Rahila Gupta is a British writer, journalist, and activist renowned for her work on gender justice, migration, and human rights.

She has been a longstanding member and former chair of Southall Black Sisters, a leading UK-based organization advocating for Black and Global South women escaping violence. 

Gupta's literary contributions include several impactful books:

• Enslaved: The New British Slavery (2007), which examines the role of immigration controls in modern slavery;

• Provoked (2007), co-authored with Kiranjit Ahluwalia, detailing the story of an abused woman who killed her violent husband;

• Don’t Wake Me: The Ballad of Nihal Armstrong (2013), a monologue in verse about her disabled son, which was adapted into a stage play and toured internationally.

Her journalism has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, New Humanist, New Internationalist, and openDemocracy, where she addresses issues ranging from secularism to women's rights.

Beyond writing, Gupta is a patron of Peace in Kurdistan and chairs the Nihal Armstrong Trust, a charity providing grants for children with cerebral palsy.