UK – Uncovering a growing anti-human rights movement

Amnesty International UK
Feb 2, 2026

There is a growing anti-human rights movement in the UK, targeting our reproductive freedoms, our access to abortion, and the rights of LGBTI people.

Between November 2024 and June 2025, we have uncovered a rapidly expanding network of organisations working to undermine human rights protections and spread shame and fear.

This is a deliberate and coordinated attack, led by people who are weaponising misinformation, fabricating moral panic and exploiting existing prejudice to sow divisions.

Continued: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/about/strategy-and-impact/our-impact/uncovering-a-growing-anti-human-rights-movement/