There is no doubt that the UAE has detained people on behalf of foreign governments with whom they are allied, i don’t think they would at all shrug their shoulders to a request from such a powerful ally.

Radha Stirling

Radha Stirling founded Detained in Dubai in 2008, a civil and criminal justice organisation after her colleague, Mr. Cat Le-Huey, was imprisoned in Dubai. Stirling led the campaign to facilitate the media coverage on Cat Le-Huey's case, led to Stirling receiving consistent requests from other people in need of help. It was then that she realised Le-Huey's case was not isolated and that there was a need for an organisation to assist victims of injustice.Stirling also campaigns for changes to the legal system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to improve its process of law and founded Detained Abroad in 2010 to campaign for reforms in the wider Middle East. She states her goal is to directly impact the development of international judicial systems and has widened her focus beyond the UAE to cover other Middle Eastern countries.Stirling has worked closely with Senators and Ministers of Parliament; her work with the Australian Parliament ensured provisions to safeguard citizens against human rights violations were included in their extradition treaty with the UAE.Most recently, in March 2018, acting for Sheikha Latifa Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, after she made allegations of abuse and torture against her father, the ruler of Dubai, Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE.

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