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In which Amnesty jumps the shark

319 replies

WrongKindOfFeminist · 10/07/2026 12:11

A report on 'anti gender actors' from Amnesty appears to be a puzzling work of jumbled nonsense and overwrought fiction.

Either they completely fail to grasp what 'gender critical' means, or they are deliberately trying desperately to bundle it in with Xtian rightwing US organisations. Maybe both.

Trans activists have been accusing UK feminists of being rightwing Xtian US fundamentalist funded for years. Sometimes it's funny, more often it's just fucking tedious.

Anyway.

'An organised anti-rights movement targeting the rights of women and LGBT+ people is growing in the UK. Over 60% of the organisations mapped have emerged since 2017, the vast majority gender critical organisations'

What the everloving fuck do they think they mean, here?

Feminists 'target' the rights of women? In terms of - feminists have fought long and hard for the rights of women? Yes, well done, Amnesty.

Then they whang on a lot about abortion and well funded US rightwing organisations, including religious groups, etc.

And then ...

'In fact, gender critical organisations only account for 2.5% of total expenditure but have been remarkably successful in realising their agenda through strategic litigation and campaigning.'

Will you ever actually use your brains, Amnesty?

The list at the end should give them a wee clue. Dozens of feminist organisations, almost all listed as 'informal', yet lumped in bizarrely with massive US anti abortion groups.

Idiots.

www.amnesty.org.uk/knowledge-hub/all-resources/report-a-growing-threat-the-anti-rights-movement-in-the-uk-july-2026/

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Mmmnotsure · 12/07/2026 13:44

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 13:23

Some of the letters sent by organisations named on that list

From that LGB Alliance letter
It [Amnesty] somehow neglected to add the Supreme Court. 😄

EmpressaurusKitty · 12/07/2026 13:57

Trans Reddit are very cross with Amnesty for taking the report down. Apparently the risk of being bankrupted by legal action is not an excuse.

BridgetYourFortyDaysAreUp · 12/07/2026 14:01

I hope Amnesty are sued to oblivion.

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 14:10

More letters.

Below by SEEN in Journalism - (formatting errors my own)

'Re: Amnesty International UK publication “A Growing Threat – The Anti Rights Movement in the UK”

Dear Ms Moscogiuri, Ms Horton and Mr Ruthven,

Seen in Journalism is a network of journalists and content makers committed to restoring accuracy and impartiality in reporting on sex and gender. We are writing regarding your publication A Growing Threat – The Anti Rights Movement in the UK, released on 8 July 2026 and removed shortly afterwards.

Your report wrongly labelled several UK organisations, including Seen In Journalism, as “anti rights”, and linked gender critical groups to misogyny, homophobia, and anti-abortion activism. These claims are inaccurate, misleading and seriously harmful. Seen in Journalism has never opposed the rights of women, LGB people, or even those who identify as transgender. Nor have we ever campaigned on abortion. Presenting us as part of an “anti rights” movement misinforms the public and damages our reputation. The report also described organisations supporting parents, detransitioners and young people as engaging in “conversion practices”. This is a serious allegation presented without evidence. Given Amnesty International’s influence, these mischaracterisations carry weight.

We demand that Amnesty issue a clear public apology and correction addressing the false statements made about Seen in Journalism and other groups. We would appreciate confirmation that this matter is being formally reviewed.'

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Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 14:15

Rest of Sex Matters letter -

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In which Amnesty jumps the shark
selffellatingouroborosofhate · 12/07/2026 14:37

TempestTost · 11/07/2026 01:44

Amnesty became a useless organisation when they moved from advocating for democratic process and freedom for political prisoners, to advocating for political outcomes.

They are just an organisation that looks to impose their own version of the good on other nations and political units.

They have adopted the modern version of colonialism known as the "white saviour complex", imposing a particular left-liberal ideology on others.

WrongKindOfFeminist · 12/07/2026 15:26

Thats very sweet.

'It’s not for a man to try to define what “sisterhood” is, but I imagine it looks very much like this.'

💪

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/07/2026 15:54

Mole at the counter has done good work here.

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/07/2026 17:04

This is a really huge mistake from Amnesty. I wouldn't want the combined forces of MBM, FWS, Sex Matters, KPSS and JKR forensically examining my affairs!

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SylvanMoon · 12/07/2026 17:13

EmpressaurusKitty · 12/07/2026 13:57

Trans Reddit are very cross with Amnesty for taking the report down. Apparently the risk of being bankrupted by legal action is not an excuse.

So is trans Blue Sky angry with their "cowardice" in the face of "transphobe lawfare"!

SylvanMoon · 12/07/2026 17:19

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 13:23

Some of the letters sent by organisations named on that list

Do you have a link to the Children of Transitioners/ Trans Widows letter? I am having difficulty reading it as an image.

EmpressaurusKitty · 12/07/2026 17:19

So that’s Stonewall & Amnesty who have now pissed off both sides. Who’s next?

MarieDeGournay · 12/07/2026 17:25

Those letters, from SM, LGBA, SEEN in J. etc are wonderful, aren't they?-
paragraph after paragraph of carefully constructed, perfectly expressed, and legally menacing words.
Impressive. I hope Amnesty are at the very least forced to apologise publicly.
Maybe get sued.
And then get back to campaigning for people who really need their support.

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 17:44

SylvanMoon · 12/07/2026 17:19

Do you have a link to the Children of Transitioners/ Trans Widows letter? I am having difficulty reading it as an image.

I got it from Twitter -

x.com/transwidows/status/2076253468746985655?s=20

I've pulled the text from the image (below). Formating issues again my own -
Children of Transitioners
TRANS WIDOWS
VOICES

Advocating for People With a Transgender Parent

11 July 2026

For the attention of: Kerry Moscogiuri, Chief Executive Copied to: Helen Horton, Chair of the UK Section Board,
and Sandy Ruthven, Chair of the Charitable Trust Board

Dear Secretary General,

We write jointly on behalf of Children of Transitioners and Trans Widows Voices to make a formal complaint regarding Amnesty International UK's reports Like a Snowball: The Growth and Impact of the Gender Critical Movement in the UK (May 2026) anA Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK (July 2026).

Both organisations are deeply concerned that we have been included in these reports without any prior contact from Amnesty International UK. In the July report, our organisations are incorporated into what Amnesty describes as an "anti-rights ecosystem", which it states comprises organisations sharing *"values, goals, strategy and tactics".

Neither organisation was contacted before publication. We were not asked to explain our purpose, provide information about our work, correct any factual misuncerstandings or respond to the conclusions being drawn about us. We became aware of our inclusion only after publication.

Children of Transitioners and Trans Widows Voices are small, volunteer-led, grassroots organisations. We have no institutional funding, no paid staff, no legal department and no communications team. We exist solely to support people facing profoundly difficult personal circumstances, particularly women and children who have experienced abuse or family breakdown- people whom we would have expected Amnesty International to protect, not publicly characterise as part of an "anti-rights" movement.

Children of Transitioners exists to support the children of parents who identify as transgender. One of the issues we have raised is the impact on children when they are pressured to suppress or deny their own beliefs, relationships or experiences in order to affirm a parent's gender identity. A number of legal claims seeking to establish a right to compel such affirmation have been rejected by the courts. Yet throughout these developments Amnesty International has never sought to engage with, or publicly acknowledge, the experiences and human rights concerns of the children we exist to support.

This is difficult to reconcile with Amnesty International's own charitable objectives. According to its stated purposes, Amnesty exists to promote and protect the human rights set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, to moniter human rights abuses, to seck redress for victims, and to relieve the needs of those affected by human rights violations. From our perspective, the complete absence of engagement with the children and families we represent, while simultaneously categorising our organisations as part of an "anti-rights" movement without consultation, appears inconsistent with those objectives
The inclusion of small, grassroots victim-support organisations such as ours within a report describing an "anti-rights movement", risks serious reputational harm, may deter vulnerable women and children from seeking support, and creates the impression that the experiences and human rights of the people we support have been discounted. Given that neither organisation was contacted and no organisation-specific evidence has been published, we ask why Amnesty International has chosen to publicly characterise victim-support organisations in this way.

We therefore ask Amnesty International UK to explain: the basis on which Children of Transitioners and Trans Widows Voices were included in these reports and classified as part of an "anti-rights" movement why neither organisation was contacted before publication or given an opportunity to comment; and what process Amnesty will now follow to review our inclusion in light of the concerns set out in this letter.

If Amnesty maintains that our organisations have been accurately characterised, we ask that you identify the evidence relied upon in reaching that conclusion.

We hope Amnesty will recognise that organisations supporting vulnerable women and children should not be publicly associated with an "anti-rights' movement without transparent evidence and a fair opportunity to respond.

Accordingly, we ask Amnesty International UK to conduct an urgent review of the inclusion of our organisations in these reports; remove Children of Transitioners and Trans Widows Voices firom the reports if that inclusion cannot be properly evidenced- publish an appropriate correction and public apology for the harm caused by our inclusion; and provide a substantive written response addressing the issues raised in this letter.

We hope this matter can be resolved constructively. However, if it cannot, we will consider what further steps may be appropriate, including referring our concerns to the Charity Commission and any other appropriate bodies.

We look forward to your response

Yours faithfully, Children of Transitioners Trans Widows Voices

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 17:50

SylvanMoon · 12/07/2026 17:13

So is trans Blue Sky angry with their "cowardice" in the face of "transphobe lawfare"!

This is the kind of letters coming out of Bluesky

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Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g · 12/07/2026 19:36

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 17:50

This is the kind of letters coming out of Bluesky

Bloody hell, having read a number of the defamed organisations' letters today, this is like going back to the Famous Five after reading Middlemarch. Pitiful nonsense. Soros has been funding the wrong people.

Theonethatmakesmelaugh · 12/07/2026 19:40

https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2547258/

Amnesty might have deleted the page with the report but here is Chiara making the same entirely misconceived points. Sex Matters, LGB Alliance, Lesbian Project all get a mention. I haven't listened to the whole thing but the thrust seems to be that UK gender critical groups are no different to right wing American anti abortionists. Or something.

"Mapping the Anti-Rights Movement From the US to the UK" with Amnesty International UK | Podcast Episode on RSS.com

In this week's Stage Talk we were joined by Amnesty International UK’s Gender Justice Director Chiara Capraro. In a recent report, Chiara and her team mapped the structure and funding of 65 anti-rights groups operating across the UK. She shares the met...

https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2547258/

WrongKindOfFeminist · 12/07/2026 19:51

Theonethatmakesmelaugh · 12/07/2026 19:40

https://rss.com/podcasts/bellingcatstagetalk/2547258/

Amnesty might have deleted the page with the report but here is Chiara making the same entirely misconceived points. Sex Matters, LGB Alliance, Lesbian Project all get a mention. I haven't listened to the whole thing but the thrust seems to be that UK gender critical groups are no different to right wing American anti abortionists. Or something.

That was the rough gist of the AI report. Horseshit.

I have it downloaded, can upload some late.

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WrongKindOfFeminist · 12/07/2026 19:52

Actually, when I said it was such an obvious case of defamation, I wonder if the intent was to draw legal action to perpetuate this narrative.

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SwirlyGates · 12/07/2026 19:53

Waitwhat23 · 12/07/2026 17:50

This is the kind of letters coming out of Bluesky

Do these people actually know the meaning of the word "genocide"? Confused

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/07/2026 21:55

I like all the ones reminding them that their intervention in the Supreme Court case was shite.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/07/2026 22:00

Did they not think they should actually provide some evidence of these assertions?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/07/2026 22:01

WrongKindOfFeminist · 12/07/2026 19:52

Actually, when I said it was such an obvious case of defamation, I wonder if the intent was to draw legal action to perpetuate this narrative.

I was wondering that too. If that’s the case, someone else may be funding it as AI are broke.

EmpressaurusKitty · 12/07/2026 22:03

Ereshkigalangcleg · 12/07/2026 22:00

Did they not think they should actually provide some evidence of these assertions?

I don’t think any group that makes I AM WHO I SAY I AM placards has any idea what evidence is or why it matters.