My grandfather cofounded Amnesty International to protect freedom of conscience. Today, the organization does the opposite.

My grandfather cofounded Amnesty International. He wouldn’t recognize it today. On July 8, 2026, Amnesty International UK published a report titled “A Growing Threat: The Anti-Rights Movement in the UK.” Included in the list of “anti-rights” villains: a rape crisis center in Scotland, various women’s rights groups and Christian societies. They were accused of “undermining human rights protections in law and practice.” Many of the 117 organizations identified in the report immediately pushed back, publishing letters of objection online and sending them directly to the CEO and Chair of AIUK. Within 48 hours Amnesty removed the report from their website. On July 31, AIUK issued a public apology stating that the report did not meet their standards. But their standards have long been much too l