UK Parliament Files Motion Against Amnesty Report Labeling Pro-Life and Gender-Critical Groups as Threats

Amnesty International's new report on the UK's 'anti-rights movement' has drawn a sharp rebuke from the British Parliament, which filed a motion condemning the document. The report, titled "A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK," singles out pro-life organizations, gender-critical groups, and faith-based bodies as posing a threat to rights in the United Kingdom.

According to Alex Jones Live, reporting on LifeSiteNews, the report's conclusion is "not that the UK is threatened by extremist trans activists demanding access to female-only spaces, or the grooming gangs." The outlet characterized the report as an "enemies list" targeting groups that hold conservative views on abortion, gender identity, and religious liberty.

In response, a UK Parliamentary Early Day Motion was tabled expressing "extreme concern over Amnesty International UK's report 'A Growing Threat: the Anti-Rights Movement in the UK.'" The motion "condemns Amnesty for labelling gender-critical organisations, including women's rights groups, rape crisis centres, and parent/clinician organisations, as anti-rights." It notes that gender-critical belief is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces.

The motion calls on Amnesty International to withdraw the report, issue a formal apology, and pledge not to bully staff with gender-critical beliefs. The clash highlights a growing tension between human rights organizations and governments over what constitutes a threat to rights, with the UK Parliament asserting that the report itself undermines protected beliefs.