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

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism (UNSRCT), briefed reporters on her technical visit to the United States and the detention facility at the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Monday, June 26, marked the conclusion of the UNSRCT mandate's technical visit to the U.S. Naval Station Guantánamo Bay. She presented her findings and recommendations during the live press conference at 1:00pm ET.

“I observed that after two decades of custody, the suffering of those detained is profound, and it’s ongoing,” Ní Aoláin told reporters in New York.

“The US government must urgently provide judicial resolution, apology and guarantees of non-repetition,” she added.

Prof. Ní Aoláin's comments came after she released a new report on Monday, which detailed her observations and recommendations after visiting the detention centre at Guantanamo Bay earlier this year - the first such visit by a UN expert.