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Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by The Intercept on Guantanamo Prisoner Release

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by The Intercept on the release of a current prisoner at the U.S. prison at Guantánamo Bay. Having faced harsh and "brutal conditions" upon his return to Alergia,…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by U.S. News On The Separation of Syrian Boys From Their Mothers In Detention Camps

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U.S. News extensively covered Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's trip to Syrian detention camps as U.N. rapporteur on the protection of rights while countering terrorism. Professor Ní Aoláin explained, “The taking of…

Senator Dick Durbin Endorses Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin's UN Guantanamo Report

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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin endorsed the report on Guantanamo Bay released by Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin as U.N. special rapporteur. Senator Durbin wrote, "The special rapporteur’s report should also serve as a wakeup…

Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Quoted by Fox News On Misuse of AI To Spy On Journalists & Activists

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Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was quoted by Fox News on the recent rise of artificial intelligence, and how it could be used to spy on activists and journalists. Calling for a moratorium on AI development…

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 in Ireland. With…

Prof. Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Interviewed by PRX's The World on Her Trip to Guantanamo

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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), briefed reporters on her technical…

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), briefed…

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 Ní Aoláin and other…

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 published…

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 children. In…