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Materials pertaining to the case filed by Selahattin Şimşek on 26 June 1993 against the Republic of Turkey with the European Commission of Human Rights (application number 22490/93, referred to internally within the Kurdish Litigation Project as Case 65 and assigned to Tony Fisher as lead). Şimşek was a death row prisoner, a former primary school teacher arrested in 1980 by the Turkish Government of working for the PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) and incarcerated since then. Şimşek was sentenced to death on 24 May 1983. A 27 January 1993 judgment of the Constitutional Court of Turkey commuted the sentences of death row prisoners convicted under the Anti-Terror Law to 10 years, which would theoretically make Şimşek eligible for release as he had already served 13 years in prison. Şimşek’s sentence, however, was only commuted to 20 years, which he argued was based upon his Kurdish ethnicity. On 2 March 1994, the Commission found the application to be manifestly ill-founded and declared the application inadmissible.
Materials in this file include: 1) correspondence between Tony Fisher, Kevin Boyle, the Kurdish Human Rights Project, and Amnesty International preparing the case for application; 2) documents obtained from Turkey pertaining to Şimşek’s imprisonment; 3) reports published by non-government organisations (particularly Amnesty International and the Human Rights Association) pertaining to political prisoners under detainment in Turkey; and 4) the application submitted to the Commission on 26 June 1993 including appendices. The decision of inadmissibility (5) published by the Commission is closed to access until 1 November 2073.

"Handwritten draft of song beginning ""Seir air a cuadun a tá an gear"", from County Donegal."

"Offprint of ""Seetangwirtschaft und Tangfluren an de atlantischen Küste"" by Heinrich Becker, with handwritten additions and notes by Dr. Becker."

Press article from The Irish Times (copied from the internet), by Mark Brennock, entitled 'Seeking a dialogue leading to peace', concerning contacts between the British and the IRA.

Index card for the townland of Seecon, [Suí Con].

Printed programme from "See You Next Tuesday" adapted by Ronald Harwood and directed by Robin Lefèvre. Includes an article on Francis Veber by Michael Dwyer and also images and biographies of cast and creative team members.

See also Hardbound diary for much of 1976 with handwritten entries by [Brendan Duddy]. Listing exclusively his diplomatic efforts POL35/62, mediating between the I.R.A. and the British government, and 535 relevant events. Entries for most days; more gaps July to September. Usually detailing results of phone-calls, meetings in Derry, Belfast, Donegal, by now also including Provisional Army Council meetings; listing most contacts by name, some by code name (e.g. 'coffee man'). The year is characterised by plans to rekindle talks failing in the face of British apathy: including strong personal opinion on the Irish Republic's treatment of Frank Stagg's funeral and aftermath (19 February); a personal aside 'for students [of the conflict]' about an impasse in negotiations where the British are blamed for the renewal of war (18 March); overall frustration over lack of British response culminating in a new plan and rejection (22-27 September); stating resignation despite having offered the British 'anything' they wanted (25 October). Noting in January 1977 that he has neglected the diary in the last months - 'in a way it is the mood of the last year in Ireland. - Neglect-'. Recurring names: Ó Brádaigh, 'DM' [Donald Middleton], Bishop Daly, Sir Frank Cooper, Billy McKee, Fr. Bradley, Joe [ ], Sir Frank Cooper, Walker, David O'Connell/ Daithí Ó Conaill, Paddy Devlin. NOTE: Some pages of the diary are restricted - a reprographic copy will be available for consultation. FURTHER NOTE, May 2011: POL35/131 - 136 will be withheld for a short period and will be reviewed again for opening in 2012.

See also Fragment copy of the transcript of Brendan Duddy's 1975 POL35/ 63 diary; same front matter and markings. NOTE: Some pages of the diary are restricted - a reprographic copy will be available for consultation.