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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling blasts Amnesty ‘anti-rights’ label on women’s centre

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 J.K. Rowling as “anti-rights”.The best-selling writer, who has been at the forefront of the debate about gender identity and has previously denounced trans activism, leading to accusations of transphobia, said on July 17 she was angry at the label.“I’m often tickled by press articles asserting that I’m furious about things that actually gave me a proper belly laugh,” Rowling, 60, wrote on X.“This time, though, Amnesty’s attack on Beira’s Place has left me burning with the kind of fury that mounts with every passing hour,” she said.According to British media, the report, entitled “A Growing Threat: The
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