JK Rowling has urged gender-critical groups branded "anti-rights" by Amnesty International to take legal action against the human rights organisation.
The row centres on an Amnesty report published last week on what it called the "rise of an anti-rights movement targeting the rights of women and LGBT+ people in the UK", which added 51 gender-critical groups to a list of "anti-rights" organisations.
Among them were For Women Scotland, the LGB Alliance, and Beira's Place, a "women-only" sexual abuse support service founded by Rowling in 2022 that does not provide services to trans women.
Amnesty said the groups "visibly oppose the rights" of LGBT+ people.
Following a furious response from Rowling and other campaigners, the report was removed amid what Amnesty described as an "internal review".
Rowling has now urged those named to sue. Writing on X, she said: "Should any of the women's organisations targeted by AmnestyUK's recent 'anti-rights' blacklist wish to take legal action, applications can be made to the JK Rowling Women's Fund."
She added that "gay men's organisations named on the list" were welcome to contact her directly, and that while the fund was set up to support women, she was "more than happy to donate" to their legal costs.
The offer came in response to the group Trans Widows' Voices, which said mainstream coverage had focused on Rowling and Beira's Place at the expense of "smaller groups listed who do not have the same power or influence to defend ourselves".
