#Wrongfuldetention

Detained in Dubai

Apr 27, 2019
6 min

British veteran’s wrongful detention in UAE challenged at the United Nations

Andy Neal, British verterán and PSTD sufferer detained in UAE British veteran Andrew Neal has been held in UAE without evidence for 7 months, Detained in Dubai has instructed Guernica International Justice Chambers as lead counsel to petition the United Nations High Commissioner, Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, and the Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment to push for his immediate release British citizen and 20 year

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Army friends rally support for Andy Neal as Dubai prosecutors claim decision on release will come Th

Detained in Dubai

Feb 19, 2019
7 min

Army friends rally support for Andy Neal as Dubai prosecutors claim decision on release will come Th

Army colleagues of Brit father of 2 wrongly imprisoned in Dubai rally to his support. A 44 year old British family man, war hero and PTSD sufferer is trapped in jail in the UAE on charges of being a drugs kingpin, despite the prosecutors admitting there is no evidence against him. Police searches of his house, phone and bank accounts turned up nothing, and even a blood test showed him to be clean of any kind of drug residue. The case was based solely on the forced confession

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Gulf human rights abuses under spotlight as Australian footballers lobby against Hakeem's extrad

Detained in Dubai

Jan 1, 2019
3 min

Gulf human rights abuses under spotlight as Australian footballers lobby against Hakeem's extrad

While the footballing community worldwide have rallied against the extradition of Bahraini refugee and Australian asylum recipient Hakeem Alaraibi from Thailand on the grounds that he will undoubtedly face persecution, torture, and possibly death if he is returned to Bahrain; one cannot help but notice something of a paradox in the fact that Qatar is poised to host the World Cup. How different, really, is Bahrain from Qatar? Amnesty International cautions that “allegations of

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Detained in Dubai

Nov 29, 2018
3 min

Detention of Bahraini refugee in Thailand highlights Gulf state Interpol abuse

Detained in Dubai CEO Radha Stirling released the following statement on the detention and potential extradition of Bahraini national Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali AlAraib: "Hakeem Ali Mohamed Ali AlAraib was granted political asylum in Australia last year following a thorough investigation into his claims of political persecution in his home country of Bahrain; yet today Mr AlAraib is being detained in Thailand because Bahrain is seeking his extradition. This politically motivated

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Detained in Dubai

Oct 12, 2018
3 min

Detained in Dubai advises re-evaluation of Western ties with UAE in wake of UK PHD student Matthew H

It has been a bad year for the UAE. First, the daughter of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, records a video detailing horrific abuse she and her sister suffered at his hands; then she tries to escape the country. The UAE and India illegally raid the American-registered yacht that was ferrying her to safety, and kidnap all those onboard; all in the name of enforcing Islamic Law in international waters. The UAE is facing a United Nations enquiry into t

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Warning to Indian investors in Ras al Khaimah UAE following detention of Indian national for a crime

Detained in Dubai

Aug 21, 2018
3 min

Warning to Indian investors in Ras al Khaimah UAE following detention of Indian national for a crime

47 year old Johnson George, married with two children, has been locked up in the heavily promoted investment hub of Ras al Khaimah. Detained in Dubai has warned foreigners of the history of legal abuse in the emirate and how a wrongful accusation with an ulterior motive, is sufficient to have investors and workers jailed and their assets seized. Indian national Johnson George has been in detention in Ras Al Khaimah since the beginning of the year, apparently because the gover

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Oman puts heroic Frenchman on trial for helping Latifa escape ‘years of abuse’

Detained in Dubai

Mar 27, 2018
4 min

Oman puts heroic Frenchman on trial for helping Latifa escape ‘years of abuse’

Heroic French national Christian Elombo has been charged in Oman with “unlawful deportation” for allegedly helping Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum cross the border from the UAE in her attempt to escape “abuse” in Dubai. The family of Frenchman Christian Elomobo, a fitness and martial arts instructor, plead for his release from Oman's prison. He was arrested upon the request of the UAE shortly after the princess was found to have “escaped" with US/French national Hervé Jaubert and

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