Radha Stirling

Radha Stirling is a human rights advocate, and lawyer, specializing in legal issues in the Middle East. She is the founder of the United Kingdom-based organisations Detained in Dubai, Due Process International and IPEX (Interpol & Extradition) Reform.

In 2008, Stirling founded Detained in Dubai, a justice organisation, after her friend, Cat Le-Huy, had been imprisoned in Dubai. Stirling campaigned for his release; subsequently, she received requests from other people in need of help. Stirling concluded there was a need for an organisation to assist victims of injustice.

Stirling also campaigns for changes to the legal system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and founded Due Process International to campaign for reforms in the wider Middle East. Stirling has worked closely with Senators and Ministers of Parliament; her work with the Australian Parliament ensured provisions to safeguard citizens against human rights violations were included in their extradition treaty with the UAE.

In March 2018, Stirling acted for Hervé Jaubert and Sheikha Latifa Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, after she made allegations of abuse and torture against her father, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Indian and UAE soldiers captured the two as they were in the Arabian Sea, near the coast of India.