Amnesty: We’re sorry! Charity apologises for branding JK Rowling’s rape support centre ‘anti-rights’ in report

One of the world’s biggest charities has apologised to bosses of JK Rowling’s rape support centre after branding it ‘anti-rights’.

Amnesty International UK found itself at the centre of an extraordinary row over its ‘deeply damaging’ report.

It was removed from Amnesty’s website after organisations including Beira’s Place – founded by Ms Rowling – sent legal letters threatening to sue.

Beira’s Place, a female-only service for victims of sexual violence, was also called an ‘anti-trans’ organisation in a previous Amnesty report. In a statement, Amnesty International said: ‘We apologise for the publication of the briefing “A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the

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