Dubai's ruling family has reacted to a legal case filed against it in the United States for allegedly enslaving thousands of young camel jockeys by saying it is "baseless." According to the BBC, the allegations came in a class action filed in Miami by lawyers representing six unidentified parents and thousands of children.
It accuses Dubai's ruler, his brother Hamdan and 500 others of being involved in trafficking and enslaving children.
On its part, the ruling family claimed it had banned child jockeys and overhauled the sport.
The legal case accuses Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, his brother, Sheikh Hamdan and 500 others of being involved in trafficking and enslaving young children from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and Mauritania.
The ruling Maktoum family believes also a US court has no jurisdiction over things which happen outside the US. According to the family members, they have overhauled the sport, banned the use of child jockeys and helped Unicef in a rehabilitation programme for them.
Maktoums' representative, Dr Habib al-Mullah, conveyed Dubai's rulers feel the efforts they have made to enforce regulations in the sport are being overlooked. In this relation, it should be noted that it has been illegal to use children as camel jockeys in the UAE since 1993.
It accuses Dubai's ruler, his brother Hamdan and 500 others of being involved in trafficking and enslaving children.
On its part, the ruling family claimed it had banned child jockeys and overhauled the sport.
The legal case accuses Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, his brother, Sheikh Hamdan and 500 others of being involved in trafficking and enslaving young children from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sudan and Mauritania.
The ruling Maktoum family believes also a US court has no jurisdiction over things which happen outside the US. According to the family members, they have overhauled the sport, banned the use of child jockeys and helped Unicef in a rehabilitation programme for them.
Maktoums' representative, Dr Habib al-Mullah, conveyed Dubai's rulers feel the efforts they have made to enforce regulations in the sport are being overlooked. In this relation, it should be noted that it has been illegal to use children as camel jockeys in the UAE since 1993.
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