Detained in Dubai - 17 Years of Service

radha stirling, ceo of detained in dubai and images of various clients — Happy 17th Anniversary, Detained in Dubai!

Human rights and legal organisation, Detained in Dubai, has saved countless lives over its 17 years of service.

Detained in Dubai celebrates its 17th anniversary, having served over twenty three thousand people who have faced unjust and even life threatening situations.

The organisation was founded in 2008 when “Big Brother Boss Banged up in Dubai” hit the news. Radha Stirling, who worked closely with Endemol, dove in to help her friend, Cat Le-Huy. He was promptly freed but it wasn’t an isolated incident. Other people facing unjust situations began to call Radha, asking for help which she didn’t deny. Detained in Dubai was founded and grew exponentially.

Legal Services in Dubai

The team at Detained in Dubai provides exceptional legal service to people facing battles in the Middle East or if they’ve stemmed from the region. Having dealt with thousands of cases, the group has built relationships with local specialist lawyers that can actually be trusted. They maintain an up to date database of lawyers in Dubai, with intelligence superior to that of government embassies. “Many lawyers in Dubai will overcharge and almost disappear as soon as they receive their up front payments”, confirms Stirling, who produced an informative Ebook on UAE lawyers.

Expert Representation

Stirling’s work and experience led her to being recognised as an Expert Witness with courts in the UK, US and EU relying on her testimony to make decisions in civil disputes, criminal cases or extradition proceedings. The UAE’s abuse of the Interpol Red Notice database inspired her to tackle the world’s largest information sharing agency and call for its transparency and accountability. “Of course, it’s not just the UAE abusing the organisation. We’ve dealt with cases from the US to Venezuela, South Korea to Russia, Uzbekistan, Denmark, Germany and the UK”, says Stirling.

Getting things done

Detained in Dubai represents people from all backgrounds and countries. Stirling is unafraid of powerful opponents. With an extraordinary client list including Dubai’s own royal family (Sheikha Latifa Al Maktoum), the CEO of RAK Ceramics and the CEO of United Cement Group (Asia's largest cement holding), Mohammed Haddad against Baker McKenzie’s CEO, Jihad Quzma and Oussama El Omari in separate cases against the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud al Qassimi. She’s taken on cases of weaponization including cryptocurrency entrepreneur Christopher Emms against the FBI and Tara Reade against Joe Biden's FBI.

Stirling has acted for celebrities, royals and big business owners but consistently helps in cases of injustice against tourists and expats, many of which have been covered by the international media. “We’ve been able to save a lot of souls this past year. Tori Towey was facing jail for attempted suicide when escaping domestic violence, Craig Ballantine and Stuart Quiney for online posts, Joseph and Joshua Lopez and the list goes on but the work continues. Marcus Fakana’s New Year started in Dubai prison and Albert Douglas, an innocent grandfather who was beaten and tortured by guards was pardoned, though remains detained. We are working with the UN to get him home but as Dubai increases its marketing, particularly on social media, we will see more and more cases of injustice”.

2025

Detained in Dubai will continue to fight injustice, to challenge governments and organisations like Interpol while fighting for clients, one at a time. “We’re forever grateful for the public’s support, for the media who cover these outrageous stories and to the politicians and government bodies who work with us to achieve these goals”.

Get in Touch

Whether you need an experienced and reliable legal team, litigation support, expert testimony, Interpol Red Notice deletion, crisis management or media support, we are here and we’re ready to fight for you. The sooner you get in touch, the stronger the chances of success. [Full contact details included at the end of this post].

What We Do

Crisis Management

Media, PR & Reputation Management

Litigation Support

Multi Jurisdictional Legal Representation

Interpol Red Notice Prevention and Deletion

Extradition Defence

Expert Witness Testimony

Expert Testimony for Immigration Applications

Debt Negotiations & Dispute Resolution

Civil Litigation

Criminal Defence