# Clive Stafford

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‘We don’t know what he has, we don’t know what he’s done with it’

Following the discovery of a strange book, Sarah Green revises the story of the late nineteenth-century poet Lionel Johnson, whose legacy was distorted in the 1950s by a criminal with a taste for fancy bedding; in the US, of 70,000 cases that went to disposition in 2016, more than 99 per cent resul…

Sunshine on Leith

Sunshine on Leith was released in 1988 but didn't become the big hit The Proclaimers had hoped for. However it has endured and become an anthem of love and a celebration of life. It is the song played at Hibs FC matches and has come to symbolise the sense of community felt by supporters. Margar…

Ada Lovelace: tech prophet and trophy wife

Miranda Seymour reveals the peculiar circumstances surrounding the marriage of Lord Byron's daughter and his super-fan, William King; just how seriously should we be taking the Virtual Reality revolution? Tom Rachman cautiously probes the frontier of what is possible; Death Row attorney Clive Staff…

9/6/21 Clive Stafford Smith on Ahmed Rabbani and the Other Innocent Men Being Held at Guantanamo Bay

Scott interviews Clive Stafford Smith about a recent article written by his client Ahmed Rabbani. Rabbani has been in custody for 19 years without a single charge being brought against him. In 2002 he found himself in the hands of the CIA who allegedly believed he was a man named Hassan Ghul. But e…

Clive Stafford Smith-Human Rights Lawyer & Guantanamo Expert

In this episode of Tahmina Talks Immigration, I speak with Clive Stafford Smith- British American Human Rights Lawyer who is an expert on Guantanamo Bay detained cases having represented over 80 detainees held at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.  He specialises in the areas of civil rights and wo…

Justice, Power & Dr. Afia Siddiqui | Clive Stafford Smith on CIA Errors & Human Rights

In this deeply important episode of Kianistan, renowned British human rights attorney Clive Stafford Smith OBE joins us to examine one of the most disturbing and controversial cases of the so-called War on Terror — the case of Dr. Afia Siddiqui.As a lawyer who has spent decades fighting wrongful co…

Pictures from Afghanistan: Are we making the same mistakes? - Clive Stafford Smith

This lecture was recorded by Clive Stafford Smith on the 9th of February 2026 at Bernard’s Inn Hall, London Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE is a dual UK-US national, the founder and director of the Justice League a non-profit human rights training centre focused on fostering the next generation of adv…

Current Challenges to the US Constitution - Clive Stafford Smith

The Americans are very proud of their written constitution. During the first 3/8 of President Trump’s second term of office, the constitution has been severely tested. Where has the Constitution succeeded in providing legal safeguards, clarity and stability, and where has it failed? How will the re…

The Myth and Promise of the U.K. Jury Trial - Clive Stafford Smith

The Lammy plan to eliminate half of U.K. criminal jury trials has provoked a rebellion among many lawmakers. Recent Palestine Action cases highlight the jury’s moral role, with several “perverse verdicts” acquitting activists despite clear evidence. Yet those charged with the lesser offence of “sup…