[1][3] When working as a karate teacher in London, Prem encountered the problem of forced marriages when teaching martial arts to young women.
A television documentary on forced marriages, Exposure, followed by an interview with Prem describing the work of Freedom Charity, had prompted one of the victims to call the helpline.
Freedom contacted the Metropolitan Police who managed the women's rescue with the assistance of the charity which held secret telephone calls with the captives.
[14] The symbol was first used in 2016 by Aneeta Prem in her novel Cut Flowers and further more as part of the Freedom Charity Red Triangle Campaign on 6 February 2016 for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation.
The National Police Chiefs’ Council and Freedom charity campaign sold red triangle badges to raise awareness among people that FGM is a crime.
The red triangle (FGM) symbol was devised by Aneeta Prem, a British author, human rights campaigner, magistrate and the founder and president of Freedom Charity.
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