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Oonagh Eastmond

Oonagh Eastmond is a regular contributor who lives and works in the United Kingdom. She has recently completed the Erasmus Mundus Master's in Gender Studies during which she completed an internship with the UNDP in Bangkok, working on a conference focused on women's economic empowerment. She has also worked in Cambodia for an agency protecting female victims of trafficking and wrote her thesis on human trafficking, which is due to be published soon in the academic journal, Femina Politica. Oonagh is passionate about improving women's rights and ensuring gender equality across all aspects of life.

Trafficked to the UK for Domestic Labour

14/12/201516/01/2019 By Oonagh Eastmond

Travelling to the UK for domestic work can be a means of survival for many women from abroad. But current visa conditions facilitate modern slavery.

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Domestic Violence and Coercive Control in the United Kingdom

06/11/201516/01/2019 By Oonagh Eastmond

The UK government has extended the definition of domestic abuse to capture coercive and controlling behaviour. What does this mean in practice and how will it affect those who suffer from domestic abuse?

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