Copy of report "Making a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland - A Consultation by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission". Enclosed in the document is a TS letter to Prof. Kevin Boyle, at the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights, from Paddy Sloan, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, thanking Boyle for his contribution at the launch of said document at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast, and emphasising the input of Sheelagh Murnagh to the document - "Not everyone realizes it's not the product just of the Good Friday Agreement." A TS transcript of speech delivered by Kevin Boyle at the launch of the document is also enclosed.

À printed handbook, presumably for a young/school audience, of information on making a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland.

Published Annual Report of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for 2001.

Published summary of submissions received by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, including a breakdown of submission on each aspects of individual rights to be covered within the Bill.

Published document being an update on progressing a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. Includes comment on the Bill, individual aspects of rights to be covered within the bill and various appendices which include the proposed Bill, the text of the European Convention rights, results of a 2004 opinion survey and the commission's 2001 proposals for a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. 2 copies, 1 copy includes press cuttings of articles referring to the work of the NIHRC and Human Rights related issues in Northern Ireland.

Published copy of "Rights and Righteousness: Perspectives on religious pluralism and human rights." Published by the NIHRC and being a compilation of papers from a conference organised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Irish School of Ecumenics, Trinity College, Dublin, on 1-2 Nov, Belfast. Edited by David Tombs and featuring text of speech delivered by Kevin Boyle entitled "Religious Pluralism and Human Rights."

Copy of report being a consultation paper by the Northern Ireland Office, London and entitled The Powers of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. A letter is enclosed from Chris Flatt, Head of Human Rights and Equality, Northern Ireland Office, seeking comment on the consultation paper from Kevin Boyle.

Articles and documents include a case study entitled "International Protection of Human Rights: Northern Ireland". featuring an interview and contribution from Kevin Boyle, [c. 1970s];
Photocopy of book chapter from "Human Rights and Responsibilities in Britain and Ireland: A Christian Perspective" edited by Sydney D. Bailey; research document from a working group, possibly for the NIHCR and entitled "Victim's Rights - Preliminary Discussions";
Draft document entitled "Summary of Proposals" in relation to rights and the NIHCR; Copy of British Institute of Human Rights Newsletter, Summer 2002, with article by Maggie Beirne, Committee on the Administration of Justice, entitled "A Discussion of the Progress and Possibility of a Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland";
Paper entitled "Human Rights: National Human Rights Institutions in the Commonwealth - Lessons for Ireland" by Deirdre Fottrell (c. 2001) and paper entitled "The Paradox of Transition in Conflicted Democracies" by Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor of Law, University of Ulster.
"A Bill of Rights for the U.K. - Mechanisms for Parliamentary Protection of Fundamental Rights" by Gavin Drewry (4 Jul 1997)
"The Protection of Human Rights" - Author Unknown. "New Beginnings: Introducing the South African Constitution and Bill of Rights." (c. 1996)
"Equal but Not Separate - Communal Policy Appraisal" by Tom Hadden, Bernie Rainey and Gail McGreevy. (c.1998)

Files from conferences relating to and also organised by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission

Records relating to Bill of Rights event at Malone House, Barnett's Demesne, Belfast. Kevin Boyle was Chair of this event. Files include an agenda for the event, email correspondence from Paddy Sloan of the NIHRC to Kevin Boyle discussing press release statement for the event (31 Aug 2001) a list of points to be considered to make by Boyle; business card for Paddy Sloan, NIHRC; Printed handout of slides to accompany talk by Prof. Brice Dickson of the NIHRC at this event, (2 Dec 2002).