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 Participated in an Event at the U.S. Institute of Peace about the Role of Women in the Ending the War in Ukraine
Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin participated in a discussion at the U.S. Institute of Peace this week, entitled, "The Day After Conflict: Women’s Meaningful Participation in Post-War Ukraine." The event addressed how women could potentially end the conflict in Ukraine. Ní Aoláin recently wrote a blog post for Just Security, "Women are at the Center of Ukraine's Path to Justice and Recovery." She continues to work on the issue of women's participation in the end of the war in Ukraine since she visited Ukraine in December 2024 for the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Genocide Convention.
She was joined by Ambassador William B. Taylor, vice president, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace; Oleksandra Matviichuk, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, president, Center for Civil Liberties; Iryna Drobovych, Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow, University of Minnesota, visiting fellow, U.S. Institute of Peace; Anna Nikolaenko,
advisor, Women’s Political Participation and Advocacy, Ukrainian Women’s Congress; Anzhelika Bielova, president of Association of Roma Women, Voice of Romni; and Mary Glantz, acting director, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace.