Articles on Honour-based violence

November 29, 2023

Reports of ‘honour‑based’ abuse increased following lockdowns and change to police recording rules

Sadiq Bhanbhro, Sheffield Hallam University

So-called honour-based abuse thrives in secrecy and fear.

June 7, 2023

Sundari Anitha, University of Lincoln and Aisha K. Gill, University of Bristol

Forced marriage protection orders are not very useful in combatting ‘honour’-based violence or other abuse.

June 8, 2018

Geetanjali Gangoli, University of Bristol

Even for those that escape, the stigma of refusing a forced marriage separates young women from their family and community.

Geetanjali Gangoli
Senior Lecturer in Policy Studies, University of Bristol
Sadiq Bhanbhro
Senior Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University
Aisha K. Gill
Professor of Criminology, Centre for Gender and Violence Research, University of Bristol
Sundari Anitha
Professor of Gender, Violence and Work, University of Lincoln