How was Mary Robinson tricked into vouching for the safety of a Dubai princess?

Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, a daughter of Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, left, meets Mary Robinson, a former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and former president of Ireland

She’s a feminist icon in Irish political life for generations of young women, and she travelled the world advocating for human rights in her role as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights following her historic two-term presidency.

So how and why did Mary Robinson end up “horribly tricked” into vouching for the safety of a Dubai princess held hostage by her father, against any principles of women’s rights, or indeed basic human rights?