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Faculty News

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently spoke at an event co-hosted by Global Minnesota, in partnership with the Humphrey School of Public Affairs. The future of Ukraine was the primary topic in light of the…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was featured on the Lawfare Podcast about prosecuting sexual and gender-based violence in armed conflict. Professor Ní Aoláin is a former special rapporteur for the United…

Just Security asked several leading experts, including Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, to provide their views on the judicial order from the International Court of Justice on the…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, former U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights while countering terrorism, was one of six special rapporteurs who made public a letter they sent to the Philippine government…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin wrote an article for Just Security about the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility. Professor Ní Aoláin is a former United…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, former United Nations special rapporteur, was quoted by the Middle East Monitor in which she reiterated her “grave concerns” about violations of international law in the…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin recently spoke on the Lawfare Podcast about her experience as a United Nations special rapporteur. She discussed the downstream harms of counterterrorism financing, her…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed by Voice of America about international humanitarian law and its application to the conflict between Israel and Gaza. She said that laws governing the conduct of…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, was quoted on Swedish Radio about the ongoing detention of Swedish children in NE Syria. In her role investigating human rights issues with the United Nations, she visited the Roj…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. special rapporteur on protecting human rights while countering terrorism, told a U.N. news conference that when rules of international humanitarian law are breached, such as…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, in her role as UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, held a press conference at the United…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, U.N. Special Rapporteur, was cited in a U.N. human rights report that was recently was given an addendum. In the report, concern was expressed to the Indian government regarding “…