The 35-year-old princess, daughter of Mohamed bin Rashed al Maktoum, leader of the Dubai emirate and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, tried to flee the country by boat from this Gulf city state in 2018, to no avail.
The United Arab Emirates Embassy in London stated that Princess Latifa, who claims her father, the Emir of Dubai, is holding her as a “hostage”, is “being treated at home” and that “her condition is improving,” released in a statement this year. Friday.
His family confirmed that His Highness is being cared for in his home, supported by his family and health workers. Her condition continues to improve and we hope she will resume her public life in due course, ” the embassy said after the BBC published an undated video in which the princess claimed to be detained in her country and feared for her. life..
The UN urged the United Arab Emirates to prove the life of Princess Latifa, daughter of the Emir of Dubai, after claiming to have been held as a “hostage” in videos released by the British press.
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“We hope that he will resume his public life in due course,” added the diplomatic legation.
A spokeswoman for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Liz Throssell, had previously indicated in a press conference that Princess Latifa’s case had been heard on Thursday before the Emirates’ permanent mission in Geneva.
“We express our concern about the situation in light of the disturbing videos released this week. We are asking for more information and details about the current situation ”of Princess Latifa, Throssell explained this Friday.
“We are asking for proof of life,” said the spokeswoman.
In addition, given “grave concerns” about Princess Latifa’s situation, the spokeswoman insisted “we ask the government to prioritize this response.”
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British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab had already asked for proof on Wednesday that Princess Latifa is still alive.
This issue “worries us,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, “but the United Nations Commission on Human Rights has already investigated it and what we will do is wait and see how they progress.”
– “Mansion Jail” –
The 35-year-old princess, daughter of Mohamed bin Rashed al Maktoum, leader of the Dubai emirate and prime minister of the United Arab Emirates, tried to flee the country by boat from this Gulf city state in 2018, to no avail.
Her relatives forwarded videos in which the princess claimed to be locked up in a “mansion turned prison” with all windows closed and guarded by police. They said they had no further news from her.
According to the British network BBC, the videos were shot about a year after he tried to flee.
Several NGOs, such as Amnesty International, asked the UN to take up Princess Latifa’s case, and the UK asked for proof of life.
In December 2018, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mary Robinson, met with the princess and stated that she was “disturbed, afflicted with a serious health problem and being treated by a psychiatrist”, but was well looked after by her family. .
Two years later, the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances decided to “consider the case cleared up” of the princess, “who appears to be incommunicado in her home in Dubai.”
The NGOs regularly accuse the United Arab Emirates, a wealthy Gulf state close to Western countries, of violating human rights and suppressing critical voices.