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JK Rowling women’s centre rejects ‘anti-rights’ label

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has been outspoken in her defence of single-sex spaces for biological women, and has been the target of vitriolic criticism from some activists including trans rights groups as a result. (Photo: AFP)

LONDON - Britain’s charities regulator is looking into concerns about an Amnesty International report that branded a women’s centre for sexual violence victims founded by Harry Potter author JK Rowling as “anti-rights”.

The briefing document — which appeared on Amnesty UK’s website last week — categorised dozens of organisations including the Rowling-backed Beira’s Place in Edinburgh as “gender critical” and “anti-rights”, according to media reports.

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