A group of MPs and peer has accused officials from the United Arab Emirates of using baseless legal action to intimidate Heather Cornelius, the wife of a British man languishing in a Dubai jail.
The United States is deeply concerned by the decision by the Hanoi People’s High Court to uphold the nine-year prison sentence of renowned Vietnamese author and journalist Pham Doan Trang.
The UN says it has yet to receive any evidence from the United Arab Emirates that Dubai s Sheikha Latifa was still alive.
The United Nations Human Rights Office had asked for evidence about the daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum a fortnight ago after the BBC broadcast a video shot by Latifa saying she was being held captive and feared for her life.
Sheikh Mohammed is the vice president and prime minister of the UAE, of which Dubai is one of the seven emirates.
His 35-year-old daughter has not been seen in public since a foiled attempt to escape from the emirate in March 2018.
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