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Report of the Regional Meeting for Africa of the World Conference for Human Rights. Tunis.

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)

File includes programme and schedule for the workshop on Human Rights and Discrimination Litigation - Law and Practice in International and Domestic Courts. Also includes some research material and notes. Held in Athens, Greece.

Files relating to the Working Party of the Churches' Group on Human Rights and Responsibilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, including minutes of first meeting of the Group, held at Corrymeela, Ballycastle (15-16 Apr 1985). Kevin Boyle had been approached to act as a Consultant to the group and is noted in the minutes as such; notes on all group members; list of documents collected by the group; draft and policy documents on human rights issues of interest to the group; correspondence to members from Lionel Jacobs, Honorary Secretary; letter from Sydney Bailey to Boyle, thanking Boyle for agreeing to act as a consultant (30 Jan 1985); further letter from Bailey to Boyle asking Boyle to prepare a statement paper on behalf of the group (18 Apr 1985). Second file includes assorted research and published documents related to the work of the group.

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties], 1986. It includes correspondence, agendas, reports including draft and preliminary report of the Working Group Legal Sub-Committee, guidelines, recommendations for legal reform, minutes, copy of Criminal Law (Rape) Act, 1981and handwritten notes.

[Archivist’s note: Some material giving guidance on how to detect Child Sexual Abuse, and a case study (anonymised) contains material of a sensitive nature.]

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties], 1985. It includes correspondence, agendas, reports, guidelines, recommendations for legal reform, minutes, and handwritten notes.

[Archivist’s note: Some material giving guidance on how to detect Child Sexual Abuse, and a case study (anonymised) contains material of a sensitive nature.]

This file consists of material relating to the Working Group on Child Abuse, convened by the ICCL [Irish Council for Civil Liberties] of which Mary Robinson (MR) was a member and Chair of sub-committee examining legal aspects, 1984. The group was tasked with carrying out detailed research into child sexual abuse, with particular reference to Dublin 1964-1984. It includes correspondence between MR and Clodagh Corcoran, Chair of Working Group, ICCL 05/09-11/10/1984; circulars, agendas and press releases; copy of questionnaire for victims; typed documents giving guidelines in detecting and dealing with possible cases of Child Sex Abuse including Doctors, Nurses, social workers; handwritten notes.

[Archivist's note: material is both contemporary and sensitive in nature and is therefore partially restricted. Please consult archivist to enquire about access to restricted material.]

Research material consisting of reports, surveys, articles and other documents relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the Working Group on Child Abuse. It includes material gathered on child abuse in schools, by Tadgh Ó Ruairc, with cover letter to MR, 21/02/1983, copy of letter from Patrick Lennon, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (05/07/1982) and copy of legal opinion sent to him by John MacMenamin, B.L.; information pack on incest published by Scottish Women's Aid Incest Group n.d.; thesis "Incest- Project submitted for Diploma in Social Studies by Paula Scully" 198[?]; "Bernardo's Response to the Child Care Bill 1988”; photocopy of Summary of Recommendations of the Working Group with notation, 1988; copy of the ISPCC [Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children] National Children's Campaign document with cover letter to MR from Cian Ó Tighearnaigh, Chief Executive Officer, which references the redrafting of the Child Care & Protection Bill, 1985 coming before Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament], 14/01/1988.

[Archivist’s note: Some material is of a sensitive nature.]

Working documents of the Language Freedom Movement. Includes mostly handwritten notes and typescript drafts with handwritten edits that examine language policy, civil rights, and the parents' plebiscites throughout the country. Also included is the outline of a book aiming to challenge the policy of compulsory Irish.

Press releases, correspondence and drafts relating to support from the Workers' Party, and its President, Proinsias De Rossa for Mary Robinson (MR) including the nomination by the party of MR as a Presidential Candidate.

Ref: P143/4/1/1/4