Copy of letter from Boyle to Ford, Finance Officer, University of Essex, accepting the terms of conditions of employment as stated in previous letter.
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Letter from Boyle to Small, the Irish Ambassador, London, thanking him for the invitation to attend the TCD Quatercentenary reception but sends his apologies. Boyle also commends Small on his handling of the Kilroy-Silk racist slur case.
Letter from Boyle to Dahl, Legal Department, Laudsorganisasjonen, Oslo, Norway, in which Boyle outlines he was directed to contact Dahl by the late Torkel Opshal and outlines his campaigning and work on behalf of those whose rights are being abused in Turkey. Boyle mentioned so far he has lodged 50 individual complaints to Strasbourg "which reveal the most serious violations of the Convention that has ever come before Strasbourg in my experience. We have complained of grievous cases of torture summary and arbitrary executions disappearances the expulsion of villagers and the shelling of villages, attacks against journalists, trade union teachers and more." Boyle seeks to begin contact with Dahl in order to help the case of Kurds.
Copy of letter from Boyle to Linblom, President, J. Roderick MacArthur Foundation, London, detailing Boyle's own "private grief over the separation" from Article 19 and discusses in detail his private feelings on having left Article 19 and how it may be continued by Francis [ ]. Attached is a card from "Lance, Rick, [Greg] and Solange" wishing Boyle congratulations and a happy birthday.
Letter from Boyle to Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, following up on a visit to Palais Wilson, Geneva and the meeting had between Arbour and Boyle. Boyle is writing to add in detail his comments and feedback on the document being Office of High Commission for Human Rights Plan of Action: Protection and Empowerment.
Letter from Boyle to Wildhaber, President, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, written by Boyle on European University Institute-headed paper, to express Boyle's interest in being considered for appointment as a member of the Human Rights Advisory Panel and has enclosed a C.V.
Letter from Boyle to Woolacott, the Guardian Newspaper, London, stating Boyle has read the documentation on Human Duties and Responsibilities. Attached is a draft document entitled "Valencia - Draft Declaration on Human Rights and Responsibilities". Further comment from Boyle is on the role this document and action plan can take. Boyle comments on the draft being "weaker" than international law under the U.N. Torture Convention which requires states to legislate for universal jurisdiction . . Boyle maintains "I am convinced it is a good idea." "Although it has yet to be written up . . the entire moral mission of the UN, human rights peace disarmament, self-determination for the colonies grew out of the efforts of the religions (Protestant, Catholic, Jews) during the inter-war years." "I am also concerned with the North-South divide of democracy, environment and development, as it is about human rights."
Letter from Boyle to Woollacott, the Guardian Newspaper, London, responding to Woolacott's previous letter and expressing interest in the mentioned 'Obligations' project and adds his comments on the idea and mentions ". . .I have always seen the rights concept of as a trinity of ideas - rights, duties and community."
Letter from Boyle to Keen, Administrator, British-Irish Association, thanking her for the invitation of the B.I.A. to the first post-Belfast Agreement conference. Boyle sets out in detail the points discussed by him and Tom Hadden on what implications the new British-Irish relationships might have for the BIA in terms of its future role. Boyle outlines the history and founding goal of the BIA. "It was modelled on the Anglo-German Conference, per David Astor.". . . "The BIA meetings inevitably became more political . . .", discusses the focus of the direction of influence of the BIA, governance and membership of the BIA and other such related issues. Manuscript annotation by Boyle is featured on reverse of last page.
Letter from Boyle to Mary Robinson, High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations, Geneva, stating how excited Boyle is to be greeting Robinson at Essex University, discusses events during the course of the visit and presentation to Robinson. Boyle outlines how the Human Rights Centres at Essex and also Galway were strongly influenced by Robinson's ideas. Boyle mentioned how in the following week he will sit on the appointment board for a new Chair in Human Rights at Galway, making Galway "the best endowed centre in the two islands."