Under UAE legislation, a person can be detained urgently while an extradition request is awaited. The legislation provides for detention for up to 60 days in those circumstances and permits subsequent arrest or imprisonment following receipt of the extradition request.

Uzbekistan is attracting attention from human rights advocates following a series of alarming events within the country’s judicial system

Uzbekistan has sentenced 10 individuals to lengthy prison terms in connection with an alleged assassination attempt on Komil Allamjonov

Shadmanov was detained in Dubai and extradited to Uzbekistan. Authorities declined to say why they sought Shadmanov’s extradition.

CEO of United Cement Group, Ulugbek Shadmanov, unlawfully extradited from the UAE to Uzbekistan 8th January 2025 without judicial process