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Rowling charity threatens legal action over Amnesty report

Beira's Place, the sexual violence support centre founded by J.K. Rowling, has threatened legal action against Amnesty International UK over a report that labelled the charity "anti-rights". Lawyers claim the report was defamatory, harmed the charity's reputation and led to abusive correspondence and disruption to services. They are demanding the report's permanent withdrawal, a public apology and an independent investigation into its publication, warning court proceedings could follow if Amnesty refuses. Amnesty has already withdrawn the report pending an internal review, saying it was published without normal checks and that its language did not reflect the organisation's position.

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