She's back in her gold cage

It is the first life sign of the missing Princess Latifa, daughter of the Emir of Dubai, since last spring, your spectacular escape attempt failed and she was back been to Dubai. The young Princess fled at the time, according to its own information against the tyranny of their authoritarian father, Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, she describes in a Video as "pure Evil". Now, ten months later, to publish the Emirates for the first time, pictures of Latifa. You have to show you, together with Mary Robinson, former UN high Commissioner for human rights and former President of Ireland.

Latifa is wearing during the official visit, a hooded jacket, Jeans and sneakers. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates stressed that the photos had been widely used with both consent. Robinson was during her visit on the 15th. December has been assured that Latifa get the care and support they need. Robinson was taken at the request of the family with Latifa. It is going to put false claims and to prove that Latifa and her family live in Dubai.

the new photos of Latifa show one thing: The authoritarian, ruled a small state that likes to be open-minded and ahead of his time, and from January to host the football Asia championship, is in Erklärungsnot. To Latifas 33. Birthday the beginning of December the BBC published a documentary on "the mystery of the missing Princess". Latifa is one of several dozen children of the Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates has multiple wives. Prior to their escape Latifa was reported in a 40-minute Video of your life in the Golden cage: she could hardly leave the house, let alone travel without supervision, study or a cell phone. Their Plan was to flee to the United States to apply for political asylum.

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planned Already with 16 years she had made her first escape attempt, after which she was kept hostage for three years, and drugged to have been tortured, reported Latifa in the Video. Also her older sister Shamsa have dared during a family holiday in the UK in the year 2000, an attempt to escape and suffered a similar fate. Seven years Latifa had planned their second escape, according to the BBC documentary. The former French spy, Herve Jaubert, who had been accused of embezzlement of several million dollars in the year 2009 in the Emirates, and then in a spectacular way escaped, as well as your Finnish sports teacher would have helped Latifa at the time of their escape.

Of Oman should it go further into the Indian Goa – but the yacht was stopped on the open sea of the Indian Navy. "If she's still alive, cannot be with certainty said," said Jaubert of the BBC. A few days later, the ruler of the house broke in Dubai his Silence: Latifas family looking forward to celebrating the birthday of me. The media speculation on their whereabouts would be considered "with great sadness".

electric shocks and impacts

Both cases show that it is father-daughter friction, but serious human rights violations, beyond the sparkling veneer of luxury, the Emirates and abroad spread. Millions of Western tourists flock the country every year, to sunbathe even in the winter months in luxury resorts on the beach and experience the spectacular new year's Eve fireworks, while behind the Palace there is a completely different Wind walls blowing – and not only there. Amnesty International accuses the government of, the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of Association restrict. In these days, the Jordanian Journalist Tayseer al should be left-Najjar freely, has been sitting for three years because of a critical Facebook Posts in the Emirates in prison. But if he cannot pay the fine of around 135'000 of dollars, he must remain in prison.

Also in foreign policy-the Emirates are often the target of criticism: The crown Prince of Abu Dhabi is regarded as the Mentor of the Saudi Prince Muhammad bin Salman, together they have started the war in the Yemen. Only a few months ago, Amnesty accused the UAE of war crimes committed there: anti-terror units of the United Arab Emirates, numerous people were abducted in Yemen, without a legal basis for months and months in so-called ' Ghost prisons, locked up, and confessions with electric shocks, beatings and sexual abuse is forced, the human rights organization.

The crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed was one of the First, of the Saudi crown Prince after the affair of the murder of the dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi had assured its support. The CIA believes that Muhammad bin Salman has given the kill command. But Mohammed bin Zayed was impress, he greeted his allies ahead of the G-20 summit at the end of November at the airport with kisses and hugs.

(editing Tamedia)

Created: 27.12.2018, 17:59 PM