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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons)
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Regents Law Professor, Minnesota Law + Professor QUB Law School (Belfast)+ Director MN HRC. ICJ. RIA. FBA. Former UN SR Counter-Terrorism & Human Rights (2017-23). Member of the UN Commission of Inquiry (Syria); Irish, Gaeilgeoir, Mom, Loves Yoga & Hiking. .. more

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Fionnuala Ní Aoláin is an Irish academic lawyer specialising in human rights law. She was the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism for the United Nations Human Rights Council from August 1, 2017 - November 2023. .. more

Political science 67%
Sociology 15%
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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 17h
Truth unwinds slowly - so hard for the families and survivors who have wanted to know for decades the who, the how and the why.

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Dissident republican Colm Murphy was ‘spider at centre of web’, Omagh bombing inquiry hears
Resumed sessions will cover how the 1998 bombing was carried out and who was responsible
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Fionnuala NÍ Aoláin KC (Hons) @niaolainf.bsky.social · 1d
“They also set out that "no Irish body has accepted responsibility" for investigating garda-related allegations arising from Troubles-connected incidents, resulting in an "investigative vacuum which continues to the present day".

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Fiosrú to face legal action over lack of Troubles probes
Legal action is being taken against the Garda Ombudsman Fiosrú over a lack of investigations into Troubles incidents.
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