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Dubai's ruler accused of slavery

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14 September 2006

Dubai's ruler has been accused of enslaving thousands of young children for camel races in a class-action lawsuit filed in the US.

The action claims Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, his brother Hamdam and 500 others are responsible for abducting and trafficking the children.

It was filed on behalf of six unidentified parents and thousands of unnamed children.

There has been no comment on the action from the accused.

The children were said to be from Bangladesh, Sudan and southern Asia.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5346430.stm

This is the country that we were going to let run our ports. Way to go, BushCo.

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