Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Honorary Kings Counsel
Regents Professor
Robina Chair in Law, Public Policy, and Society
Faculty Director, Human Rights Center
Professor, Queen's University of Belfast, School of Law, Northern Ireland
Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by The Guardian on Syrian Detention Camps in Australia
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 12 years old. Notably, such removal would separate these boys from the rest of their family. Prof. Ní Aoláin stated, “The indefinite, cradle-to-grave, camp-to-prison detention of boys, based on crimes allegedly committed by their family members, is a shocking example of the legal black hole that North-east Syria currently epitomises."