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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted By Irish Times on Calls to Abolish Non-Jury Special Criminal Court

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by the Irish Times in an article covering her recent call as U.N. special rapporteur on human rights to abolish the non-jury Special Criminal Court…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on National Public Radio, PBS Newshour, and Several More Media Outlets About Her U.N. Visit and Report on the Detention Facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

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As reported earlier this week, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (UNSRCT…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Holds Press Conference to Report on her UN Technical Visit to the United States and the Detention Facility at the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (UNSRCT), …

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by Associated Press of Pakistan on AI-Powered Spyware

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by the Associated Press of Pakistan on the rise of artificial intelligence-powered spyware. The cites a joint statement released by Professor…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed on Lawfare Podcast About Regulating Spyware

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed on the Lawfare podcast on whether or not spyware could ever be compliant with human rights. As U.N. Special Rapporteur, Professor Ní Aoláin recently…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed by MPR on Visit by UN Experts to Investigate Racism in Law Enforcement in Minnesota

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On May 2 a new United Nations human rights mechanism focused on investigating systemic racism in law enforcement made an official visit to Minnesota as part of a larger 10-day visit to the United States. MPR's Cathy…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted in UN News and Daily Sabah on The Repatriation of Northeast Syrian Children

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UN News has reported on the joint made between UN Special Rapporteur, Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on the repatriation of northeast Syrian…

Prof. Fionnuala Ni Aolain Gave a Press Conference at the UN Addressing Her Latest report on New Technologies and Counter-Terrorism

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, UN Special UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Counter Terrorism, had a press conference after delivering her latest report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva,…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by The Guardian on Syrian Detention Camps in Australia

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by The Guardian in an article covering the state of Syrian detention camps in Australia. Several Australian boys are facing potential removal, on account of being over…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Co-Authors Article in Just Security About Repatriating Alleged ISIS-Linked Men from Northeast Syria

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In an article in Just Security Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and co-author Anne Charbord argued the need for repatriating alleged ISIS-linked me from Northeast…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Mentioned in the New York Times about her upcoming visit to Guantánamo

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted in a New York Times article on the Defense Departments recent decision to lift a ban on the release of artwork made by prisoners at Guantánamo Bay.…

Prof. Ní Aoláin, the UN Special Rapporteur, Will Visit Guantanamo Bay After Two Decades of Requests

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The United Nations has announced that UN Special Rapporteur, Prof. Ní Aoláin, will visit the Guantanamo Bay detention centre this month. The last time a UN expert visited Guantanamo was in 2007.