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David Haigh

Cornwall County, UK, London
Covers:  Human rights, Dubai and the UAE, Interpol and extradition, detained Britons abroad, crisis and reputation management, LGBT rights, football governance
Doesn't Cover: Brand valuation (a different David Haigh), rugby reporting (a different David Haigh)
International human rights lawyer, crisis manager & broadcaster. Survived Dubai's jails; lawyer to its princesses. Ex-Leeds MD · 1st gay MD in football

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David Haigh is an international human rights lawyer, crisis manager, broadcaster and news commentator, and one of the leading voices on justice in Dubai, the UAE and the wider Gulf.

He is Founder & CEO of Haigh International Justice, Co-Founder of Detained International and Founder of Dubai Watch. He writes for The Guardian, The Independent and The New Arab, and his work has featured on BBC HARDtalk, BBC Panorama, 60 Minutes Australia, PBS Frontline and in The New Yorker's In the Dark podcast. …