You win the argument, yet the battle still goes on! By David Haigh and Tiina Jauhiainen, co-founders of the Free Latifa campaign The 24th of February 2020 marks the second anniversary of the attempt by Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum to flee the captivity of her father, the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid…
The Free Latifa campaign has slammed the “staggering hypocrisy” of this week’s Global Women’s Forum in Dubai and accused Ivanka Trump and Theresa May of betraying the cause of women by attending the high-profile event. Around 3,000 delegates listened to 100 speakers at the two-day gathering, including the US president’s daughter cum adviser, and…
In a week that saw the United Arab Emirates kick off its “World Tolerance Summit” the FreeLatifa team attended the High Court for the final hearings in the High Court battle over the children of the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
UAE PREACHES TOLERANCE, PRACTICES HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE In a week that saw the United Arab Emirates kick off its “World Tolerance Summit” the FreeLatifa team the FreeLatifa campaign joined by over 20 leading NGOS signed an open letter calling on attendees to boycott the summit. The NGOs, lawyers and human rights defenders included, PEN…