Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

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#parentalalienationindustry #parentalalienationispseudoscience #familycourtexperts #metoofamilycourt #legalentrapment

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A brilliant piece of writing by our very own ‘National Treasure’ Beatrix Campbell (@campbellbeatrix) - Blog Article “Melanie Gill: Witch Hunt?”

Read the article fully open, free and available: beatrixcampbell.co.uk/melanie-gill...

“Gill protests that she has been accused of being ‘a charlatan, fraud and a danger to the public’, that she has been witch-hunted, ‘targeted by women’s groups, radical feminists and a group of psychologists who have aligned with P.A. deniers and domestic violence campaigners’.”

Brave UK Member of Parliament, Charlotte, speak up about being raped at a work event that she attended in the capacity of a politician.

Rapists are not figures hiding in bushes, they work among us, they sleep next to us.
@channel4news #criminalcourt #JuryTrial #Accountability

“Human trafficking and exploitation (or modern slavery) is one of the greatest health challenges of our time.”

-Ayeb-Karlsson and Valiquette 2026

The article is open access, publicly available and free to read here:
doi.org/10.1016/S014...

#aworldfreeofexploitation
#modernslavery

Rose was the first to come forwards, to speak up, and call to him out. Rest assured that she was punished and disciplined for doing so, but she did not give up. She withstood all the abuse and harassment and built a movement. We cannot forget that, #metoo is here to stay.

Repost @visomkamparforvarabarn Last week, the organization's chair was invited to the the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagen).

We had discussions about children and pathways to justice.

We all agreed that children are not sufficiently protected from violence and abuse in Sweden.

Too thin, too fat, too pushy, too unambitious, too hot, not hot enough or even for daring to be alive!

Repost @elliejanetaylor

Written by the brilliant @emilyjane.clark for The Mash Report 🪦

#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womensrightsarehumanrights

“Most people are completely unaware of the significance and consequences of giving commitment to someone with control issues; it is risky because in the controlling person’s head the commitment can never be withdrawn.”
-Prof Jane Monckton-Smith

#coercivecontrol #legalentrapment #homicidetimeline

#iwd2026
#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womensrightsarehumanrights

“One in four countries report a backlash on women’s rights. This year, if any year, the International Women’s Day has become an arena where we refuse to stay silent and accept being stripped of the freedoms we fought so hard to gain”
-@profayebkarlsson

#internationalwomensday

#iwd2026
#womeninspiringwomen
#womensupportingwomen
#womensrightsarehumanrights

“One in four countries report a backlash on women’s rights. This year, if any year, the International Women’s Day has become an arena where we refuse to stay silent and accept being stripped of the freedoms we fought so hard to gain”
-@profayebkarlsson

#internationalwomensday

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Perpetrators know just how to tap into our patriarchal system of power and control such as by speaking with authority, gaslighting and by minimizing and ridiculing victim-survivors behaviours and existence.

My research expert opinion is that the new Swedish bill is not enough, but it does not have to be seen as a failure.

Sweden urgently needs specific coercion and control criminal legislation to complement the bill on psychological violence.

#metoofamilycourtsweden

Psychological violence is not the same as coercive and controlling behaviours, which are the main factor in all deadly violence.

Coercive control is not the same as emotional or psychological abuse.

We have a new bill in Sweden regarding psychological violence. In my lecture in the Swedish Parliament last week, I reflected on what this means for Sweden's victims of violence and whether the new bill is enough.

Institutionellt Våld: Prof Sonja Ayeb Karlsson (UCL, UK) YouTube video by Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

We are grateful that we were invited and that there is a serious policy interest in improving our legal systems.

The research presentation is now also available on YouTube: youtu.be/xmezZAckAaU

#metoofamilycourtsweden
#legalentrapment
#changefamilycourt
#legalreform

‘Institutional Violence: What does the international research say about how our legal systems are used to exercise power, control and violence, and its increased risk of lethal violence?’

…where the Civil Affairs Committee organised a separate research seminar on ‘Institutional Violence and Post-Separation Abuse in Family Law Contexts‘ where Professor Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, UCL, UK gave a research presentation on:

On Thursday 5th March 2026, the Swedish Parliamentary (Riksdagens) Research Day 2026: ‘Politics and the long challenges’ was organised…

Institutionellt Våld: Prof Sonja Ayeb Karlsson (UCL, UK) YouTube video by Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson

Vi är otroligt tacksamma för att vi var inbjudna och för att det finns ett intresse att förbättra våra rättssystem.

Nu finns denna forskningspresentationen också ute på YouTube: youtu.be/xmezZAckAaU

där Professor Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, UCL, UK gav en forskningspresentation rörande: ‘Institutionellt Våld: Vad säger den internationella forskningen om hur våra rättssystem används för att utföra makt, kontroll och våld, samt dess ökade risk för dödligt våld?‘

Den 5e Mars 2026, organiserades Riksdagens Forskningsdag 2026: ‘Politiken och de långsiktiga utmaningarna’ där Civilutskottet organiserade ett separat forskningsseminarium rörande ‘Institutionellt Våld och Eftervåld i Familjerättsliga Sammanhang‘

Suport us by sharing and raising awareness of the #metoofamilycourtsweden movement!

I will be sharing more information and insights into what I said to all those who were not able to attend - and - in Swedish too this time around! 🇸🇪

#legalentrapment
#changefamilycourt
#legalreform
#asaferswedenforourchildren
#metoofamilycourtsweden

I want to thank the convener group behind the events, the members of parliament, but also the many people behind this day and the work leading up to these voices making it to our decision makers.

“Institutional Violence: what does the research show about how our legal systems are used to perpetuate violence and achieve power and control, and its interlinkages with the increased risk for deadly violence?”

I was invited to present my research into the family court system at the Swedish Parliament (Riksdagens) annual research conference and decided to speak about: