Beira's Place Demands Amnesty International UK Withdraw Report Listing It Among Gender-Critical Groups

Beira's Place sent a lawyer's letter to Amnesty International UK demanding permanent withdrawal of a report that listed the center among gender-critical groups described as anti-rights. The letter also called for a full apology on the front of Amnesty's website and an external review of how the document was published. J.K.

Rowling founded Beira's Place in 2022 as a women-only trauma-informed support center in Edinburgh and the Lothians for women who have experienced sexual violence or domestic abuse. The center operates under the UK's Equality Act 2010 and does not provide services to men or transgender women.

Amnesty International UK published the report titled 'A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK' in 2026 and added 51 gender-critical groups since the previous year's report.

Hot Air reported that the document listed Beira's Place alongside groups such as For Women Scotland. J.K. Rowling posted on X on July 10, 2026, that Amnesty believes certain kinds of humans do not deserve rights.

She later stated that Amnesty International UK had pulled down the report and provided an excuse that it was temporarily removed for an internal review. Beira's Place reported receiving threatening and abusive correspondence and a 600% spike in website visits from outside the service's remit after the report's publication.

The letter stated that access to a single-sex support service is a basic right for women who have experienced sexual violence.