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Files relating to the actions, activities and research of the British-Irish Rights Watch.

Documents and reports published by the British-Irish Rights Watch (B.I.R.W.) Includes:
Record of proceedings of seminar jointly organised by InQuest and Rights Watch, "Current Developments in Inquests in Britain and Ireland", chaired by Barbara Cohen with speakers Tim Owen and Fionnuala Ní Aoláin (London 1992);
Record of Proceedings of seminar on "Interrogation, Confessions and Corroboration" held in Belfast (10 Oct 1992);
Notice of inaugural seminar in Dublin of B.I.R.W. "Policing the Police" (May 1993, Dublin);
"Human Rights After the Ceasefire", report of a seminar held in Belfast (10 Dec 1994);
Record of Proceedings of "Policing the Police", Chaired by Gareth Peirce (8 May 1993);

Conference booklet being the proceedings of a seminar held in London entitled "A Hostage to Fortune? Do we need permanent counter-terrorism laws?" (9 Mar 1996) Record of Proceedings of "The Crisis in Criminal Justice in Ireland" (7 Dec 1996);
"Inquests and Contentious Deaths" (1 Feb 1997);
A report on the work of B.I.R.W. for the period 1992-1997. (Dec 1997);
Further report on the B.I.R.W. entitled "For Peace, Justice and Human Rights" (2004);
Copy of Annual Report for B.I.R.W. for 1998, sent to Kevin Boyle by Jane Winter.

General TS letters between Kevin Boyle and Jane Winter of British-Irish Rights Watch, such as enclosing a letter sent by B.I.R.W. to Special Rapporteurs on the Right to a Fair Trial at United Nations, inviting comment from Kevin Boyle (15 Feb 1993), letter from Winter to Boyle, thanking Boyle for speaking at recent conference (25 Nov 1993); Letter from Winter to Boyle inviting support from Boyle for the enclosed funding application being made to Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (12 Dec 1994) and other documents.

TS flyers and notice for events, seminars, causes, publications and appeals for funding issued by the British-Irish Rights Watch. Includes a petition for Truth and Justice, "Bloody Sunday - A Miscarriage of Justice", publicity flyer for new book on Bloody Sunday entitled "Eyewitness Bloody Sunday" by Don Mullan; a summary of activities of B.I.R.W. for May 1992 - Aug 1995 and other documents.

Documents from various conferences and research papers on Human Rights in Northern Ireland. Docments include "Report of the Independent Public Enquiry into Abuse and Torture in Irish Prisons", held in Liberty Hall, Dublin. (19-21 May 1978); "Civil Liberties in West Germany - An Endangered Species?" by [A German National] (n.d.); "Human Rights in Northern Ireland" - a paper by [ ] from University of Cincinnati, Ohio" [1970s]; "Human Rights Work in Situations of Armed Conflict and Political Violence", Case Study No. 2, April 1992 by Kevin Boyle and Colm Campbell; Also copy of "Human Rights Work in Situations of Armed Conflict and Political Violence - Case Studies: 4 - Northern Ireland, by Kevin Boyle and Colm Campbell" (1992) [A List of] European Cases relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland."; "Cork Talk" by [Kevin Boyle] on the topic of Ireland's relationship with Human Rights and international Human Rights" (8 Mar 1982); "Northern Ireland, Human Rights Assembly, a record of a preparatory conference; "Submission to the Corymeela Study on Human Rights Aspects of the Northern Ireland Conflict", (14 Mar 1985), "Conference details and documents from "Irish cases in European Law - Advising Clients Detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act" (11 May 1991) New [U.K. Government Proposals on Religious Equality of Opportunity in Employment" (March 1988) "States of Emergecny: Problems in Classification and Control" by Tom Hadden, (Nov 1995) "Possible Structures for the Development and Implementation of Policy Appraisal on Separation and Sharing (PASS)" by Tom Hadden; "Internal Power-Sharing, Externally Shared Authority and Inter-Governmental Co-operation" by Tom Hadden and Kevin Boyle. (c. 1995)

Files relating to the actions and activities of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights.

Records from the annual conference of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights (SACHR), held at the Country House Hotel, Kells, and entitled "Protection of Rights and Freedoms in Northern Ireland. Includes conference booklet list list of attendees and speakers. Kevin Boyle presented a paper entitled "Options for Monitoring and Enforcement". File also includes TS correspondence between Boyle and others including R. Charles Hill, E.D. Carson, both of the SACHR discussing arrangements for the conference.

General TS correspondence between Kevin Boyle and others including these members of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights and discussing a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. Letters include a letter from Tom Haddon to Kevin Boyle, enclosing a draft of article entitled "Minority Rights and Majority Rules", (21 Apr 1987)

TS copy letter from Tom Hadden to The Director of Human Rights, Secretariat General, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, stating how he has been invited to attend the Colloquy on Democracy and Human Rights on behalf of the SACHR and discussing his paper, co-written by Kevin Boyle, entitled "Minority Rights and Majority Rule. (15 Jun 1987)
Copy of TS letter from Boyle to John Hume, enclosing a draft from Boyle and Hadden on the argument of communal aspects for a Bill of Rights. (6 May 1987)
TS copy letter from Thombh [ ] to George Brock, Features Editor, The Times London, discussing a possible Boyle/Hadden publication on the topic of a Bill of Rights. (2 Mar 1987)
TS copy letter from E.D. Carson of the SACHR to Peter Leuprecht, Director of Human Rights, Council of Europe, discussing in detail the enhancement of Human Rights in Northern Ireland. (26 Feb 1993)
Copy of TS document with title "Bill of Rights: Questions for discussion"; Fax letter from Denis Carson of the SACHR to Kevin Boyle, copying Boyle on a Fax sent to Caroline Ravaud, thanking her for attending the 1993 SACHR conference and discussing arrangements (16 Mar 1993).

Annual Report for 1976 - 1977 of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights. Other documents include text of address by Dr. Christopher McCrudden, Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford and member of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights to the committee on the Administration of Justice, Belfast, 15 Jun 1985; Copy of Annual Report of the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights, 1985-1986; "European Dimensions to a new British-Irish Agreement: A Working Paper. (n.d.)

Copy of TS submission by the Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, on a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.