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The United Nations is to demand information from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) about a daughter of Dubai’s powerful ruler after she said in video messages that she was being imprisoned in a heavily guarded villa in the UAE.
Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum tried to flee the wealthy Gulf state in 2018 but was detained by commandos in a boat off India. She had not been heard from until Tuesday, when the BBC’s
Panorama programme broadcast video messages from her.
In the videos, which appear to have been recorded covertly, the 35-year-old princess says she is “worried about my safety and my life”.
Rights Group Demands Dubai Princess Proof Of Life Rights Group Demands Dubai Princess Proof Of Life Sheikha Latifa, 35, has not been seen in public since she attempted to escape the emirate by sea in 2018, and said in a video aired by the BBC that she fears for her life.
Sheikha Latifa drew attention in 2018 after her video describing attempt to escape Dubai (FILE)
London, United Kingdom:
Campaigners Human Rights Watch have called for proof of life of the daughter of Dubai s ruler and international pressure to free her after footage emerged apparently showing the royal in distress.
Sheikha Latifa, 35, has not been seen in public since she attempted to escape the emirate by sea in 2018, and said in a video aired by the BBC that she fears for her life.