Files relating to teaching, research and administrative duties by Kevin Boyle while at University of Essex.
`Files relating to commentaries, reports and conferences relating to roles of NGOs and individual human rights defenders.
File documenting a conference attended by Kevin Boyle at the Bellagio Study and Conference Centre, Villa Serbelloni, Lake Como, Italy. Conference title "Strategies for Strengthening the Implementation of Human Rights: The Role of the National and International NGOs", sponsored by the International League for Human Rights and the Fédération Internationale Des Droits De L'Homme. Kevin Boyle was a commentator at this conference on "The European Convention, the International Covenants, the Helsinki Accords and Their Interrelationships." Includes full schedule and programme for the conference; copy of TS letter from Boyle to Harry Scoble, Human Rights Internet, offering to be a contributor and also discussing subscription possibilities to the Human Rights Internet by the Hardiman Library of University College Galway (23 Aug 1979); Memorandum enclosing press articles regarding mission of Lawyers to Argentina (26 Mar 1979); List of disappeared lawyers worldwide (3 Apr 1979); text of conference address by Dr. Riccardo Bauer on "Education for Human Rights"; text of remarks on using the individual petition procedure of the European Court of Human Rights, with MS annotation by Boyle; conference report presented on analysis of immigration policy in France; text of conference address from Antonio Cassese on Non-Governmental Organisations using U.N. bodies more effectively; Materials on Human Rights and the Defence Lawyers and Judges in Argentina, prepared by the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights" (Mar 1979); Summary and descriptions of committee activities and publications by the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights" (Mar 1979); Document on the operation of the Human Rights Network in the U.K.; and other related documents.
File of manuscript notes by Boyle and correspondence between Boyle and people at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa Italy, concerning Boyle being part of the training team for the training programme for civilians in peacekeeping operations. Also includes flyers for the training programme with schedule details.
Report entitled "Front Line USA: Threats, Attacks and Harassment of Human Rights Defenders." Edited by Paul Hoffman, researched and written by John Rendler.
Issue of Human Rights Watch newsletter, 20 May 1985, edited by Janet Fleischmann and featuring numerous country reports, news, global press from Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Cuba, U.S.A., and other issues.
File from conference entitled "Security and Protection for Human Rights Defenders", held at London Metropolitan University. Kevin Boyle was participant and panel chair at this conference. Includes conference schedule and programme; text of paper by Kevin Boyle with MS annotation by Boyle; speaker biographies and details, various supporting documents such as reports and statements; booklet by Peace Brigade International; reports of working group sessions and other documents.
File of documents relating to Boyle's position on the Joint Department of Foreign Affairs/Non-Governmental Organisations Standing Committee on Human Rights. Boyle was a member from c. Jan/Feb 2004 - Sep 2010. Some documents (email and minutes) are closed.
TS letter of invitation, signed by Tom Kitt, T.D., Minister of State, Department of Foreign Affairs, Bishop's Square, Redmond Hill, Dublin 2, to Kevin Boyle, inviting him to become a member of the Joint Department of Foreign Affairs/Non-Governmental Organisations Standing Committee on Human Rights and outlines the terms of reference for the group.