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Six Months After India Returned Runaway Dubai Princess, Her Whereabouts Still Unknown
Amnesty International in a statement said the incident possibly entailed multiple violations of international human rights law by both India and the UAE, including arbitrary detention, torture and enforced disappearance.
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Amnesty accuses India of violating rights, capturing runaway Dubai princess
Indian commandos commandeered a boat, dragged away a Dubai princess, and beat up the vessel’s captain till he fell unconscious, Amnesty has claimed
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United Arab Emirates: Six months after her capture at sea, Sheikha Latifa al Maktoum still held incommunicado
Today marks six months since Sheikha Latifa Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and five other people were detained at sea by Indian and United Arab Emirates (UAE) security forces.
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Amnesty International Joins the calls for Dubai Princess Latifa’s Freedom
To mark the six-month anniversary of the kidnap and enforced disappearance of Princess Latifa, Amnesty International issued a public statement on 4th of September, calling for her urgent release together with a detailed report on her kidnaping. Sheikha Latifa Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is a daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice…
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Emirati Women’s Day backfires as Princess Latifa remains missing
As UAE celebrated its third annual Emirati Women’s Day on 28th of August, the state-controlled local media hailed the “empowerment of Emirati women and their pivotal place in the society”. However, behind the façade of punchy headlines and celebrations for UAE women, the truth shows its ugly face. EmiratI women face constant breaches of their human…
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Dubai’s missing princess: ‘She was screaming as they took her’
Her best friend reveals to WHO Magazine shocking details of the kidnapping of UAE’s Princess Latifa. “They were threatening to kill me,” Tiina Jauhiainen tells WHO. “[Princess Latifa] was in front of me kicking and screaming. She was saying, ‘I’m claiming political asylum!’ But the authorities didn’t listen. The kidnapped royal was Princess Latifa Al Maktoum, 32,…
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AgustaWestland scam: Christian Michel detained to return India’s favour?
Radha Stirling, the CEO of Detained in Dubai, who is representing the princess, has alleged that Michel’s detention was a favour returned for the help extended by India in locating and returning the princess to her country.
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Where is Princess Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum?
Pressure is mounting on Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed and his government to reveal the whereabouts and safety of his daughter, after she was allegedly abducted at gunpoint while attempting to escape the United Arab Emirates, earlier this year.
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Award winning TV news show 60 Minutes on kidnapped Princess Latifa
The critically acclaimed award winning Australian news show 60 Minutes aired an hour long documentary in July 2018, focusing on Princess Latifa. 60 Minutes spent months researching Princess Latifa’s brave escape attempt, interviewing witnesses and those helping the Princess. 60 Minutes is watched by millions of Australians in their homes and millions more across the…
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‘We nearly escaped Dubai, but commandos seized princess’
When Tiina Jauhiainen moved to Dubai from Finland in 2001, she thought she had found her place in the sun. The beaches were pristine, the cocktails flowed and work, as a sales agent in the booming property market, was easy to find.