Amnesty International is under fire from the Charity Commission after blacklisting JK Rowling’s women’s refuge, Beira’s Place, alongside nearly 200 other groups accused of rolling back LGBTQ+ rights. The charity, which supports survivors of sexual violence in a women-only space, became a flashpoint after Amnesty pulled a controversial report and apologized for its language. Rowling, furious, threatened legal action, calling Amnesty a “vainglorious policeman of wrongthink.” The Commission is probing Amnesty’s trustees, reminding them that “sex” in the Equality Act means biological sex — a legal principle upheld by the Supreme Court — and stressing that charities must comply with the law regardless of new guidance. Amnesty says it’s cooperating fully and remains committed to defending both women’s and trans people’s rights, as the debate over gender identity and women’s rights continues to heat up.
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