Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson
@profayebkarlsson.bsky.social
Professor of Intersectional Justice @ucl.ac.uk
#violence #entrapment #immobility #humanrights #law #migration #climatechange #trafficking #children #women
UCL profile: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/87069-sonja-ayebkarlsson
#violence #entrapment #immobility #humanrights #law #migration #climatechange #trafficking #children #women
UCL profile: https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/87069-sonja-ayebkarlsson
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🚨 BIG RESEARCH NEWS 📡: We have just published a peer reviewed theoretical article on ‘Reproductive Coercion and Legal Entrapment’ in the Journal of Family Violence led by the brilliant Dr Spearman:
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
#reproductivecoercion
#familycourt
doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
#reproductivecoercion
#familycourt
This week we are on the topic of #reproductivecoercion - “the right to have a choice, things can happen to our bodies that are not our choice, the right to choose when and with whom…” #reproductivejustice #reproductiverights
Michelle 💚
Michelle 💚
Repost @reprorights In this 2020 clip from the 77th Golden Globe Awards, Michelle Williams reflects on what it means to live “a life of her own making,” and how her ability to choose if, when, and with whom to have children shaped her story.
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
January 28, 2026 at 10:11 AM
This week we are on the topic of #reproductivecoercion - “the right to have a choice, things can happen to our bodies that are not our choice, the right to choose when and with whom…” #reproductivejustice #reproductiverights
Michelle 💚
Michelle 💚
Repost @reprorights In this 2020 clip from the 77th Golden Globe Awards, Michelle Williams reflects on what it means to live “a life of her own making,” and how her ability to choose if, when, and with whom to have children shaped her story.
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Repost @reprorights In this 2020 clip from the 77th Golden Globe Awards, Michelle Williams reflects on what it means to live “a life of her own making,” and how her ability to choose if, when, and with whom to have children shaped her story.
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Repost @reprorights In this 2020 clip from the 77th Golden Globe Awards, Michelle Williams reflects on what it means to live “a life of her own making,” and how her ability to choose if, when, and with whom to have children shaped her story.
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Repost @reprorights In this 2020 clip from the 77th Golden Globe Awards, Michelle Williams reflects on what it means to live “a life of her own making,” and how her ability to choose if, when, and with whom to have children shaped her story.
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#legalentrapment
Remember, when you stand up for yourself, you stand up for women everywhere!
Kate 💜
Repost @femalequotient When women stand up for themselves, they’re often speaking up for many, many others as well who have experienced similar things—and it’s always worth it. #KateWinslet
#speakup
Kate 💜
Repost @femalequotient When women stand up for themselves, they’re often speaking up for many, many others as well who have experienced similar things—and it’s always worth it. #KateWinslet
#speakup
January 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Remember, when you stand up for yourself, you stand up for women everywhere!
Kate 💜
Repost @femalequotient When women stand up for themselves, they’re often speaking up for many, many others as well who have experienced similar things—and it’s always worth it. #KateWinslet
#speakup
Kate 💜
Repost @femalequotient When women stand up for themselves, they’re often speaking up for many, many others as well who have experienced similar things—and it’s always worth it. #KateWinslet
#speakup
“These RCA behaviors may lead to pregnancy (“pregnancy inducing” or “pregnancy promoting”) or prevent a pregnancy from occurring or ending a pregnancy (“pregnancy harming” or “pregnancy preventing”).”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s10896…#legalentrapmentnt
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s10896…#legalentrapmentnt
January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
“These RCA behaviors may lead to pregnancy (“pregnancy inducing” or “pregnancy promoting”) or prevent a pregnancy from occurring or ending a pregnancy (“pregnancy harming” or “pregnancy preventing”).”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s10896…#legalentrapmentnt
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s10896…#legalentrapmentnt
Repost @fcmommabear 📣 Guest speaker announcement 📣
Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson is a Professor of Intersectional Justice at University College London (UCL) and a fierce advocate for survivors of Family Court
Sonja leads UCL’s Everyday Disasters and Violences Research Group.
Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson is a Professor of Intersectional Justice at University College London (UCL) and a fierce advocate for survivors of Family Court
Sonja leads UCL’s Everyday Disasters and Violences Research Group.
January 24, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Repost @fcmommabear 📣 Guest speaker announcement 📣
Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson is a Professor of Intersectional Justice at University College London (UCL) and a fierce advocate for survivors of Family Court
Sonja leads UCL’s Everyday Disasters and Violences Research Group.
Prof Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson is a Professor of Intersectional Justice at University College London (UCL) and a fierce advocate for survivors of Family Court
Sonja leads UCL’s Everyday Disasters and Violences Research Group.
Name it to change it!
It is called reproductive coercion and control (or abuse) - we cover this in detail: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Repost @stepville “#MAIDNetflix was (and is), without a doubt, difficult for me and my kid to watch. Some scenes were just too close to reality.
It is called reproductive coercion and control (or abuse) - we cover this in detail: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Repost @stepville “#MAIDNetflix was (and is), without a doubt, difficult for me and my kid to watch. Some scenes were just too close to reality.
January 24, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Name it to change it!
It is called reproductive coercion and control (or abuse) - we cover this in detail: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Repost @stepville “#MAIDNetflix was (and is), without a doubt, difficult for me and my kid to watch. Some scenes were just too close to reality.
It is called reproductive coercion and control (or abuse) - we cover this in detail: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
Repost @stepville “#MAIDNetflix was (and is), without a doubt, difficult for me and my kid to watch. Some scenes were just too close to reality.
“A woman’s place is in the revolution!”
Repost @women_in_art__ Speaks to the vital role women play in social and political change.
It emphasises empowerment, activism, and the need for women’s voices in movements for justice and equality.
#womenempowerment
#fightforfreedom #jointherevolution
Repost @women_in_art__ Speaks to the vital role women play in social and political change.
It emphasises empowerment, activism, and the need for women’s voices in movements for justice and equality.
#womenempowerment
#fightforfreedom #jointherevolution
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
“A woman’s place is in the revolution!”
Repost @women_in_art__ Speaks to the vital role women play in social and political change.
It emphasises empowerment, activism, and the need for women’s voices in movements for justice and equality.
#womenempowerment
#fightforfreedom #jointherevolution
Repost @women_in_art__ Speaks to the vital role women play in social and political change.
It emphasises empowerment, activism, and the need for women’s voices in movements for justice and equality.
#womenempowerment
#fightforfreedom #jointherevolution
”Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness” @stepville 💜
Repost @stepville Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness.
Over 75% of homeless families are headed by single women. Half of all homeless women and children report experiencing physical…
Repost @stepville Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness.
Over 75% of homeless families are headed by single women. Half of all homeless women and children report experiencing physical…
January 18, 2026 at 8:10 PM
”Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness” @stepville 💜
Repost @stepville Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness.
Over 75% of homeless families are headed by single women. Half of all homeless women and children report experiencing physical…
Repost @stepville Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness.
Over 75% of homeless families are headed by single women. Half of all homeless women and children report experiencing physical…
Albert Biderman’s Chart of Coercion, developed in 1957, is a framework illustrating the psychological methods used to break the “will” of an individual. Originally based on his study of American prisoners of war during the Korean War…
January 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Albert Biderman’s Chart of Coercion, developed in 1957, is a framework illustrating the psychological methods used to break the “will” of an individual. Originally based on his study of American prisoners of war during the Korean War…
“A lot of women experiencing domestic #abuse cannot see it, I couldn’t see it, it took me a long time.”
@reesewitherspoon 💜
Repost @shearhavenywca “My #spirit had been #diminished… I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true.”
@nytimes @lulugnavarro #domesticabuse
@reesewitherspoon 💜
Repost @shearhavenywca “My #spirit had been #diminished… I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true.”
@nytimes @lulugnavarro #domesticabuse
January 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
“A lot of women experiencing domestic #abuse cannot see it, I couldn’t see it, it took me a long time.”
@reesewitherspoon 💜
Repost @shearhavenywca “My #spirit had been #diminished… I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true.”
@nytimes @lulugnavarro #domesticabuse
@reesewitherspoon 💜
Repost @shearhavenywca “My #spirit had been #diminished… I thought all those awful things that person said about me were true.”
@nytimes @lulugnavarro #domesticabuse
The Year was 2016,
I had just moved to the UK,
I was doing my PhD,
I loved living by the sea,
I appreciated social similarities to Sweden,
I was starting to feel like I was home!
#theyearwas2016 #throwbackthursday #memories
IG: @profayebkarlsson
I had just moved to the UK,
I was doing my PhD,
I loved living by the sea,
I appreciated social similarities to Sweden,
I was starting to feel like I was home!
#theyearwas2016 #throwbackthursday #memories
IG: @profayebkarlsson
January 15, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The Year was 2016,
I had just moved to the UK,
I was doing my PhD,
I loved living by the sea,
I appreciated social similarities to Sweden,
I was starting to feel like I was home!
#theyearwas2016 #throwbackthursday #memories
IG: @profayebkarlsson
I had just moved to the UK,
I was doing my PhD,
I loved living by the sea,
I appreciated social similarities to Sweden,
I was starting to feel like I was home!
#theyearwas2016 #throwbackthursday #memories
IG: @profayebkarlsson
Where a woman is killed changes everything!
@officialmelb 💜
Repost @feminist - @officialmelb is calling for there to be more education around domestic violence as she discusses the updated version of her bestselling memoir, Brutally Honest.
🎥: @gmb
#IPV #DomesticViolence
@officialmelb 💜
Repost @feminist - @officialmelb is calling for there to be more education around domestic violence as she discusses the updated version of her bestselling memoir, Brutally Honest.
🎥: @gmb
#IPV #DomesticViolence
January 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Where a woman is killed changes everything!
@officialmelb 💜
Repost @feminist - @officialmelb is calling for there to be more education around domestic violence as she discusses the updated version of her bestselling memoir, Brutally Honest.
🎥: @gmb
#IPV #DomesticViolence
@officialmelb 💜
Repost @feminist - @officialmelb is calling for there to be more education around domestic violence as she discusses the updated version of her bestselling memoir, Brutally Honest.
🎥: @gmb
#IPV #DomesticViolence
“Reproductivee Coercion and Abuse (RCA) behaviors can include birth control sabotage; prevention of or forced abortion; medical control; physical, sexual, physiological, psychological, legal, and economic #abuse.”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#FamilyCourt #Entrapment
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#FamilyCourt #Entrapment
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
“Reproductivee Coercion and Abuse (RCA) behaviors can include birth control sabotage; prevention of or forced abortion; medical control; physical, sexual, physiological, psychological, legal, and economic #abuse.”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#FamilyCourt #Entrapment
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more: doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#FamilyCourt #Entrapment
For all the brave women finding themselves in this battle! ❤️
Copyright, created and posted by: @iamciara “I’ve received countless messages from people navigating very difficult relationships. Some asking for advice, others simply sharing their inner thoughts…”
Copyright, created and posted by: @iamciara “I’ve received countless messages from people navigating very difficult relationships. Some asking for advice, others simply sharing their inner thoughts…”
January 11, 2026 at 2:42 PM
For all the brave women finding themselves in this battle! ❤️
Copyright, created and posted by: @iamciara “I’ve received countless messages from people navigating very difficult relationships. Some asking for advice, others simply sharing their inner thoughts…”
Copyright, created and posted by: @iamciara “I’ve received countless messages from people navigating very difficult relationships. Some asking for advice, others simply sharing their inner thoughts…”
“Reproductive Coercion and Abuse (RCA) includes a constellation of behaviors aimed at controlling their female partner’s reproductive autonomy.”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more through our free and open access article: Spearman, Ayeb-Karlsson … et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#familycourt
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more through our free and open access article: Spearman, Ayeb-Karlsson … et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#familycourt
January 9, 2026 at 8:11 PM
“Reproductive Coercion and Abuse (RCA) includes a constellation of behaviors aimed at controlling their female partner’s reproductive autonomy.”
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more through our free and open access article: Spearman, Ayeb-Karlsson … et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#familycourt
-Spearman et al. 2025
Learn more through our free and open access article: Spearman, Ayeb-Karlsson … et al. (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s108...
#familycourt
Repost @amnesty @angelinajolie “Know Your Rights” 🏛️
“We do know what is absolutely healthy, and decent and fair for a Child…”
Book “Know Your Rights and Claim Them”
Educating children and young people about their rights.
By @amnesty @amnestyusa @amnestyuk
#knowyourrights
“We do know what is absolutely healthy, and decent and fair for a Child…”
Book “Know Your Rights and Claim Them”
Educating children and young people about their rights.
By @amnesty @amnestyusa @amnestyuk
#knowyourrights
January 7, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Repost @amnesty @angelinajolie “Know Your Rights” 🏛️
“We do know what is absolutely healthy, and decent and fair for a Child…”
Book “Know Your Rights and Claim Them”
Educating children and young people about their rights.
By @amnesty @amnestyusa @amnestyuk
#knowyourrights
“We do know what is absolutely healthy, and decent and fair for a Child…”
Book “Know Your Rights and Claim Them”
Educating children and young people about their rights.
By @amnesty @amnestyusa @amnestyuk
#knowyourrights
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 1️⃣0️⃣: Questioning SVTs (Swedish BBCs) Media Depiction of Victim Survivors of Violence
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Number 1️⃣0️⃣: Questioning SVTs (Swedish BBCs) Media Depiction of Victim Survivors of Violence
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
January 5, 2026 at 8:23 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 1️⃣0️⃣: Questioning SVTs (Swedish BBCs) Media Depiction of Victim Survivors of Violence
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Number 1️⃣0️⃣: Questioning SVTs (Swedish BBCs) Media Depiction of Victim Survivors of Violence
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
We must destroy stigmas and biases associated with having experienced legal abuse and child removal through the family court system. No, they were not ‘bad mothers’, many of them were targeted and experienced systemic institutional violence.
Shame must change side.
Shame must change side.
January 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
We must destroy stigmas and biases associated with having experienced legal abuse and child removal through the family court system. No, they were not ‘bad mothers’, many of them were targeted and experienced systemic institutional violence.
Shame must change side.
Shame must change side.
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 9️⃣: Our Article on Reproductive Coercion and Legal Entrapment
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DSInh8YCAh...
Number 9️⃣: Our Article on Reproductive Coercion and Legal Entrapment
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DSInh8YCAh...
January 4, 2026 at 3:54 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 9️⃣: Our Article on Reproductive Coercion and Legal Entrapment
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DSInh8YCAh...
Number 9️⃣: Our Article on Reproductive Coercion and Legal Entrapment
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DSInh8YCAh...
Legal Threats of Child Removal, Attempts of Child Removal, Completed Child Removal 🟰VIOLENCE
Thank you @madonna for the courage and for speaking up! ✨
Repost of Interview Originally posted by @jayshetty @jayshettypodcast
Reposted by @any.thingworx09
#childremoval #Lawfare
Thank you @madonna for the courage and for speaking up! ✨
Repost of Interview Originally posted by @jayshetty @jayshettypodcast
Reposted by @any.thingworx09
#childremoval #Lawfare
January 4, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Legal Threats of Child Removal, Attempts of Child Removal, Completed Child Removal 🟰VIOLENCE
Thank you @madonna for the courage and for speaking up! ✨
Repost of Interview Originally posted by @jayshetty @jayshettypodcast
Reposted by @any.thingworx09
#childremoval #Lawfare
Thank you @madonna for the courage and for speaking up! ✨
Repost of Interview Originally posted by @jayshetty @jayshettypodcast
Reposted by @any.thingworx09
#childremoval #Lawfare
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 8️⃣: Our Swedish Family Court Crisis Event in Stockholm
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DSNzNZk...
Number 8️⃣: Our Swedish Family Court Crisis Event in Stockholm
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DSNzNZk...
January 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 8️⃣: Our Swedish Family Court Crisis Event in Stockholm
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DSNzNZk...
Number 8️⃣: Our Swedish Family Court Crisis Event in Stockholm
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DSNzNZk...
Short statement in support of ‘Elsa’, her mum and two dads in Sweden who have seen their eight year old daughter removed in the name of so called ‘Munchausen by proxy’ and not been allowed to speak to her or see her for months.
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#Lawfare
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#Lawfare
January 3, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Short statement in support of ‘Elsa’, her mum and two dads in Sweden who have seen their eight year old daughter removed in the name of so called ‘Munchausen by proxy’ and not been allowed to speak to her or see her for months.
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#Lawfare
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#Lawfare
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 7️⃣: Presenting Our Filicide Work at ISPCAN, Lithuania
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ1hEah...
Number 7️⃣: Presenting Our Filicide Work at ISPCAN, Lithuania
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ1hEah...
January 3, 2026 at 12:40 PM
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ Throwback: The main highlights of the year in 10 posts.
Number 7️⃣: Presenting Our Filicide Work at ISPCAN, Lithuania
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ1hEah...
Number 7️⃣: Presenting Our Filicide Work at ISPCAN, Lithuania
#2025recap
#newyear2026
#theyearinpictures
#newyearsameme
#theyearinposts
#newyearnewchallenges
Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/DQ1hEah...
In support of ‘Elsa’, her mum and two dads in Sweden who have seen their eight year old daughter removed in the name of so called ‘Munchausen by proxy’ and not been allowed to speak to her or see her for months.
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#FactitiousDisorder
#Lawfare
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#FactitiousDisorder
#Lawfare
January 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
In support of ‘Elsa’, her mum and two dads in Sweden who have seen their eight year old daughter removed in the name of so called ‘Munchausen by proxy’ and not been allowed to speak to her or see her for months.
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#FactitiousDisorder
#Lawfare
#MunchausenByProxy
#MedicalAbuse
#FactitiousDisorder
#Lawfare