But Xabier Celaya of the UN's Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights told The Associated Press that UN officials are "not in a position to confirm if any action has been taken on this case."
Celaya said today that the claims have been brought to the attention of the UN special investigator on violence against women.
The case stems from an email sent to the United Nations and The Sunday Times of London, which published a story saying two daughters of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia claim they and their sisters have been held against their will for 13 years in a royal palace compound in Jeddah.