Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign

BREAKING Sean Kelley MEP is calling on the EU to link the current trade negotiation between the EU and UAE on the release of Ryan Cornelius who’s been unlawfully detained in Dubai for 18 years and is serving an effective death sentence because someone wanted to steal his property

Family of Brit, 72, 'falsely detained' in Dubai jail for 18 YEARS plead for his freedom as campaigners condemn 'weak' UK Government for failing him dailymail.com/news/article-1…

Incredible piece about @McCainInstitute’s FPPI full-day conference in the U.S. Capitol: “Rise in State Hostage-Taking Demands a United Response.” The author is the very sharp @jonas_1224 from @GMJCampaign, one of our main partners for the conference, who works with the indefatigable @Billbrowder, whom we’re so lucky to count with on our Advisory Council. Here’s the piece on @thecfhk website: thecfhk.org/rise-in-state-…

WATCH: The McCain Institute convened the U.S.–U.K. Transatlantic Conference on Hostage-Taking and Arbitrary Detention at the U.S. Capitol alongside @SenPeterWelch, @GMJCampaign, @TheRWCHR, and 30 October Foundation, bringing together lawmakers, former political prisoners, and advocates to advance transatlantic cooperation: mccaininstitute.org/resources/unca…

We were pleased to co-sponsor, alongside the @McCainInstitute, the @GMJCampaign, and the @3Ooctober, the U.S.-U.K. Transatlantic Conference on #HostageTaking and #ArbitraryDetention at the U.S. Congress. The session brought together leading officials, international experts, legal practitioners, advocates, and former political prisoners from across Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and the United States to advance efforts to free hostages and political prisoners worldwide. RWCHR’s Director of Policy and Projects, Brandon Silver, moderated two panels focused on strengthening coordinated international responses and accountability mechanisms. raoulwallenbergcentre.org/en/news/2026-0…

Grateful to @SenPeterWelch and @McCainInstitute for co-hosting the first Transatlantic Conference on Hostage-Taking and Arbitrary Detention. Just as autocrats work together to engrain the abhorrent practice of political imprisonment, the free world should work together to stop it — and to secure the release of all those unjustly detained.

The GMJC is honoured to attend and assist in planning today’s transatlantic conference on hostage taking and arbitrary detention alongside our friends at the @McCainInstitute

"Whenever the Kremlin denies something, you know it's probably true." Anti-corruption activist and Russia expert @Billbrowder reacts to the Kremlin's denial of Western claims that Alexei Navalny was killed with frog poison in a Russian prison. trib.al/c4fAEox 📺 Sky 501

It’s time to show the UAE that no amount of money makes kidnapping Britons acceptable telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/0…

The men who put Ryan Cornelius in prison just to seize his assets want him to die there. Parliament needs to act. Support the House of Commons motion on 8 January to strengthen Magnitsky sanctions. whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal54063. #Free Ryan Cornelius whatson.parliament.uk/event/cal54063

First you win a #Magnitsky Award, then comes the @NobelPrize !! Congratulations to @MariaCorinaYA 🎉🎉🎉 #Venezuela @Billbrowder @GMJCampaign

Максим, дорогой, с днём рождения! Ещё посидим и в одной студии, и за одним столом, за стаканом чего-нибудь хорошего и крепкого. «Это было навсегда, пока не закончилось». А история запомнит, что даже в самые тёмные и страшные времена в России были люди, которые не боялись говорить правду. Жму руку. Увидимся!

Pressure mounts on UK Government to call for release of Brits Ryan Cornelius and Charles Ridley who have been languishing in a UAE jail for 17 years on clearly trumped up charges dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

A big thank you to @MPIainDS for joining me this week to discuss Ryan Cornelius. Iain has been instrumental in calling for the release of an innocent 71 year old man who has been detained - under torturous conditions- in Dubai since 2008. I have spent time with Ryan’s beautiful family who are nothing but inspirational and strong as they wait for justice and to see him. I implore anyone to watch this interview and learn more about Ryan’s case and how the UK government has failed one of their own. Special mention to @Billbrowder @GMJCampaign for their work on this. youtu.be/M9QXdNGsj_A

Back from London with renewed urgency. The @APPGDetention conference + @GMJCampaign #MagnitskyAwards2025 made one thing clear: collective pressure works — and it’s needed more than ever. Standing with @vkaramurza, @ekaramurza, @Natalia_Budaeva @Tsihanouskaya, @MariaCorinaYA, @JimenezEnoa @douglevinson @Billbrowder, @caoilfhionnanna, @aliciakearns @HelenaKennedyKC, @Dz_Kuchynski, and fighting for Maria Kalesnikava, Jimmy Lai, Alexei Gorinov, Ahmadreza Djalali, Jesús Armas, Mzia Amaghlobeli & so many others. #FreeThemAll

Dubai Islamic Bank is behind British businessman’s 30-year jail sentence on patently trumped up charges. Ryan Cornelius was arrested in 2008 over a bank loan and will be 84 years old when he is due to be released. theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…

Dubai bank is behind British businessman’s 30-year jail sentence, family claims. Ryan Cornelius was arrested in 2008 over a bank loan and will be 84 years old when he is due to be released. theguardian.com/world/2025/nov… In 2022, the UN working group on arbitrary detention decided Cornelius was being arbitrarily detained, noting information that the extension of his initial 10-year sentence by a further 20 years in 2018 had been decided by a judge at a closed-doors, one-day hearing that bore little resemblance to an ordinary trial. The UAE did not respond to a UN request to submit evidence.

A letter signed by 146 British parliamentarians calls on the UAE to release Ryan Cornelius theguardian.com/world/2025/nov…

“I have absolutely no doubt the day will come when Russia will be a normal democratic European country... It is important to be preparing for that window of opportunity to make sure we get it right.” Our conversation with Sir @Billbrowder on @TimesRadio. youtube.com/watch?v=RwqYf7…

The #MagnitskyAwards is in my hands! So grateful for all the love from the @GMJCampaign. We'll keep sharing stories!