Statement by David Haigh on Jake Daniels I am filled with delight and full of hope for an ever more inclusive football after courageous #JakeDaniels has become the first active English male professional footballer to come out as gay since 1990. Congratulations Jake Daniels and Blackpool FC. In 2013 I became the first openly…
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STATEMENT BY DAVID HAIGH
Court of appeal ruling in case of Haigh And GFH creates ‘dangerous loophole’ in British justice; Haigh to take case to European Court of Human Rights
David Haigh interviewed by Award winning news television show 60 Minutes Australia, whom released their fourth instalment on the case of Princess Latifa recently with the YouTube version quickly passing more than 1 million views within days.
London, 23 May 2020 – David Haigh, the human rights lawyer, victim of torture in the UAE, and former managing director of Leeds United FC, who was a leading light in the campaign organisation ‘Detained in Dubai’ from 2016 to 2018, is issuing the following statement with regard to allegations made by Radha Stirling, with whom he campaigned to release several high-profile detainees in the Gulf state:
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…
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…
