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Press cuttings from Irish newspapers detailing coverage of events in South Africa and also includes coverage of the publication of Boyle's report on South Africa for Amnesty International and also coverage on Boyle keeping a personal promise to return to South Africa to undertake this mission.

Report published by Amnesty International USA - "South Africa: Imprisonment Under the Pass Laws". File also includes texts of press releases of comment from various American politicians, calling for removing of the Pass Law system in South Africa and further recognition of equal rights.

Texts of lectures given by Kevin Boyle following his mission to South Africa, including text of paper entitled "The Abolition of Influx Control in South Africa - The Reform and Reformulation of Apartheid" (2 copies, 1986); Poster for Amnesty International Sligo Group public lecture by Kevin Boyle entitled "Human Rights - The South African Experience" (4 Apr 1986); Poster from lecture delivered by Kevin Boyle at the La Trobe University Department of Legal Studies, Melbourne, Australia (where Boyle was a visiting academic) entitled "Apartheid Now, Reform, Resistance and Repression in South Africa" (12 Jul [ ] ) Text of lecture delivered by Kevin Boyle on "South Africa Today" at the Australian Parliamentary Group of Amnesty International session (1985)

Texts of lecture given by Kevin Boyle following his mission to South Africa and delivered at various events. Items include draft manuscript text written by Boyle and entitled "The Crime of Movement in South Africa: The Pass Laws" and delivered at Carleton University, Canada (3 Feb 1986) and noted as being 'Luthuli Lecture'. The final printed text of this lecture is published by Carleton University as the 1986 'Philip Uren Memorial Lecture'; TS press release for the 1986 Luthuli Memorial Lecture of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, entitled "The Crime of Movement in South Africa: The Pass Laws" delivered by Kevin Boyle (21 Mar 1986); Poster, A3 size, with details "The 1986 Philip Uren Memorial Lecture: 'The Crime of Movement in South Africa - the Pass Laws" by Kevin Boyle, Professor of Law, University College Galway, Carleton University" (3 Feb 1986).

File of assorted documents being research documents on South Africa used by Kevin Boyle, including academic articles, magazines and reports from the United Nations Economic and Social Council on Racial Discrimination (1984)

Files relating to work of Amnesty International in Somalia and by Kevin Boyle as Amnesty International Special Rapporteur in Somalia. Boyle was in Somalia from 24 June to 2 July 1989.

File of letters, some with attached reports and documents between Kevin Boyle and members of Amnesty International regarding Boyle's work and reports from Somalia. Includes internal Amnesty report to the IEC regarding the mission to Somalia and detailing background, purpose and undertakings of the mission (July 1989); Amnesty International press release regarding the mission (22 Jun 1989); Letter from Malcolm Smart of Amnesty International providing letter of support for Boyle's mission to Somalia (20 Jun 1989); Notes of meeting by Boyle with USSR Ambassador in Mogadishu (1 Jul 1989) Letters and other supporting documents sent to Boyle from Debbie Ashton and Martin Hill of Amnesty ahead of his trip (21 Aug 1989); letters from Amnesty to His Excellency Ahmed Jama Abdulle, Ambassador Somali Democratic Republic, London, His Excellency Mohammed Siad Barre, President of Somali Democratic Republic detailing an overview of the mission (2 Oct 1989), notes of meeting with various government officials typed and sent to Boyle by Debbie Ashton .

Typescript extended report of the Amnesty International Mission to Somalia with comment and annotation from Martin Ennals, reporting in detail findings of the mission to Somalia. Copy of report published by Amnesty International in Sep 1988 entitled "Somalia - A Long-Term Human Rights Crisis" (2 copies).

Various reports from Amnesty International including "Somalia Report on an Amnesty International Visit and Current Human Rights Concerns" (Jan 1990); "Somalia: The Human Rights Record After an Amnesty International Visit in Mid-1989" (Jan 1990) "Somalia: Human Rights Concerns Following an Amnesty International Visit in June 1989"; "Somalia: A Human Rights Disaster" (5 Aug 1992). Also includes an Amnesty report on "Ethiopia - Political Imprisonment and Torture" (June 1986).

Newsletter from Africa Watch on issues in Somalia and other international locations (21 Jul 1989) and another issue of Africa Watch newsletter focusing on Somalia "An Update on Human Rights Developments since Mid-July" (Sep 1989).