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File of documents relating to the World Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa and chaired by Mary Robinson. File includes final report of the conference proceedings; a flyer of information about the upcoming conference in Durban; Document being 'Key Suggestions from Brain-Storming Meeting" about the conference goals and objectives (4 Jun 2001); Document entitled 'General Trends, Priorities and Obstacles in the Struggle Against Racism, Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance - Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago, Chile, Oct 2000)

Recording of "Where the Bride's Lovely Waters Flow", sung by Michael Cronin at Lios Bui, Macroom, County Cork. Recorded by Jean Ritchie and George Pickow. Originally from recording marked ER 5.

File including reports and documents from Boyle's visit to Egypt, including itinerary of visit by Boyle to the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, where meetings included with The Supreme Constitutional Court (Dec 1993); Typed report by Boyle "Trip Report - Cairo 1992 Summer"; Report on visit to Egypt under the British Council's Higher Education Link (9-15 Apr 1995), Letter to Boyle from R.F. Hardwick of the British Council with details of a legal development fund bid and proposal to develop a Human Rights link between partners in the EU, the Middle East, the Maghreb and the Mediterranean (22 Jan 1995) Correspondence between Boyle and others "RE: Human Rights and Democracy in Egypt, the role of the Supreme Constitutional Court"; "Proposal for a British Council Higher Education Link" "proposal for a British Council Higher Education Link" between University of Essex and Cairo and Alexandra Universities; Letter from Boyle to William and Penelope Twining, Boston University, detailing thoughts on issues relating to recent visit by Boyle to Egypt as a guest of Chief Justice Obied [ ] and discussing comments and findings of the visit (18 Sep 1996), Manuscript notes on A4 paper written by Boyle following this visit to Egypt as a guest of Obied [ ] ; Programme of conference in Belfast entitled "Establishing and Protecting Human Rights" (July 1995) Also includes conference program from "The Role of the Judiciary in the Protection of Human Rights" (Cairo, Dec 1996) and of "Democracy and the Rule of Law: The Cairo Conference" (Cairo, Dec 1997).

File includes manuscript A4 pad of notes written by Boyle detailing the background to the visit to Ecuador, thoughts on discussion points, scheduling issues and other matters relating to the visit; official report/itinerary detailing aspects of Boyle's visit; titles and details of research projects discussed by Boyle at the visit; numerous email and letter documents between Boyle and members of Democratic Audit, United Kingdom and also people in Ecuador, such as Francisco Lopez-Bermudez, Auditoria Democratica Andina, regarding Boyle's role and participation in assessing a democratic audit in Ecuador (2002) and also details of a conference, National Conference on Democracy 2003 in association with the Democratic Audit of Ecuador. Also includes various business cards of people Boyle met with in Ecuador.

File relating to the UN Human Rights Committee and Ireland, including text of report and consideration of reports of states parties due in 1991 - Ireland, 30 Oct 1992; 48th session summary record of consideration of reports submitted by States parties under article 40 of the covenant, Initial Report of Ireland (Jul 1993); text of response by the Attorney General of Ireland, Mr. Harold A. Whelehan S.C.; memo on the U.N. Human Rights Committee Session on Ireland (2000)

File of documents relating to the United Nations focus on the plight of minorities, including implementation papers following recommendations of the Durban Conference, 2001 - 2002; promoting justice and reconciliation in Africa; Draft reports of working group of UN Sub-Commission on prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (Aug 1983); a paper entitled "Minority Education Rights in International Law - A Theoretical Approach (n.d.) and other such documents.

Files of documents relating to various international conferences held on matters relating to Human Rights across various disciplines and areas.
File also includes a number of summary record documents and statements from meetings/conferences held by the UNHCHR and relating to statements on terrorism, racial discrimination, torture, and other aspects of human rights advocacy and law.

File relating to the UN Human Rights Commission and the Sub Committee on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities. Includes press cutting from May 1982 stating "Ireland was yesterday elected to serve, for the first time, on the UN Commission on Human Rights. . . "; Attached are manuscript notes by Boyle on the Human Rights Commission; progress report from the Sub-Commission on the 'Status of the Individual and Contemporary International Law' by Mrs, Erica-Irene A. Daes, Special Rapporteur (26 June 1984); provision list of attendees and list of consultative groups for the Sub-Commission; Timetable for consideration of agenda items of the 36th session of the sub-commission; and also various articles such as 'The 1984 UN Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities: Review and Prognosis' by Garber and O'Connor; Also, a commentary on the work of the Sub-Commission published in International Commission of Jurists - The Review, no. 41, 1988"

Texts of various resolutions adopted by the UN, its Security Council and other bodies in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the global campaign against terrorism. Includes text of the Internation Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Dec 1999); text of statement from UN Secretary General on "Human Rights Must not be Sacrificed to Counter-Terrorism (12 Apr 2002); Text of address by Segio Vieira de Mello, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights delivered to the Counter-Terrorism Committee of the Security Council (21 Oct 2002); Text of report (with MS annotation by Boyle) from the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and entitled "Civil and Political Rights, Including the Question of Torture and Detention" (16 Dec 2002) and other such documents.