May 24, 2021
published at 12:56 AMReuters
Sheikha Latifa, daughter of the ruler of Dubai, looks on in this undated picture obtained from social media, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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LONDON - Two images of Sheikha Latifa, a daughter of the ruler of Dubai, have appeared on Instagram in recent days, three months after the BBC aired a video message in which she said she was being held captive in a barricaded villa.
The images, if verified, would mark one of the few times she has been photographed in public since shortly before she mounted a failed attempt three years ago to escape her father s control by boarding a yacht to sail across the Indian Ocean.
UN experts demand “concrete information” on Sheikha Latifa’s fate
GENEVA (20 April 2021) – UN human rights experts today called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates to provide meaningful information on the fate of Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without delay. Sheikha Latifa is the daughter of the Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. We are alarmed that, following the public release in February of footage in which Sheikha Latifa reported being deprived of her liberty against her will, and the subsequent official request for further information on her situation, no concrete information has been provided by the authorities, said the experts.
UN experts demand concrete information about Dubai princess ANI | Updated: Apr 20, 2021 21:13 IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): UN human rightsexperts on Tuesday called on the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to provide meaningful information on the fate of Dubai princess Sheikha Latifa Mohammed Al Maktoum, as well as assurances of her safety and well-being, without delay.
Sheikha Latifa is the daughter of the Emir of Dubai and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Since Sheikha Latifa s reported abduction while attempting to flee the country in 2018, a number of UN experts have raised concerns with the Emirati Government about her alleged enforced disappearance and incommunicado detention, and the violation of her right, as a woman, to live a life free of discrimination and violence.
âThe statement issued by the Emirates authorities merely indicating that she was being âcared for at homeâ is not sufficient at this stage,â the UN experts said on Tuesday. They asked for âindependent verification of the conditions under which she is being held, and for her immediate releaseâ.
According to information received by the UN, the princess continues to be deprived of liberty with no access to the outside world.
âHer continued incommunicado detention can have harmful physical and psychological consequences and may amount to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment,â the experts said.
Following the lunch meeting in 2018 with the princess, Ms Robinson had described her as âtroubledâ, but she now says she was misled by the princessâs stepmother, a former friend.
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