Lee Murray has spent twenty years in a Moroccan prison. Limited access to family. Deteriorating health that now requires proper medical assessment and care. For any human being, that is an extraordinary price.

UAE soft power and deepening relations should help Brits but it hasn't so far

Extradition expert Radha Stirling on rapid extradition from the UAE

The dismissal of Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, long-time chairman and chief executive of DP World, has been described as “the tip of the iceberg” by Radha Stirling, founder of Detained in Dubai and a recognised UAE country expert witness.

According to Stirling, the most alarming development is the UAE’s willingness to extradite British nationals to third countries with significantly worse human-rights records, without examining evidence, assessing political motivation, or protecting against torture or coercion.

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“Lee Andrews’ complaint about prison conditions echoes what we hear repeatedly. Our client Albert Douglas has just spoken publicly about being beaten, tortured and left with broken bones while imprisoned in the UAE. These are not isolated incidents.”

A 63 year old London grandfather returned home after years in hellish Dubai prison where he was beaten, tortured and subjected to egregious human rights abuses. The successful entrepreneur was released after an intense campaign led by his son, Wolfgang Douglas, and Radha Stirling, the founder of Detained in Dubai.