“They told me, ‘your father told us to beat you until we kill you. Latifa planned her bid for freedom over the course of many years.

"Unfortunately, Sheikha Latifa was vulnerable to exploitation primarily by Mr Hervé Jaubert, a man with a criminal record. She wanted us to continue to fight for her freedom and to tell her story around the world to inspire others.

In 2018, Haigh appointed Toby Cadman of Guernica 37 International Justice Chambers to lead the legal team and act on behalf of Sheikha Latifa, Tiina Jauhiainen and the crew of the Nostromo to seek justice and Latifa’s freedom. You can also read more about Latifa, and the events that led to our involvement in more detail on the official Free Latifa campaign website. "If you are female, your life is so disposable," she said. This force – consisting of at least two state-of-the-art ships from the Indian Coast Guard, a UAE Navy frigate, hundreds of men, including an elite commando unit and a detachment of the UAE state security forces, as well as helicopters and surveillance planes – was sent to illegally kidnap and capture one young woman. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the daughter of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of … Months later, the Al Maktoum family released a statement to respond to BBC and PBS reports on the incident, saying Jaubert demanded ransom. Latifa is the focus of our campaign, but not because she’s Latifa. She is still being held in Dubai against her will, by the very family she and her sister spent two decades trying to flee. That’s his orders.

If you haven’t seen it, take the time to watch the remarkable video she made, in which she lays bare the reality of her life. Our team began from Detained in Dubai, which they were involved in founding, and the team have been helping hundreds of victims of injustice, discrimination and varied human rights violations for over ten years. “If I don’t make it out, I really hope there’s some positive change that will happen from all of this,” she said in the remarkable video she recorded before the daring escape attempt in February 2018. CNN's Caroline Faraj and Milena Veselinovic contributed to this report. She may live in a palace, but her account makes it clear that freedom of self-determination can be violated regardless of riches. On March 5, 2020, the comely Minister of Happiness of the United Arab Emirates made no comment. She sought to escape with the help of a former French spy, Hervé Jaubert, who authored a book chronicling his own escape from the UAE in 2008 following corruption charges.

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