Amnesty International UK said it regrets the release of its report A growing threat: the anti-rights movement in the UK, that branded several Christian organisations as ‘anti-rights’.

They removed the report and self-reported itself to the Charity Commission by submitting a serious incident report.

Amnesty International statement

“We regret that this briefing was uploaded to our website without going through the established internal review processes that are in place to ensure consistency, accuracy and alignment with Amnesty International UK's positions”, pointed out the UK organisation.

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Amnesty International underlined that its “use of language” does not reflect their position, and that is why “it was promptly removed”.

“Human rights protections are strongest when they apply equally to everyone, and no community should be singled out for unfair treatment or denied their dignity and rights·, added the statement.

They concluded stressing their commitment to “defend human rights, including both the rights of women and the rights of trans people”.

Christian organisations “roll back human rights protections”

The report listed 117 organizations which included the UK Evangelical Alliance (EAUK), CARE, the Christian Institute, Christian Concern, and the news website Premier Christian news, among others.

It defined anti-rights actors as “formal and informal groups, individuals, private and state actors whose aim is to restrict human rights by undermining human rights protections in law and practice”.

The Christian organisations were placed in the ‘ultra-Conservative Christian policy and advocacy’ category, as well as gender critical groups, and organisations advocating for the rights of the unborn.

According to the report, they “form part of a wider anti-rights ecosystem, a network of groups that work on different issues but share similar goals and often support each other's efforts to roll back human rights protections”.