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Ben Keith

  • Barrister, 5 St Andrew's Hill and Contributor, Freelance
London
As seen in: The Guardian, The Independent (UK), Euronews, The Times, The New Statesman, Lexology, Just Security, The Law Society Gazette, New Law Journal
International Barrister, specialising in Extradition, INTERPOL, Immigration, Human Rights & International Law @5SAHLaw & ihr-advisors.com @rednoticemon

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UK prisons are a disgrace. No wonder a Dutch court has refused to extradite | Ben Keith

UK prisons are a disgrace. No wonder a Dutch court has refused to extradite | Ben Keith

The prisons are "inhumane and degrading", in the words of a court in Amsterdam, as it refused an extradition …

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Loss of extradition schemes will make UK safe haven for criminals

Loss of extradition schemes will make UK safe haven for criminals

Teetering on the cliff edge of a no-deal Brexit, the UK is about to lose its ability to extradite criminals f…

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'This is how international law can sanction Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi's ...

'This is how international law can sanction Saudi Arabia and Mohammed bin Salman for Khashoggi's ...

After weeks of lies and misdirection, Saudi Arabia has finally admitted that Jamal Khashoggi died inside its …

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Hong Kong risks opening a Pandora's box of human rights abuse

Hong Kong risks opening a Pandora's box of human rights abuse

Huge public protest over the weekend forced the Hong Kong government to delay its proposed extradition bill p…

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Loss of extradition schemes will make UK safe haven for criminals

Loss of extradition schemes will make UK safe haven for criminals

Teetering on the cliff edge of a no-deal Brexit, the UK is about to lose its ability to extradite criminals f…

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Ben Keith and Rhys Davies Speak to VOA Mandarin on China’s Abuse of INTERPOL

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By Ben Keith
| ihr-advisors.com
The authors explain how Beijing’s campaigns reach people outside China, why Hong Kong’s hosting of the Assembly concerns them, and what a person targeted by a Red Notice can do. China uses INTERPOL’s Red Notice system to pursue political opponents abroad, with the requests framed as ordinary criminal cases. Ben Keith called China ‘one of the most sophisticated abusers of Interpol’ explaining how people targeted by China have  included dissidents, journalists and critics of the Chinese government.
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Case Study: Arrested Twice on a Russian INTERPOL Red Notice

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By Ben Keith
| ihr-advisors.com
By the time INTERPOL deleted the Red Notice, our client had been arrested in two European countries and had spent almost two years unable to cross a border without risking a third. He is a senior Ukrainian executive whose work forms part of his country’s war effort, and the notice was sought by Russia, the state waging war on his own. I acted for him before the Commission for the Control of INTERPOL’s Files. He first called me from custody in Moldova. The allegations were neatly constructed.
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UN Experts Warn the UAE Must Release Ryan Cornelius Before Detention Becomes a Death Sentence

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By Ben Keith
| ihr-advisors.com
On 24 July 2026, a group of United Nations experts warned that the United Arab Emirates must release Ryan Cornelius, the 72-year-old British businessman held in Dubai, before his continued detention becomes a death sentence. IHR Advisors has represented Mr Cornelius before United Nations human rights mechanisms, and we welcome this latest and forceful intervention.
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