Clive Stafford Smith speaking truth to power

Rehabilitating the image of the west in the eyes of the world by bringing the rule of law back to lawless enclaves like Guantanamo Bay is the long-term goal of Clive Stafford Smith. Rosemary Hartill talks to him about his work

by Rosemary Hartill 22nd April 2011

There are risks in doing this kind of work. Clive Stafford Smith is the legal representative of some eighty-five of the 780 or so prisoners that have been, or still are, held in Guantanamo Bay. Unlike some of them, he has not been tortured. But if he reveals publicly an allegation of torture without the permission of the US military censors, he could end up in gaol.