Ireland's Potential Extradition Treaty with the UAE A Cause for Concern

Irish citizens face wrong arrests and extradition to a country notorious for human rights abuses if extradition treaty is agreed. The...

Irish citizens face wrong arrests and extradition to a country notorious for human rights abuses if extradition treaty is agreed.

The possibility of Ireland entering into an extradition treaty with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has raised concerns from leading expert Radha Stirling, CEO of Detained in Dubai and Due Process International, and among human rights advocates and legal analysts.

The treaty could lead to Irish citizens being extradited to the UAE, a country that has the death penalty, documented human rights abuses, extremely substandard legal due process, and a history of seeking extradition over civil matters and financial disputes, as well as over political vendettas.