Family of Briton Held in UAE Urges Divestment From Dubai Islamic Bank

Ryan Cornelius’s relatives blame lender for businessman’s extended detention

IHR-Advisors in the Financial Times on 16 September 2022

The Financial Times reports on recent attempts to secure Ryan Cornelius’s release by appealing to global companies identified as having shareholdings in Dubai Islamic Bank, which his family says is responsible for Ryan’s ongoing detention in the United Arab Emirates:

“The family of a British prisoner in Dubai has urged foreign investors such as the lender JPMorgan and fund manager BlackRock to divest their holdings in Dubai Islamic Bank, which it blames for the extended detention of its relative.”

The article refers to submissions made by IHR-Advisors on Ryan’s behalf asking the UK government to impose sanctions on UAE officials responsible for his detention and mistreatment:

“It has called on the UK to impose sanctions for alleged human rights abuses on DIB’s chair Mohammed Al Shaibani as regards Cornelius’s disproportionate sentence and what it sees as the cruel treatment and arbitrary detention in jail.”

The article, published by the Financial Times on 16 September 2022, can be read in full here.