Arab princesses face human trafficking and slavery charges

Eight Emirati princesses are standing trial in Brussels after being accused of trafficking servants into Belgium and holding them in near slavery conditions. In 2008, Sheikha Hamda al-Nahyan and her seven daughters brought 20 servants from the UAE for their 8 month stay in Belguim. They have been accused of holding these servants in slave-like conditions, the princesses now have to appear before the court on charges of human trafficking and violating the labor law, reported Deutsche Welle.