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Large map of the globe entitled 'Descriptive Map of the United Nations' with details and commentary on countries in the United Nations.

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 includes letter of invitation to Kevin Boyle from Irish United Nations Association and others to attend a seminar on 'Prisoners and the Northern Ireland Peace Process', Westminster, 12 Mar 1998, a copy report from the NIACRO, Belfast being an executive summary 'The Release and Integration of Politically Motivated Prisoners in Northern Ireland . . . (1995); Commentary from the Committee for Administration of Justice on the Implementation Plan for the Criminal Justice Review Bill (Jan 2002) and text of address given by Mary Robinson as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights entitled "Making right relationships an everyday practice" (May 2002).

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.

Request to the United Nations for technical assistance regarding Community Development; includes correspondence from George Thomason agreeing to provide assistance.

File relating to the work of the United Nations in the area of Freedom of Religion, including some manuscript notes by Kevin Boyle on Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; article entitled "The History of the UN Declaration on the Elimination of all Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief (1981) by Japp A. Walkate (May 1989); Copy of report by the United Nations Centre for Human Rights, on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief" (1989)

Files relating to Kevin Boyle and the United Nations. These files refer to Boyle in numerous capacities of professional and academic work and interaction with the United Nations and its Office of the High Commission for Human Rights. Boyle acted as a Special Rapporteur in 1984 and later as Special Advisor to Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland in her capacity as U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights. Boyle later acted as a consultant advisor to the U.N. and its Human Rights division. These files also contain files arranged and maintained by Boyle relating to his ongoing personal and professional relationship with Mary Robinson and her husband Nicholas Robinson. Files date from the late 1970s when Boyle and Robinson were acting legal councils and barristers and later included correspondence when Mary Robinson was President of Ireland between 1990 and 1997.

File relating to the work of the United Nations and its Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, including a factsheet booklet published by the Committee on its work; General Recommendations of the Committee (2002) a paper given by the Secretary of the Commission at a seminar on 20 years of activities of the committee (1990); Report - Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Second Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination' (1994); copy of article by Rudiger Wolfrum, on the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination; a printed booklet published by the Commission and entitled "Combating Racial Discrimination"; and other research, seminar and policy documents relating to the Commission.

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 United Arts Club of which Carolyn Swift was member. Includes notices of meetings, AGMs, committee reports and finance statements, programmes of events held by the Club, and newsletters.