Honour-based Abuse Awareness Conference

Hear from advocates and leaders in the field of honour-based violence prevention and explore how we can better serve vulnerable populations and empower survivors.

Event details

Friday 14 February 2025, 1:00pm–5:00pm
Room OL1
University of Derby Kedleston Road campus
Kedleston Road
Derby
DE22 1GB

Conference timings

Speakers

Dr Kulsoom Pridmore - Honour Based Abuse: Shattering the Silence

Dr Kulsoom Yusuf Pridmore is a passionate advocate and leader in the field of gender-based violence prevention and survivor empowerment. She currently serves as the Head of Discipline: Continuous Professional Development and a Programme Leader at the University of Derby, where she has contributed as an educator since 2012.

Motivated by her dedication to social justice, Kulsoom has undertaken extensive research exploring honour-based abuse (HBA) and the role of education in prevention and intervention.

Kulsoom has presented her research findings at conferences on gender studies, equity in education, and safeguarding. She is driven to promote inclusion, diversity, and widened participation across educational institutions and communities.

Outside of academia, Kulsoom volunteers her expertise to spur meaningful change through awareness, training, and policy guidance. She serves as a Trustee for Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO) and has chaired the Board of Directors for Karma Nirvana. Additionally, Kulsoom advises the Rochdale HBA Group as Deputy Chair and sits on their task force developing and delivering training for frontline workers across Rochdale/Greater Manchester. She also works closely with Greater Manchester Police as an expert advisor on their HBA policy review.

Through her multifaceted research, advocacy and community collaboration, Kulsoom is deeply committed to creating institutional change to better serve vulnerable populations and empower survivors.

Nina Aouilk - There is No Hounour in Killing: A Survivor’s Lived Expereince

Nina Aouilk, known as London’s Life Coach, is a renowned mindset coach specialising in peak performance for UFC and MMA fighters.

As the founder of London’s Life Coach School of Learning, she empowers individuals and groups to achieve transformative results.

A TEDx and professional speaker, Nina addresses global issues like human trafficking and honour-based violence.

She founded EndHonourKillings.org, a nonprofit supporting victims of gender-based violence. Her bestselling book, Master Your Life, Live the Life of Your Dreams, has inspired countless readers worldwide. She has supported over 16,000 victims /survivors globally within a year.

Nina has been featured on over 150 podcasts and global media platforms, including Fox News, ABC, NBC, and GB News, with one of her viral videos reaching 60 million views.

She has spoken at The United Nations Head Quarters, Parliament, Scotland Yard, Kensington Palace, and international events, and serves on advisory boards for Scotland Yard and The British Home Office.

A mother of three, Nina continues to inspire change globally from her home in London, UK.

Dr Maz Idriss - Male Victims of Honour-Based Abuse and Forced Marriages

Dr Maz Idriss is Senior Lecturer and LLM Programme Director at Manchester Metropolitan University, and his research (spanning 19 years) focuses on violence against women and men in South-Asian communities, including HBA and forced marriages.

He has published widely in a number of academic journals and has written for the Criminal Law Review, Journal of Criminal Law, Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Journal of Interpersonal Violence and the International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice. He has also published two edited books on this subject and was awarded his PhD in 2018, where he interviewed 38 survivors and key agents involved in HBA and forced marriages as part of his research.

Dr. Maz's presentation will discuss the similarities and differences between women's and men's abuse in HBA and forced marriage cases, the invisibalisation of male HBA and forced marriage victims, and the need to better recognise male victims and offer appropriate support for men at community and state-policy levels.

Maz will also discuss the launch of his recent Report on HBA and the Courts, where he looks at reforms to improve prosecution and conviction rates in this area, as well policy developments and strategies concerning male victims.