Sundari Anitha is a senior lecturer at the University of Lincoln, UK. Her research interests lie in violence against black and minority ethnic women in the UK and India, as well as industrial activism by migrant women workers. She has previously managed a Women’s Aid refuge, and is a trustee of Asha, a specialist shelter in London.
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Published in: 50.50Transnational marriage abandonment: A new form of violence against women?Transnational marriage abandonment lies at the intersect of immigration and patriarchal control, allowing abusers and states to enjoy impunity for violations committed against women in transnational spaces.
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Published in: Beyond Trafficking and SlaveryImmigration status and domestic violenceMarriage migrants in the UK are highly vulnerable to domestic violence because state immigration and welfare policies leave them with few rights. This exacerbates the gendered power imbalances within marriages.