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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in Podcast About Austrian Obligations to Repatriate its Nationals From Syrian Prisons 

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted on an Austrian podcast calling for that government to repatriate its nationals from Syrian prison camps. The nationals include a woman and two children she met last year…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster 

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster discussing her background in promoting global human rights. In the interview, she talks about her upbringing in Ireland, how her university…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in CNN Report on Detention Camps in Northern Syria 

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in a CNN report about the continued detention of children in prison camps in northern Syria. Ni Aoláin visited the camps as a U.N. Special Rapporteur on…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Participated in an Event at the U.S. Institute of Peace about the Role of Women in the Ending the War in Ukraine

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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in RSI About Living Conditions in Syrian Prison Camp Where Swiss Citizens are Held

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in the Swiss news website RSI about Swiss citizens who have been unable to leave a Kurdish-controlled prison camp in northern Syria. Prof. Ní Aoláin visited the camp as…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted at Length in Washington Post About Oman Expelling Dozens of Ex-Guantánamo Detainees

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted at length in the Washington Post about 28 Yemenis who had been allowed to take refuge in Oman following their detainment at Guantánamo Bay. Beginning in July, they…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on an LA Progressive Podcast About Guantánamo Bay Prisoners

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, in her role as former U.N. Special Rapporteur, was interviewed on an LA Progressive podcast about the current status of prisoners who remain at Guantánamo Bay. More than half…

Work by Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin as U.N. Official Cited in New York Times

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin’s work at U.N. Special Rapporteur was cited in the New York Times. The Biden administration has repatriated a…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Cited in London Review of Books About Her Work on Obstetric and Maternal Harms in Warfare

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was cited in the London Review of Books about her work on obstetric and maternal harms in warfare and the failure to address in a holistic way the harms that befall women in…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Participates in a Conference on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Armed Conflict

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin participated in a conference on “Prosecuting Sexual…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on SBS News About Syrian Prisons Holding Australians 

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed on Australia’s SBS News about Syrian prisons currently holding Australians. As U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and…

U.N Report by Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in the Wall Street Journal Describes Conditions at Syrian Refugee Camp

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A United Nations report written Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin that described a refugee camp in Syria was quoted in the Wall Street Journal. Tens of thousands of civilians are being kept…