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Detained in Dubai is a London-based organisation founded in 2008 by Radha Stirling, which states its aim is to help foreigners abroad. [1] [2] [3] Detained in Dubai was founded when Cat Le-Huy, a colleague of Stirling's from Endemol, was arrested in the UAE. Stirling led the legal team and media that ended with Le-Huy's release.
In its report on "forced disappearance and torture in the UAE", victims give evidence that they had been kidnapped, tortured and abused in detention centres. [ 8 ] [ 2 ] [ 56 ] Noted in the report are sixteen different methods of torture applied in the UAE, including severe beatings, threats of electrocution , and denying access to medical care.
Days in detention Reason for detention Shahab Dalili: 2016 Detained ~3,287: A U.S. Green Card holder, who moved to the U.S. in 2016 after retiring as a commercial shipping captain, was arrested in 2016 after returning to Iran for his father's funeral and charged with espionage. [49] [50] Robert Levinson: 9 March 2007 Deceased while in detention ...
Dubai International Airport, where Hedges was arrested. In April 2018, Hedges travelled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a research trip for his PhD. He was conducting interviews for his thesis. At the end of his two-week visit, Hedges was arrested at Dubai International Airport on suspicion of spying on behalf of the British ...
Sepah Yekkom (Detention Center operated by Ministry of Intelligence) Bandar Abbas: Bandar Abbas Prison, ... Dubai Central Jail, Al Aweer, Dubai [13] [14]
Stirling became active in the Middle East when Cat Le-Huy, a friend, was detained in Dubai. She led a campaign for his release in 2008, founding Detained in Dubai. [8] [9] Stirling founded a campaign group, IPEX Reform, [10] specialising in extradition and Interpol cases and is an advocate for policy reform to prevent abuse of Interpol.
Dubai has many workers from foreign countries, who have worked on real estate development projects such as the Dubai Marina.. Human rights in Dubai are based on the Constitution and enacted law, which promise equitable treatment of all people, regardless of race, nationality or social status, per Article 25 of the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates.
In November 2022, Gacanin was arrested in Dubai as a prime suspect in organising, a brokering and financing the cocaine consignment from Durban. Netherlands government raised an extradition requested for Gacanin. However, the Dubai authorities released him from custody two months after the arrest.