Correspondence from Kevin Boyle, Director Human Rights Centre, University of Essex to Mary Robinson (MR) on topic of United Nations Year of Tolerance, 09/05/1994, with attached documents relating to proposal for an International Day of Freedom of Religion or Belief, 01 October 1993, and preliminary information document on European Youth Campaign Against Racism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism and Intolerance, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 09 March, 1994; typed background notes on Kenya, sent to MR from Department of Foreign Affairs, 26/04/1994 and report from Tom Kitt TD, Minister of State for Development Cooperation to Taoiseach, in connection with Kitt's visit to Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya, 02/06/1994; summary record of 1235th and 1239th meetings of Human Rights Committee 12/7/1993, 20/07/1993 (published 02/1994, sent 01/03/1994), relating to International covenant on civil and political rights, initial report of Ireland and 50th session of the Human Rights Commission, 31 Jan - 11 March 1994, "Statement by the Delegation of Ireland on the Reform of the UN Rights Commission", all sent by Dónal [Denham?], Permanent Mission of Ireland, Geneva.

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Material on the Irish Country Women's Association including flyers, reprinted pamphlet of address/article by Horace Plunkett, Ellice Pilkington and George Russell ("AE") "The United Irishwomen Their Place Work and Ideas", from 1911; publication "ICA 1910 1990 Celebrating Eighty Years"; submissions to The Minister For Justice, Maire Geoghan-Quinn, 26/08/1993 and pre-budget to Michael Woods, TD, Minister for Social Welfare, 12/1993; press releases on women's health, suicide rates, insufficient funding for the Rape Crisis Centre and Divorce, 05-06/1994; programme and information pack on ICA's Adult Education College, An Grianán, 1994.

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Information pack and other material relating to the Carter Centre (President Jimmy Carter) and the Atlanta project, one of its programmes 1992-1994.

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Letter from John McEntagart in relation to Burma, with executive summary of a report attached, relating to human rights abuses, 07/11/1994; Curriculum Vitae of Kader Asmal with post-it note from Joe Brennan [Deputy Secretary to President MR], 06/12/1994 [Asmal came to Ireland to lecture human rights and International law at Trinity College Dublin (for 27 years), founded the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement, helped establish the Irish Council for Civil Liberties and the Divorce Action group and returned to his native South Africa in 1990].

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Reports: Insurance Ombudsman of Ireland Annual Report 1993 with press release re its launch 08/03/1994, cover letter from Paulyn Marrinan Quinn, Ombudsman and reply from Bride Rosney, Special Adviser to President Mary Robinson (MR), 14/03/1994; programme and final report - United Nations DPI/NGO Annual Conference 8-10 September 1993: "Social Development A New Definition for Security", May 1994; Cothú, The Business Council for the Arts information booklet on Business Training for the Arts 1993/4 [MR patron]; International Fund for Ireland annual report 1994; CARA (Irish Housing Assoc Ltd) Annual Report 1993/94 (10th anniversary commemorative edition with copy of congratulatory letter from MR reproduced on front page) and loose typed agenda for AGM, 29/11/1994.

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Briefing notes, background information, reports and other research material used by Mary Robinson ahead of meetings and for reference, 1995, including material sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs.

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Material relating to Irish Diaspora, includes folder of correspondence, brochures and other documents relating to Irish Studies courses abroad, memo relating to Dave Reynolds, Glór na Deoraí, the address to be given by Mary Robinson (MR) to Council of State, and issues of votes for emigrants, 13/01/1995, transcript of unidentified tape recording relating to Irish diaspora, and material relating to the Great Irish Famine [1845-1849], draft text on the Irish language, letter from Council of Irish Genealogical Organisations congratulating MR on the theme of her forthcoming address to both houses of the Oireachtas, 13/01/1995 and letter from Paul Byrne, Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants which references same speech and suggests topic of emigration be inserted into third-level studies, 08/01/1995; address by Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action Director, Quintin Oliver at annual conference of the Irish Episcopal Commission for Emigrants, Irish Commission for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) 5 year report 1988-1993, ICPO flyers and pamphlets and newsletter October 1994, and cover letter from Oliver, 30/01/1995; report on "...Needs of Irish Agencies to Assist Development", Seán Hutton, Community Care Development Co-ordinator, Federation of Irish Societies, Jan 1995; "New York Irish history", Vol 8 1993-1994, Journal of the New York Irish History Roundtable.

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Material relating to the Kurdistan Human Rights Project (KHRP) a registered charity, including reports, publications and background material (1993-1995) sent to Mary Robinson possibly by Kierim Yildiz, Director: report "A Delegation to Investigate the Alleged use of Napalm, or other Chemical Weapons, by Turkish Security Forces in South East Turkey" Sep 1993; "Lawyers in Fear; Law in Jeopardy" report of delegation to Istanbul and Duyarbakir in SE Turkey to investigate situation of lawyers defending people in political trials and involved in human rights work 5-11 Oct 1993; report "Censorship and the Rule of Law in Turkey: Violations of press freedom and attacks on Özgür Gündem"; Annual report 1993-1994; "Report on Mission to Turkey to Attend the Trial of the Istanbul Branch of the Turkish Human Rights Association", mission undertaken on behalf of The Bar Human Rights Committee, the International BAR Association and the KHRP; report "Freedom of the Press in Turkey: the Case of Özgür Gündem"; "Report of the Law Group and KHRP Delegation to Iraqi Kurdistan 13-16 June 1994", 08/1994; "Human Rights Violations against Kurdish People in Turkey", 10/1994; report "The Current Situation of the Kurds in Turkey" 11/1994; "Report of a Delegation to Turkey to Observe the Trials of Former MPs and Lawyers For Alleged Separatist Activities", Sep 1994 with cover letter from Yildiz, 14/02/1995; report "The Law: Freedom of Expression and Human Rights Advocacy in Turkey", 02/03/1995 and a case report "Advocacy and the Rule of Law in Turkey - Advocates under Attack", 26/01/1995.

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Folder labelled "Rwanda - recent 12/95" including report on Peace Initiative by Rwanda Women's Association (Sep 1995, in French), with cover letter from Colette Craven, Emergency Officer for Rwanda, Trócaire to Bride Rosney with response, 09-13/11/1995; photocopy of fax from Brian McKeown, EU Human rights Field Operation Mission in Rwanda, with copy of address by President of Republic of Rwanda, Mr Pasteur Bizimungu, at opening of International Conference on "Genocide, Impunity and Accountability", Kigali, Nov 1995, and article from press on relations between Ireland and Rwanda, 14/11/1995; photocopy of fax from Donal Denham, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations (PMUN), in relation to the situation in Burundi including the Special Rapporteur's report to UN in which he speaks of "the real danger that the situation will degenerate and explode at any moment in the country, with consequences at least as serious as Rwanda", 08/12/1995; newsletter "Cáirde Rwanda", issue 2, December 1995.

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Flyers for Brent Irish Advisory Service (BIAS), The Irish Centre, London, 05/1995; advance unedited version of "Proposals for Consideration in the Preparation of a Draft Declaration and the Draft Platform for Action", Commission on the Status of Women, following 39th session, 15/05/1995.

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