Detained International exists to help people in their hour of need, in many cases when they have been locked up far from home for no legitimate or even apparent reason, and lack the support from obvious channels like their national embassy.

Detained International is a legal advocacy NGO, focusing on the protection and promotion of justice, equality and other human rights in Dubai, the wider United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the Middle East. We provide pro bono legal counselling to victims – effectively free legal help, which includes managing the media and trying to get whatever practical help a victim needs.

Founded in 2018 by UAE torture victim David Haigh, a prominent Human rights lawyer and justice and equality advocate, together with Tiina Jauhiainen and Peter Margetts