| Chocoholic |
| This is a really old story! The case got thrown out in the US because the state the complaint it was issued in has not jurisdiction to press charges - end of. |
| jabbajabba |
| Lawyers refile Dubai slavery case US lawyers have refiled a class-action lawsuit against the deputy ruler of Dubai for allegedly enslaving thousands of young children for camel races. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6992675.stm |
| rvp_legend |
| You are not in any way suggesting the Emirates leaders CAN do some wrong, are you? |
| jabbajabba |
Apart from the worlds press covering it. |
| Chocoholic |
| I bet still nothing happens. |
| arniegang |
| chocs it only got thrown out because of a technicallity of the law in the US. Had the family had major business interests in florida then there would have been a case. Now it has been transferred to kentucky where they have major business interests and stables etc The case will go ahead here. |
| Chocoholic |
| Regardless the case got thrown out, so nothing will happen. |
| jabbajabba |
"Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:11 GMT 12:11 UK " It was an old story you mean. |
| uaebadoo |
| It is just that their famlies want to get some cash, Most of what is written is untrue, they used to enter the county with valid visas and with the approval of their famlies, and as usual the human rights orginazation accused UAE of voilating the children rights, (where are the rights of the children in Iraq), anyway, our country tightened camel race laws http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4657353.stm and repatriated child jockeys http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4538253.stm I hope they know about sex slavery widespread in England http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/6459369.stm This is what we say in Arabic (He bites the hand that is feeding him) Why they did not file a lawsuit in the UK eventhough his highness owns more properties in the UK, just because in the UK, they are fair, they dont listen to this rubbish , but in the US, anything against Arabs and Muslims will go through, Jewish lobby and Media |