Letter from Wadham, Director, Liberty, London, to Hampson and Boyle informing both that they have both been nominated for the Human Rights Awards 1998.

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 Morgan, British Broadcasting Corporation, (BBC), Bristol, to Boyle, enclosing a transmission card for the Human Rights Season and thanking Boyle for his contribution to the People VS. UK. "It is your argument that drives the film." Morgan discusses in detail that "We (BBC) fudged the Northern Ireland torture story. . .we never got near the dimension of the subject that I badgered you about during our interview, namely that beating continued, and indeed escalated during the whole period of the case going through Strasbourg." Morgen adds she tried to make Paddy McClean the central character of the story where he all the questions on torture, beatings and interrogation that Strasbourg didn't answer. "That got swept away by various producers."

Letter from Sternberg to Boyle, saying it was good to have met at the Charter 88 reception last week and enclosing an invitation to the annual Three Faiths Forum award to Sheikh Dr. M.A. Zaki Badawi.

Letter from Parratt, Liberty, London, to Hampson and Boyle, confirming both being shortlisted for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year Award 1998 and hoping they can attend the award ceremony.

Letter from Barnard, Colchester, to Boyle, congratulating Boyle and others involved in "last evening television programme on Human Rights".

Letter from Hazell, School of Public Policy, University College London, enclosing a paper for comment ahead of submission at a seminar on the Nordic Council and the Council of Isles.

Email from Crowe, Vice-Chancellor, Essex University, to Boyle, Hampson, Gilbert, Rodley and Wright, offering congratulations on the programme which was a great credit and expertise of the Human Rights Centre.

Email from Prof. Rodley to Wiggam and copied to all staff at Law School, University of Essex, informing staff that Boyle and Hampson have been shortlisted for Human Rights Lawyer of the Year awards and had been nominated by Prof. Nigel Rodley for their work on Kurdish cases in particular.

Circular letter sent to all participants in the Oslo Conference, providing detail of the follow up to the conference with such proposals as establishing an international board and other such developments.