A leading human rights charity has said it regrets publishing a report which labelled a sexual violence support centre founded by JK Rowling as “anti-rights”.
Amnesty International has removed the report, which it said was published online “without going through the established internal review processes”.
Beira’s Place was established in Edinburgh in 2022 by JK Rowling to provide women-only support for women who have experienced sexual violence.
It was among dozens of organisations described as “gender critical” and classed as “anti-rights” in the document published by Amnesty International UK.
An Amnesty International UK spokesperson said: “We regret that this briefing was uploaded to our website without going through the established, internal review processes that are in place to ensure consistency, accuracy and alignment with Amnesty International UK’s positions.
“Its use of language does not reflect the position of Amnesty International UK which is why it was promptly removed.
“We remain committed to defending human rights, including both the rights of women and the rights of trans people.
“Human rights protections are strongest when they apply equally to everyone, and no community should be singled out for unfair treatment or denied their dignity and rights.”
For Women Scotland wrote to Amnesty International UK asking for a full apology and for the report to be permanently withdrawn.
Susan Smith, of For Women Scotland, said Amnesty International UK “have a responsibility to do more to sort out the mess of their creation.”
In a post on X, JK Rowling said that any organisations named on what she described as the Amnesty UK “blacklist” who wish to take legal action can apply to the JK Rowling Women’s Fund.
Source: Amnesty expresses regret over report naming JK Rowling centre as ‘anti-rights’