DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates government has responded over the mediareports of the murder of Princess Sheikha Latifa.
UAE said on Monday Princess Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum,daughter of Dubai’s ruler, was at home and living with her family.
Rights groups had called on the UAE to disclose the whereabouts andcondition of Sheikha Latifa, following reportsin the international mediathat she was forcibly returned after fleeing the Gulf Arab state.
“At the request of the family, on 15th December 2018, Mary Robinson, formerUnited Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President ofIreland, met with Her Highness Sheikha Latifa in Dubai,” the UAE foreignministry said.
“Photographs taken during the afternoon they spent together have beenshared, with their consent. During her visit to Dubai, Mary Robinson wasreassured that H.H. Sheikha Latifa is receiving the necessary care andsupport she requires.”
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It said: “The communique responds to and rebuts false allegations andprovided evidence that Her Highness Sheikha Latifa was at home and livingwith her family in Dubai.”
The ministry said the UAE Mission in Geneva shared the statement with theOffice of Special Procedures at the United Nations High Commissioner forHuman Rights.
