UN Rules That British Businessman is Being Unlawfully Imprisoned in Dubai

Ryan Cornelius must be released and awarded compensation, organisation says, after being held for nearly 15 years over alleged unpaid debts

IHR-Advisors in The Telegraph on 19 June 2022

The Telegraph reports that the United Nations has called for the immediate release of a British businessman jailed in Dubai for 14 years - and has urged the United Arab Emirates to compensate him for human rights abuses.

Mrs Cornelius told The Telegraph:

“The British Government hasn’t lifted a finger to help him, and refused even to support a personal plea for clemency from me to the Ruler of Dubai. But it isn’t just official indifference that I’m up against. It’s the power of money.

“Dubai is a strategic ally. Its ruler is the sixth largest landlord in the UK. His country, deeply indebted to British banks, relies heavily on British investment, tourism and security assistance. But the UAE of which it is part is a major investor in the UK.”

The article, published in The Telegraph on 19 June 2022, can be read in full behind a paywall here.