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Media and 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
Aneeta Prem MBE interviewed on Sky News about a human-rights issue.
Aneeta Prem MBE · media, documentary and speaking
Aneeta Prem MBE interviewed on Sky News about a human rights case.
Sky NewsHuman rights commentary
Aneeta Prem appearing on Channel 4 News.
Channel 4 NewsBroadcast interview
Aneeta Prem MBE speaking at the Oxford Union on human rights and safeguarding.
Oxford UnionHuman rights address
Aneeta Prem in conversation on London Live television.
London LiveLong-form television interview
Core commentaryForced marriage · FGM · dishonour abuse · safeguarding
Health and patient voiceTrigeminal neuralgia · delayed diagnosis · severe facial pain
FormatsLive interview · documentary · radio · podcast · keynote

INDEPENDENTLY DOCUMENTED

Evidence behind the commentary

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.

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SELECTED SPEAKING RECORD

Selected speaking engagements

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

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.

2013

House of Commons · oral evidence

Gave formal evidence on forced marriage, prevention, education and practical safeguarding to a Public Bill Committee.

2013

Capita · national conference

Chaired a national conference on forced marriage and so-called honour-based violence with government, police and prosecution speakers.

2017

Mulberry Academy Shoreditch · school assembly

Delivered a forced-marriage safeguarding assembly to around 180 pupils across Years 7–10.

2017

Norwich Cathedral · keynote

Delivered the International Women’s Day keynote on forced marriage and FGM.

2021

Oxford Union · full address

Address and Q&A on human rights, forced marriage, FGM and Freedom Charity’s work.

2022

Public Policy Exchange · key speaker

Key speaker at a national policy conference on improving outcomes and strengthening protection against forced marriage.

2022

Soroptimist regional meeting · University of Essex

Speaker on forced marriage and FGM at a Soroptimist regional meeting held at the University of Essex.

2022

Global Sustainable Development Congress

Spoke in Glasgow on girls’ education, forced and early marriage, FGM and women’s inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals.

2023

Trigeminal Neuralgia Conference · chair

Chaired TNA UK’s conference with medical advisory board co-chairs and specialist speakers on trigeminal neuralgia and facial pain.

2024

Queen Mary University of London · public FGM seminar

Delivered an online public seminar on FGM, education, awareness, mandatory reporting and prevention.

2024

Public Policy Exchange · forced marriage

Key speaker on supporting vulnerable people, engaging communities and enforcing forced-marriage law.

2024

Public Policy Exchange · FGM

Key speaker on protecting women and girls in the UK from female genital mutilation.

2025

TNA UK Cardiff · conference host

Opened and hosted TNA UK’s first national conference in Wales, bringing patients together with specialists in neurology, neurosurgery, oral medicine, pain and pharmacy.

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SPEAKING THEMES

01

The Five Freedoms

A human-rights framework built around the freedom to choose, refuse, leave, learn and be.

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02

When silence becomes danger

What forced marriage, FGM and dishonour abuse teach us about disclosure, institutional hesitation and early intervention.

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03

What pain taught me about leadership

How years of undiagnosed trigeminal neuralgia changed Aneeta’s understanding of evidence, dignity and being believed.

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04

Education as protection

Why prevention begins with giving children language, confidence and safe routes to help.

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SELECTED MEDIA

Selected appearances

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.

FOR JOURNALISTS AND PRODUCERS

What to include in an enquiry

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Available through the press route

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Documentary and archive enquiries

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PRESS · MAGAZINES · ONLINE · WIRE

Newspapers, magazines & online press

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.

LANDMARK COVERAGE · CURATED BY SIGNIFICANCE

Original press archive

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 Saturday Weekend, 4 March 2023, Aneeta Prem MBE Big Interview, page 1EASTERN DAILY PRESS · 4 MAR 2023Aneeta Prem MBE: Making the UK a better place for young women and girlsFabulous magazine report on virginity testing and abuse featuring Aneeta Prem of Freedom CharityFABULOUS MAGAZINEVirginity testing and abuse — Freedom CharityDaily Mail, 29 September 2025, article on first-cousin marriage quoting Aneeta Prem and Freedom CharityDAILY MAIL · 29 SEP 2025Experts demand action on first-cousin marriage reportLocal press cutting showing Aneeta Prem at Churchgate Books in Bury St Edmunds after forced-marriage talks at West Suffolk College and King Edward VI School.BURY ST EDMUNDS · DATE TO VERIFYAneeta delivers talks on issue of forced marriage2013 newspaper cutting In desperate call to charity workers, the whispered SOS, reporting Freedom Charity's role and featuring Aneeta Prem.2013 · LAMBETH SLAVERY COVERAGEIn desperate call to charity workers, the whispered SOSDaily Mirror, 22 November 2013, slavery coverage with Aneeta Prem pictured and Freedom Charity SOS sidebar.DAILY MIRROR · 22 NOV 2013Three women kept as slaves — Freedom Charity SOS coverageEastern Daily Press Saturday Weekend Aneeta Prem Big Interview, 4 March 2023, page 2.EDP · 4 MAR 2023 · PAGE 2Big Interview — continuationEastern Daily Press Saturday Weekend Aneeta Prem Big Interview, 4 March 2023, page 3.EDP · 4 MAR 2023 · PAGE 3Big Interview — continuationThe Times, 12 January 2020, virginity repair investigation, page 2 quoting Freedom Charity.THE TIMES · 12 JAN 2020 · PAGE 2‘Restoring virgins’ investigation — continuationDaily Mail, Friday 22 November 2013, slavery coverage with Aneeta Prem pictured.DAILY MAIL · 22 NOV 2013British woman, 30, spent her entire life as a slave in London house of horrorsThe Independent 2013 slavery coverage quoting Aneeta Prem of Freedom CharityLondon Evening Standard forced marriage feature with Aneeta Prem pictured2013 slavery newspaper feature reporting Freedom Charity's role2013 newspaper coverage of women held for 30 years, including a photograph of Aneeta Prem meeting David CameronOne to One interview by Keith Vaz MP with Aneeta Prem about forced marriage and But It's Not FairSunday Times newspaper spread dated 21 February 2016 with the headline Girls as young as 6 forced to marry.THE SUNDAY TIMES · 21 FEB 2016Girls as young as 6 forced to marrySunday Times page dated 28 February 2016 showing the article Muslim girls forced into marriage via Skype and related forced-marriage coverage.THE SUNDAY TIMES · 28 FEB 2016Muslim girls forced into marriage via SkypeEastern Daily Press two-page feature dated 28 May 2014 headed Sisters battling for a world free of inhumanity to girls.EASTERN DAILY PRESS · 28 MAY 2014Sisters battling for a world free of inhumanity to girlsTimes newspaper cutting dated 23 November 2013 headed Women rescued in slavery case were caught up in cult, say police, with a photograph of Aneeta Prem.THE TIMES · 23 NOV 2013Women rescued in slavery case were caught up in cult, say policeThe Sun page 5 dated 23 November 2013 with the headline HELL OF 3 WOMEN CAPTIVES and the words INVISIBLE HANDCUFFS.THE SUN · 23 NOV 2013Hell of 3 women captives — Invisible HandcuffsDaily Express page 5 dated 22 November 2013 reporting the Lambeth slavery case and Freedom Charity's role.DAILY EXPRESS · 22 NOV 2013This is the tip of an icebergIndependent on Sunday page from 23 November 2013 headed Concealment: the key to modern slavery, with a photograph of Aneeta Prem.THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY · 23 NOV 2013Concealment: the key to modern slaveryLuton Today clipping headed Forced marriage on agenda at school about Aneeta Prem visiting Lea Manor High School.LUTON TODAY · DATE TO RECOVERForced marriage on agenda at school
THE SUNDAY TIMES

Girls as young as 6 forced to marry

Physical newspaper spread held in the archive. Original publisher page still being recovered.

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THE SUNDAY TIMES

Muslim girls forced into marriage via Skype

Hannah Summers report preserved from the original newspaper page; international syndication separately mapped.

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THE TIMES

Women rescued in ‘slavery’ case were caught up in cult, say police

Report by Sean O’Neill, Fiona Hamilton, Katie Gibbons and Tom Knowles, with Aneeta Prem pictured.

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THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY

Concealment: the key to modern slavery

Joan Smith commentary with Aneeta Prem pictured and Freedom Charity’s role reported.

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THE SUN

Hell of 3 women captives — Invisible Handcuffs

Page 5 report from the 2013 Lambeth slavery coverage, preserving Aneeta Prem’s commentary.

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DAILY EXPRESS

This is the tip of an iceberg

Page 5 coverage of the 2013 Lambeth slavery case, including a sidebar on Freedom Charity.

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EASTERN DAILY PRESS

Sisters battling for a world free of inhumanity to girls

Two-page Rowan Mantell feature on Aneeta Prem, Freedom Charity, books and safeguarding work.

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57 PRESS & ONLINE RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST

18 WIRE & SYNDICATED RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST · INTERNATIONAL REACH

13 TELEVISION & BROADCAST RECORDS · NEWEST → OLDEST

3 RADIO RECORDS · SURVIVING AUDIO WHERE AVAILABLE · NEWEST → OLDEST

4 DOCUMENTARY & VIDEO RECORDS · SURVIVING VIDEO WHERE AVAILABLE

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SELECTED FILM & BROADCAST

The work on screen

Selected appearances and campaign films documenting the development of Aneeta Prem’s work across forced marriage, safeguarding, public policy and trigeminal neuralgia.

MEDIA ARCHIVE

Interviews, broadcasts and public conversations

A curated record of Aneeta Prem’s broadcast, interview and speaking work. Select a card to watch the original recording.

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