Author: Hannah Begum

Professor Aisha K. Gill Ph.D. CBE is Professor of Criminology at the University of Bristol, UK. She has been involved in addressing the problem of violence against women and children, “honour” crimes, forced marriage, sexual abuse and femicidal violence at the grassroots/activist level for 23 years. She is Co-Chair of End Violence Against Women Coalition, a network that campaigns to end all forms of violence against women. She also sat on the 2021 CEDAW People’s Tribunal hearings into women’s rights in the United Kingdom. Dr Hannah Begum is Research and Evaluation Officer at the Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse, UK. Her current ESRC funded project explores the impact of Covid-19 on minority Muslim communities in Birmingham. Her research interests lie broadly in the fields of victimology, child sexual abuse and the experiences of Black and minoritised communities in the criminal justice system.