2013
City Hall · International Women’s Day
Speaker on forced marriage and women’s rights at Rotary London’s International Women’s Day event at City Hall.
MEDIA · BROADCAST · DOCUMENTARY · SPEAKING
For journalists seeking UK expert commentary on forced marriage, child marriage, female genital mutilation (FGM), dishonour abuse, safeguarding or trigeminal neuralgia, Aneeta is available for television, radio, documentary, podcasts and print interviews. Her commentary draws on parliamentary evidence, safeguarding and education work, charity leadership, public service and lived experience of bilateral trigeminal neuralgia.
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Forced marriage: law, safeguarding and evidenceFGM: safeguarding, prevention and survivor careTrigeminal neuralgia (TN): MVD, patient experience and advocacy




INDEPENDENTLY DOCUMENTED
For journalists, producers, researchers and public bodies, Aneeta Prem MBE’s work can be checked against independent and institutional records covering Parliament, forced marriage, FGM, international speaking, public service and patient voice.
SELECTED SPEAKING RECORD
A selective record of independently documented speeches, keynotes, conference roles and public evidence. This is not a complete list; additional engagements remain in the archive until their dates and context can be corroborated.
2013
Speaker on forced marriage and women’s rights at Rotary London’s International Women’s Day event at City Hall.
2013
Gave formal evidence on forced marriage, prevention, education and practical safeguarding to a Public Bill Committee.
2013
Chaired a national conference on forced marriage and so-called honour-based violence with government, police and prosecution speakers.
2017
Delivered a forced-marriage safeguarding assembly to around 180 pupils across Years 7–10.
2017
Delivered the International Women’s Day keynote on forced marriage and FGM.
2021
Address and Q&A on human rights, forced marriage, FGM and Freedom Charity’s work.
2022
Key speaker at a national policy conference on improving outcomes and strengthening protection against forced marriage.
2022
Speaker on forced marriage and FGM at a Soroptimist regional meeting held at the University of Essex.
2022
Spoke in Glasgow on girls’ education, forced and early marriage, FGM and women’s inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals.
2023
Chaired TNA UK’s conference with medical advisory board co-chairs and specialist speakers on trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain.
2024
Delivered an online public seminar on FGM, education, awareness, mandatory reporting and prevention.
2024
Key speaker on supporting vulnerable people, engaging communities and enforcing forced-marriage law.
2024
Key speaker on protecting women and girls in the UK from female genital mutilation.
2025
Opened and hosted TNA UK’s first national conference in Wales, bringing patients together with specialists in neurology, neurosurgery, oral medicine, pain and pharmacy.
SPEAKING THEMES
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A human-rights framework built around the freedom to choose, refuse, leave, learn and be.
Explore The Five Freedoms02
What forced marriage, FGM and dishonour abuse teach us about disclosure, institutional hesitation and early intervention.
Explore safeguarding and human rights03
How years of undiagnosed trigeminal neuralgia changed Aneeta’s understanding of evidence, dignity and being believed.
Explore trigeminal neuralgia04
Why prevention begins with giving children language, confidence and safe routes to help.
Explore books and educationSELECTED MEDIA
Aneeta has contributed to television, radio, current affairs and public-information work concerning human rights, safeguarding and trigeminal neuralgia.
These organisations and programmes form part of Aneeta’s documented media record. Individual clips or transcripts are linked only where rights and continuing availability allow.
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PRESS · MAGAZINES · ONLINE · WIRE
75 public-ready press records are currently documented here: 57 newspaper, magazine and online records, plus 18 wire and syndicated records showing wider national and international reach. Original physical cuttings remain a separate preservation layer, and verified scans are displayed below where digitisation is complete.
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Every distinct relevant original press cutting held in the archive is included here. Multi-page features are grouped; duplicate photographs and background-only pages are preserved but not double-counted.
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EASTERN DAILY PRESS · 4 MAR 2023Aneeta Prem MBE: Making the UK a better place for young women and girls
THE GUARDIAN · 7 MAR 2018Female genital mutilation: reported cases rise sharplyView original article ↗
FABULOUS MAGAZINEVirginity testing and abuse — Freedom Charity
THE SUNDAY TIMES‘Restoring virgins’ is a big earner for British surgeonsView original article ↗
DAILY MAIL · 29 SEP 2025Experts demand action on first-cousin marriage report
BURY ST EDMUNDS · DATE TO VERIFYAneeta delivers talks on issue of forced marriage
EVENING STANDARD · 23 JUL 2015Education is the best way to stop forced marriagesView original article ↗
2013 · LAMBETH SLAVERY COVERAGEIn desperate call to charity workers, the whispered SOS
THE GUARDIAN · 15 AUG 2013Women who fear forced marriage told to hide spoon in underwearView original article ↗
DAILY MIRROR · 22 NOV 2013Three women kept as slaves — Freedom Charity SOS coverage
EDP · 4 MAR 2023 · PAGE 2Big Interview — continuation
EDP · 4 MAR 2023 · PAGE 3Big Interview — continuation
THE TIMES · 12 JAN 2020 · PAGE 2‘Restoring virgins’ investigation — continuation
DAILY MAIL · 22 NOV 2013British woman, 30, spent her entire life as a slave in London house of horrors




THE SUNDAY TIMES · 21 FEB 2016Girls as young as 6 forced to marry
THE SUNDAY TIMES · 28 FEB 2016Muslim girls forced into marriage via Skype
EASTERN DAILY PRESS · 28 MAY 2014Sisters battling for a world free of inhumanity to girls
THE TIMES · 23 NOV 2013Women rescued in slavery case were caught up in cult, say police
THE SUN · 23 NOV 2013Hell of 3 women captives — Invisible Handcuffs
DAILY EXPRESS · 22 NOV 2013This is the tip of an iceberg
THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY · 23 NOV 2013Concealment: the key to modern slavery
LUTON TODAY · DATE TO RECOVERForced marriage on agenda at schoolPhysical newspaper spread held in the archive. Original publisher page still being recovered.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗Hannah Summers report preserved from the original newspaper page; international syndication separately mapped.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗Report by Sean O’Neill, Fiona Hamilton, Katie Gibbons and Tom Knowles, with Aneeta Prem pictured.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗Joan Smith commentary with Aneeta Prem pictured and Freedom Charity’s role reported.
VIEW ORIGINAL PUBLISHER PAGE ↗Page 5 report from the 2013 Lambeth slavery coverage, preserving Aneeta Prem’s commentary.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗Page 5 coverage of the 2013 Lambeth slavery case, including a sidebar on Freedom Charity.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗Two-page Rowan Mantell feature on Aneeta Prem, Freedom Charity, books and safeguarding work.
VIEW VERIFIED SCAN ↗57 PRESS & ONLINE RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST
18 WIRE & SYNDICATED RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST · INTERNATIONAL REACH
13 TELEVISION & BROADCAST RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST
23 August 2017 · BBC
12 August 2016 · BBC
16 June 2014 · ITV News Anglia
16 June 2014 · BBC Look East
17 April 2014 · London Live
3 March 2014 · BBC Look East
22 November 2013 · ITV Daybreak
21 November 2013 · ITV
21 November 2013 · BBC News
21 November 2013 · Sky News
10 August 2013 · Sky News
5 March 2013 · ITV London
8 June 2012 · BBC Two
3 RADIO RECORDS · SURVIVING AUDIO WHERE AVAILABLE · NEWEST → OLDEST
26 January 2015 · BBC Radio 4
22 November 2013 · RTÉ · interview verified; audio recovery pending
5 March 2013 · BBC Radio 4 · appearance verified; original audio/page recovery pending
4 DOCUMENTARY & VIDEO RECORDS · SURVIVING VIDEO WHERE AVAILABLE
31 December 2023 · TalkTV
15 June 2014 · Freedom Charity / Sky News context
9 October 2013 · ITV · programme verified; full video/credits recovery pending
Archive upload 13 August 2012 · original broadcast date to confirm
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Browse the Public Record →SELECTED FILM & BROADCAST
Selected appearances and campaign films documenting the development of Aneeta Prem’s work across forced marriage, safeguarding, public policy and trigeminal neuralgia.
Aneeta Prem · media showreel
Face of TN · trigeminal neuralgia awareness film
Oxford Union: full address and Q&A · 2021
Forced marriage law change · 2014
Freedom Charity: modern-slavery rescue and safeguarding · 2013
Freedom Charity app launch · 2013
MEDIA ARCHIVE
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