criticized rollbacks on women’s autonomy and decried the erasure of queer and trans lives under current policies.
  • Theron highlighted CTAOP’s 18-year record—$15 million in grants reaching 4.5 million African youth—to illustrate the impact of sustained foreign assistance.
  • In a fiery address she urged supporters to stand up, organize, vote and care for one another as essential acts of resistance against policy reversals.
  • Following her speech, CTAOP has stepped up lobbying and public-awareness efforts to press policymakers to restore aid and safeguard human rights.