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Faculty News

Prof. Ní Aoláin Authors Article on Taliban Takeover in Afghanistan on Just Security

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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin authored an article titled "In Afghanistan, Lest We Forget" for the online forum, Just Security.

"Counterterrorism is meaningless when we abandon the Afghan…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin urges 57 countries to repatriate women and children in Syrian camps

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Human Rights Center Faculty Director and UN Special Rapporteur, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin is urging 57 countries to repatriate…

Prof, Ní Aoláin featured in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's was interviewed in the Columbia Journal of Transnational Law. Speaking on her work as a UN Special Rapporteur addressing human rights concerning counter…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Speaks at Several International Events on Global Security and Peace, Counterterrorism, and Humanitarian Action

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin—U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism—has recently been a featured speaker at and…

Prof. Ní Aoláin's Work in International Law and Security Post-9/11 Featured in Republik Magazin

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin’s work in international law and security post-9/11, as well as a recent report she directed to Switzerland on a new national counter-terrorism law, is featured in Republik…

Prof. Ní Aoláin’s U.N. Report Detailing Threats Posed to Freedoms in Hong Kong from New Chinese Security Law Featured in BBC News

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently issued a major United Nations report—in her capacity as U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Featured in Esquire on the Potential for Authoritarians to Abuse Emergency Powers During and After the Global COVID-19 Pandemic

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, faculty director of the Human Rights Center, was featured in an Esquire article discussing the heightened risk for abuse…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Quoted in Al Jazeera Regarding COVID-19 Civil Liberty Limitations Post-Crisis

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the U.N. special rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, was quoted in Al Jazeera regarding the…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Quoted by Reuters on Practice of Sending Suspected Foreign Islamic State Fighters to Iraq for Trial

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by Reuters in an article on transferring suspected foreign Islamic State fighters captured by U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria to stand trial in Iraq. “The sub-…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Quoted in The Atlantic About Legal Complexities of Governmental Pressure on Tech Companies to Moderate ‘Extremist’ Online Content

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, was quoted in The Atlantic regarding the…

Prof. Ní Aoláin Co-Authors Op-Ed in The Washington Post About Saudi Arabia’s Counterterrorism Efforts

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin co-authored an op-ed in The Washington Post with Bob Graham—former Democratic U.S. Senator from Florida who chaired the Senate Select Committee on…

Prof. Ní Aoláin’s U.N. Report on Effects of French Anti-Terrorism Law Featured in Le Monde

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A report to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights—authored by Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin,…