Forced Marriage

Dr Aisha K. Gill is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Roehampton University. She has been involved in addressing the problem of Violence Against Women (VAW) at the grassroots and activist levels for the past thirteen years. She is currently an active member of 'End Violence Against Women' Coalition (EVAW) invited advisor to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) strategic support group on investigations and complaints involving gendered forms of violence against women in the UK, and member of Kurdish Women's Rights Watch. Dr Sundari Anitha is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Social Sciences, University of Lincoln. She previously worked as a manager in a Women's Aid refuge, is currently a trustee of a specialist refuge, Asha Projects and is active in campaigning and policy-making on violence against women.