Geneva, Switzerland:
The UN mentioned Friday it was however to see proof from the United Arab Emirates that Dubai’s Sheikha Latifa was nonetheless alive, a fortnight following looking for proof.
The United Nations Human Rights Office had asked for proof about the daughter of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum following the BBC broadcast a video shot by Latifa saying she was becoming held captive and feared for her life.
Sheikh Mohammed is the vice president and prime minister of the UAE, of which Dubai is one of the seven emirates.
His 35-year-old daughter has not been noticed in public because a foiled try to escape from the emirate in March 2018.
The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has spoken to the UAE’s diplomatic mission in Geneva.
“We’ve held discussions with representatives of the UAE government here in Geneva, but I don’t have any particular progress to report,” OHCHR spokesman Rupert Colville told reporters on Friday.
When asked if proof of life had been received, he replied: “Not yet, no.”
The BBC mentioned the clips it broadcast had been filmed roughly a year following Latifa was captured and returned to Dubai, displaying her crouched in a corner of what she says is a bathroom.
The undated videos had been aired as Latifa’s good friends voiced concern that they are no longer getting secret messages from her, the BBC reported.
In a statement final month, Dubai’s royal loved ones insisted that Latifa was becoming “cared for at home”.
“Her family has confirmed that her highness is being cared for at home, supported by her family and medical professionals.
“Sheikha Latifa continues to enhance and we are hopeful she will return to public life at the acceptable time.”
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