Radha Stirling
Radha Stirling founded Detained in Dubai, a British-based not-for-profit organisation to help foreigners abroad.
She also campaigns for changes to the legal system of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to improve its process of law.
She states her goal is to directly impact the development of international judicial systems and said she will be widening her focus beyond the UAE to cover other Middle Eastern countries.
Early life
Stirling was born in the state of Florida, United States, grew up in Melbourne, Australia and has lived in London, United Kingdom and Europe for 15 years, save for two years spent in the state of California, USA..
Education
Stirling attended Bond University Law School..
Career
While attending Bond University Law School, Stirling became active in the Middle Eastern region when her colleague and friend was detained. She drove the campaign that led to his release..
She was made Partner of Dubai and Cairo based law firm Nasser Hashem and Partners, but left the firm after five years. Stirling opened a Civil & Criminal Justice Law Company, Stirling & Partners, specialising in extradition and Interpol cases for expert witness testimony in UAE extradition cases and civil litigation suits as a "country expert".[1]
Activism
Stirling has published articles and videos extensively on social media social media laws, cybercrime laws and Interpol red notice abuse. She has publicly campaigned for the release of people detained in the UAE, notably David Haigh, Matt Joyce and Marcus Lee, Safi Qurashi, Scott Richards, Conrad Cliteroe, Gary Cooper and Farzan Atharii.[2]