Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Amnesty international uk - The Untold Story

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

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”.

Bangkok Post

Amnesty refers itself to watchdog after branding JK Rowling charity 'anti-rights'

AMNESTY International UK has referred itself to the charity regulator after a report branded a a sexual violence support centre founded by JK…

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty UK self-reports to watchdog after calling JK Rowling women’s centre ‘anti-rights’

Beira’s Place in Edinburgh, founded by the author, says claim was ‘deeply offensive’ as it considers legal action

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Amnesty expresses regret over report naming JK Rowling centre as ‘anti-rights’

The charity has removed the report which included Beira’s Place among organisations described as ‘gender critical’.

Evening Standard

Amnesty backtracks on 'anti-rights' report and launches investigation

AMNESTY International has expressed its "regret" over a report naming dozens of gender-critical campaign groups as "anti-rights"…

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty take down report that called JK Rowling’s sexual abuse centre ‘anti-rights’

AMNESTY International have removed a report which branded JK Rowling’s sexual abuse support centre as “anti-rights” ...

The National (Scotland)

London Far-Right Rally Condemned as Anti-Islam Performer Wears Raw Bacon 'to Ward Off' Muslim Counter-Protesters

Tommy Robinson's 'Unite the Kingdom' rally in London featured Islamophobic acts, including a cellist draped in bacon, sparking condemnation and political tensions.

International Business Times UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Afghan asylum approvals plunge as UK denies women fleeing Taliban, analysis warns

Report from Amnesty International finds Afghans less likely to find sanctuary in the UK than before Taliban takeover

The Independent UK

‘One in, one out’ asylum seekers sent to France return to UK in lorries

Exclusive: At least four people have travelled back to the UK by lorry in the last two weeks

The Guardian - UK

Reform plans ICE-style borders agency for UK under new migration plan

Amnesty International UK accused Reform UK of scapegoating migrants to ‘justify mass deportations and expanded police surveillance’

The Independent UK

Human rights groups criticise Troubles Bill ‘lawfare’ claims

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill is due for its second reading in the UK Parliament on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Police arrest 492 at pro-Gaza protest in support of banned group Palestine Action

Elderly people, relatives of Holocaust survivors, and those with disabilities were among the 492 arrested in Trafalgar Square

Evening Standard

Police arrest more than 440 people over Palestine Action support

Over 442 people were arrested in London during pro-Palestine protests for allegedly supporting the banned group Palestine Action, with the majority of arrests occurring in Trafalgar Square. The demonstrations proceeded despite appeals from politicians and police to reconsider, especially following a terror attack in Manchester. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer…

The Independent UK

Shell suffers investor revolt over gas production impact on climate plans

Just over a fifth of shareholder votes backed proposals for more disclosure on how increasing LNG production meets Shell’s environmental commitments.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Gen Z women quit social media in droves over online misogyny linked to Trump

‘A toxic ‘bro’ culture is driving many young women away from social media altogether’

The Independent UK

Stella Creasy warns UK is seeing weaponisation of abortion like US and whoever disagrees must ‘wake up’

Labour MP speaks amid fears UK could become new battleground for abortion rights, with campaigners pushing for decriminalisation this year but anti-abortionists hitting back from other side

The National (Scotland)

Amnesty International boss concerned over Holyrood approach to Israel

THE boss of a major UK charity has criticised the Scottish Government’s “inconsistent” approach to its relationship with Israel.

The Guardian - UK

Gunnel Ingham obituary

Other lives: Librarian who moved from Sweden to the UK and became a key member of her local Amnesty group

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Open letter to Sunak condemns ‘crackdown’ on right to protest

Amnesty International UK among 46 groups to warn of ‘chilling effect’ of new legislation and policing powers

The Guardian - UK

Jeremy Hunt ‘could adopt Labour tax-raising plans’ – as it happened

Chancellor reportedly considering energy windfall levy as well as scrapping the non-dom status

The Guardian - UK

Tories’ Rwanda safety bill is an abuse of the rule of law

Letter: No amount of tinkering with the government’s proposal for deporting asylum seekers can make it compatible with human rights, says Sacha Deshmukh of Amnesty International UK

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Enterprise faces questions over diligence on war-crime links

HUNDREDS of human rights checks have been made on companies seeking grants from Scottish Enterprise since 2019.

The Independent UK

Sunak promises to ‘stand with Israel’ as Amnesty says failure to mention Palestinians ‘deeply troubling’

Sunak promises ‘always’ to stand with Israel, in a message to Britain’s Jewish community

The Independent UK

Sunak promises to ‘stand with’ Israel and British Jews, a week on from attack

Rishi Sunak has promised ‘always’ to stand with Israel, in a message to Britain’s Jewish community a week on from the attack by Hamas.

The Independent UK

Majority of public oppose Government’s legacy bill – Amnesty

Amnesty commissioned a UK-wide poll by Savanta, which indicates nine in 10 adults say people should still be prosecuted for serious crimes.

1 2

People

ShirleyAnne Somerville

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Scottish Government

Amnesty International

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.