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FREE LATIFA CAMPAIGN JOINS LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER IN TERMINATING SUPPORT FOR HERVE JAUBERT

The official campaign to free Princess Latifa Al Maktoum has confirmed that it has terminated its relationship with, and support for, Mr. Hervé Jaubert with immediate effect. The termination of support follows leading international Human rights lawyer Mr. Toby Cadman of Guernica Chambers, who represented Mr. Jaubert for the past year, also terminating his services, and Haigh International Justice

who had also represented Mr. Jaubert for the past year terminating its services.

Tiina Jauhiainen, campaign director of Free Latifa and Princess Latifa’s best friend said: “We no longer wish to have any association with Hervé Jaubert.”

Ms. Jauhiainen continued “Latifa was aware that Mr. Jaubert was not assisting her for any reason other than his own financial gain, however, the information that has now come to light would shock Latifa as it has shocked me.”

“Neither I nor the campaign, support Mr. Jaubert’s attempts to further benefit from Latifa’s bid for freedom, financially or otherwise. Specifically, we do not support Mr. Jaubert’s website www.princesslatifa.com, nor the proposed book that, in our opinion, wrongly paints the picture of Mr. Jaubert as a hero.”

“Mr. Jaubert is now seemingly claiming to represent Latifa, nothing could be further from the truth, nor further than what Latifa wants. To be clear Latifa appointed David Haigh and me in writing, and both of us continue to help her since she was taken”

David Haigh concluded, “I would urge any media outlet, publisher or other providers of information not to assist Mr. Jaubert in destroying Latifa’s chances of freedom any further.”

 

About Free Latifa:

The Free Latifa Campaign is run by Latifa’s best friend Tiina Jauhiainen and human rights lawyer and campaigner David Haigh with the support of not for profit legal advocacy NGO Detained International and Haigh International Justice. Updates on the campaign can be found on www.freelatifa.com

Contact Name
Tiina Jauhiainen and David Haigh

Campaign to Free Latifa
Email: latifa@freelatifa.com
Telephone: + 44 (0) 203 868 9995
Twitter: @freelatifa
Facebook: @freelatifa
Instagram: @freelatifa

HAIGH INTERNATIONAL JUSTICE JOINS LEADING HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER AND FREE LATIFA CAMPAIGN IN TERMINATING ITS REPRESENTATION OF HERVE JAUBERT

Haigh International Justice confirms that it has terminated its relationship with Mr. Hervé Jaubert with immediate effect. The termination of services and withdrawal of support for Mr. Jaubert follows leading international Human rights lawyer Mr. Toby Cadman of Guernica Chambers, who represented Mr. Jaubert for the past year, also terminating representation of Mr. Jaubert earlier in the year.

David Haigh, managing director of Haigh International Justice who has been assisting Princess Latifa since early 2018 said “following the resignation of Mr. Cadman of Guernica Chambers as the head of the legal team for Mr. Jaubert, we considered the evidence provided by them and instigated a full review of information provided by Mr. Jaubert. We came to the conclusion we could no longer support, or be associated with, Hervé Jaubert”.

 

TIMES NEWSPAPER CLAIM UN WARNED DUBAI OVER KIDNAP OF PRINCESS LATIFA

The UN warned Dubai’s ruling family that it intended to publicize concerns that Princess Latifa may have been killed days before photographs of her with Mary Robinson surfaced, claims the Times newspaper today.

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed al-Maktoum, daughter of Dubai’s ruler, tried to flee in March last year, claiming that she had suffered years of abuse at the hands of her family.

Nine days before Mary Robinson was pictured with Princess Latifa in the first evidence Latifa was still alive, the UN warned Dubai it was about to go public over her disappearance. The UN working group on enforced and Involuntary dissonances made it clear – they thought the princess was dead and wanted answers.

The announcement follows Latifa’s lawyer and representative David Haigh and Tiina Jauhiainen together with leading human rights barrister Toby Cadman filing a UN complaint with the UN working group in April 2018.

The Times reported, “Human rights groups [including Detained International] had described Mrs. Robinson, also a former UN high commissioner for human rights, as a “willing pawn” for the family that rules the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after she claimed that Sheikha Latifa was a “troubled young woman” who needed psychiatric help. Correspondence seen by The Times shows that the UN’s working group on enforced or involuntary disappearances wrote to Dubai’s ruling family on December 6 with information it had received about Sheikha Latifa.”

Princess Latifa’s lawyer, Haigh International Justice, and Detained International founder David Haigh said “We are thankful to the UN working group on Enforced and Involuntary Disappearances for taking the case of Princess Latifa and supporting her, it is thanks in part to their work and the media attention that the UAE was forced to take the unprecedented step of confirming it had abducted Latifa” Haigh continued “now that we know Princess Latifa is alive, we are all focused, with Amnesty and Human Rights Watch and millions of supporters around the world on securing her freedom”

Read the full article by Peter O’Dwyer.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/e7899f0c-444a-11e9-924d-9729bcd51a7f

 

About Free Latifa: The Free Latifa Campaign is run by Latifa’s best friend Tiina Jauhiainen and human rights lawyer and campaigner David Haigh with the support of Detained International and Haigh International Justice. Tiina Jauhiainen and David Haigh were appointed by Princess Latifa in 2018 as her sole representatives. Updates on the campaign to free Latifa can be found on the campaign website www.freelatifa.com

NBC NEWS – LESTER HOLT FEATURES PRINCESS LATIFA STORY

The respected US TV news show NBC Tonight with Lester Holt featured the story of Princess Latifa. The NBC team traveled to Cornwall to meet with Tiina Jauhiainen and David Haigh and filmed the Free Latifa campaign at work.

The NBC news piece, titled “This Princess has been missing for over a year” aired on the Lester Holt new show and is now available of n the NBC news app.

Tiina Jauhiainen spoke to NBC’s Matt Bradley after the first anniversary of the escape.

Princess Latifa’s lawyer at Haigh International Justice and Detained International, David Haigh said “We want to thank NBC for the considerable time they put into bringing the story of our friend and client Princess Latifa to their viewers. Every day more and more people learn of brave Latifa’s quest for freedom and every day thousand more people support her, support which will ultimately lead to her freedom and ability to live the life she chooses for herself”

Watch the NBC News here

https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/this-princess-has-been-missing-for-over-a-year-1455174723649

 

About Free Latifa: The Free Latifa Campaign is run by Latifa’s best friend Tiina Jauhiainen and human rights lawyer and campaigner David Haigh with the support of Detained International and Haigh International Justice. Tiina Jauhiainen and David Haigh were appointed by Princess Latifa in 2018 as her sole representatives. Updates on the campaign to free Latifa can be found on the campaign website www.freelatifa.com

PRINCESS LATIFA – MOST POPULAR ARTICLE ON USA TODAY.

The story of brave Princess Latifa’s bid for freedom, and the campaign and legal work to free her ran by Tiina Jauhiainenand David Haigh of the Free Latifa Campaign and Detained International, was the most read online news story in USA Today.

TiinaJauhiainendirector of the campaign to Free Latifa said, said: “I know that Latifa would be overwhelmed by the overwhelming support she has received from so many across America.”

Haigh International Justice and Detained International founder and managing director, David Haigh said “We want to thank the USA today and Kim Hjelmgaard for highlighting the story of our friend and client Princess Latifa”

Read the article by Kim Hjelmgaard published on 10th March. 2019

https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2019/03/08/sheikha-latifa-how-princess-plotted-escape-dubai-maktoum-khashoggi-fitaihi/3003369002/

 

 

INDEPENDENT – DAVID HAIGH WRITES FOR INDEPENDENT ON CLIENT PRINCESS LATIFA AL MAKTOUM

David Haigh writes for Independent on client Princess Latifa Al Maktoum

“Mary Robinson has willingly tarnished her reputation”

Haigh International Justice and Detained International founder and managing director write for the Independent in January 2019 following the extraordinary interference of former Irish President and UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Robinson in the case of his client Princess Latifa Al Maktoum. An intervention that has been met with worldwide condemnation from across the board for Mary Robinson’s acts, including from Detained International, Amnesty International, and Human Rights Watch.

David Haigh concludes “Not only is this a clear misuse of Robinson’s former office as UN high commissioner for human rights, but it also undermines the movement for the fair treatment of women” he continues “Mary Robinson has willingly tarnished her reputation”

 

 

FORMER LEEDS UNITED MD SPEAKS TO THE GUARDIAN ON ARREST OF BRITISH TOURIST AND FOOTBALL FAN IN DUBAI.

Haigh International Justice and Detained International founder and managing director David Haigh is the former managing director of top English football club Leeds United and former Chairman of Leeds United Ladies. He spoke with Diane Taylor for the Guardian on the arrest and detention of British tourist Ali Issa Ahmad, 26, an Arsenal supporter from Wolverhampton, for wearing the football shirt of UAE rivals Qatar at an Asian Cup match in Dubai

David Haigh who now sits on the Football Association Inclusivity Advisory Group, with a special focus on LGBT equality in football, called on the foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, and FCO officials to “act fast and tough”. “The Dubai jails are a cesspit of torture, injustice, discrimination, and abuse,” he said.

 

DAVID HAIGH IN HUFFINGTON POST ON DUBAI COURTS, TORTURE AND UAE “JUSTICE”

Haigh International Justice and Detained International founder and managing director David Haigh was featured in the Huffington Post in January 2019.

The article, which concludes that the UK must not sacrifice free speech for trade links post Brexit sets outs David’s own fight for justice in the UAE.

The article states “Former Leeds United FC managing director David Haigh was arrested in Dubai…. He was in prison for 22 months during which time he claims he was repeatedly tortured and abused. He said he “faced the darkest ever moments a human never should face”. His allegations are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police War Crimes Unit. He told the Guardian: “The UK still encourages firms to invest in Emirati companies with the implicit assumption that they face fair business conditions. Again, the judicial situation makes it a highly risky country to do business with.”

 

DAVID HAIGH WRITES FOR THE INDEPENDENT ON CLIENT PRINCESS LATIFA. “MARY ROBINSON HAS WILLINGLY TARNISHED HER REPUTATION”

Haigh International Justice and Detained International founder and managing director, writes for the Independent in January 2019 following the extraordinary interreference of former Irish President and UN Human Rights Commissioner, Mary Robinson in the case of his client Princess Latifa Al Maktoum. An intervention that has been met with worldwide condemnation from across the board for Mary Robinsons acts, including from Detained International, Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch.

David Haigh concludes “Not only is this a clear misuse of Robinson’s former office as UN high commissioner for human rights, it undermines the movement for the fair treatment of women” he continues “Mary Robinson has willingly tarnished her reputation”

About Free Latifa: The Free Latifa Campaign is run by Latifa’s best friend Tiina Jauhiainen and human rights lawyer and campaigner David Haigh with the support of Detained International and Haigh International Justice. Tiina Jauhiainen and David Haigh were appointed by Princess Latifa in 2018 as her sole representatives. Updates on the campaign to free Latifa can be found on the campaign website www.freelatifa.com