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 Interviewed on SBS News About Syrian Prisons Holding Australians
Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin was interviewed on Australia’s SBS News about Syrian prisons currently holding Australians. As U.N. Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, Ní Aoláin visited northeastern Syria in July 2023 to inspect the Kurdish-run prisons and camps holding tens of thousands of foreign I-S suspects and their families, including at least 55 Australians. Her visit was billed as the first time an independent human rights expert had been given this access.