Files relating to the OHCHR and Kevin Boyle and the interest of both in issues relating to Freedom of Information

Documents include letter sent by Mary Robinson to Minister for Justice, Athens, Greece, in concern for increase in anti-semitic attacks (3 May 2002); general comment and reports from UNESCO, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, of the UN and other research and publications on anti-semitism in Europe and in the wake of the Sept 11, 2001 (9/11) attacks.

File of press cuttings and printouts of email press releases from various bodies and international press regarding freedom of religious belief issues and breach of rights across Europe and the globe.

File includes various statements and reports from and within the UN such as addresses from the Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination (Feb - Mar 2004); text of address from Mary Robinson to the World Council of Religious Leaders, Bangkok, 13 Jun 2002; Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on F.O.R.B. for the UN, on 'Civil and Political Rights, including Religious Intolerance' (Mar 2003)' Further Special Rapporteur reports on 'An Assessment of the Mandate on Freedom of Religion or Belief (n.d.); text of paper written by Kevin Boyle, 'Building Tolerance: International Standards on the Elimination on Intolerance on Grounds of Religion or Belief' at International Conference on Democracy and Tolerance, Seoul, Korea, September 1994 and other such documents on UN commitment to Freedom of Religion and Belief.

File includes other general research documents relating to international freedom of religion and belief which was retained by Kevin Boyle.

File includes general press cuttings and print outs of email press releases and news stories relating to the United Nations and various aspects of international human rights.

File of newsletters including issues 1-3 of the OHCHR newsletter and other newsletters issues by the Human Rights Commission/Council of the UN and also newsletters from other United Nations Division, including issues of "Geneva Reporter" (Vol 27, No 1, Nov 2007 - Jan 2008) and of "Briefing Paper - Quaker United Nations Office - Geneva". (Vol 27, No 1, Nov 2007 - Jan 2008).

File of documents relating to the United Nations focus on the plight of minorities, including implementation papers following recommendations of the Durban Conference, 2001 - 2002; promoting justice and reconciliation in Africa; Draft reports of working group of UN Sub-Commission on prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities (Aug 1983); a paper entitled "Minority Education Rights in International Law - A Theoretical Approach (n.d.) and other such documents.

File relating to Kevin Boyle and membership of the United Association of Great Britain and Ireland, including issue of magazine of the Association (Jul - Sep 2005) with details of work of the Association. Also documents relating to Boyle being keynote speaker for the UNA conference in 1999, including a letter to Boyle from Malcolm Hill, Chairman of Sudbury branch of UNA, attaching a series of documents and reports reviewing various aspects of the UN Security Council.

Fiel relating to the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights. File includes detailed manuscript notes and writings in assessing the history and impact of the UDHR and the "UN Charter for Human Rights" by Kevin Boyle; text of the Declaration; texts of conference papers by Boyle on the history of the European Convention for Human Rights.