File of documents relating to the response and deliberation of the Office of High Commission for Human Rights of the UN in response to the 9/11 attacks. File includes Note from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (Mary Robinson) and entitled 'A Human Rights Perspective on the September 11 Terrorist Attacks in the United States" (20 Sep 2001) Multiple drafts of this document present with MS annotation by [Robinson]; Text of draft statement by the OHCHR, UNHCR, UNICEF, UNDP, OCHA and WFP detailing condemnation of the 9/11 attacks, with MS annotation by [Robinson and Boyle] (19 Sep 2001); Note from the High Commissioner for Human Rights to the Chair of the Counter Terrorism Committee, offering a perspective on Counter-Terrorist Measures', including draft copy with annotation; TS notes for Centre for Victims of Torture, Public Meeting, Minneapolis, 20 Oct 2001; Update by the OHCHR by the Senior Policy Committee on Post-9/11 Action; 'Note for File' on 'D. Kedzia's mission to the Council of Europe' on anti-terrorism and Human Rights issues (26-28 Nov 2001); Text of preliminary Strategy for the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Light of 11 September Events', includes multiple copies with annotation by Boyle (1 Oct 2001); Agenda for Strategy Meeting Re. Post 11 September [actions], with MS annotation by Boyle; text of 'Thoughts on human rights issues following 11 September attack with a few ideas on action by OHCHR' by Nicholas Howen (16 Oct 2001); Text of Guidelines for OHCHE field presences regarding anti-terrorist measures at National Level; Text of statement by the OHCHR on 'Human Rights and Terrorism' (11 Oct 2001); Text of essay 'Terrorism: The Complementary Approaches of Human Rights Law, Humanitarian and Refugee Law' by Mona Rishmawi (19 May 2002); Draft text by Kevin Boyle for statement and article issues to and published by the New York Times from the OHCHR, responding to the 9/11 attacks and the aftermath.

Documents include text of speech of His Excellency Om Yentieng, President of Cambodian Human Rights Committee; text of welcome speech from Samdech Hun Sen, at Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights, entitled "The Freedom of Expression", Siem Reap and also a delegate list.

File relating to the 8th informal Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEM) seminar on Human Rights, held in Siem Reap, Cambodia and entitled "Freedom of Expression". Kevin Boyle was a participant. Includes detailed programme of the seminar events; Executive TS draft of essay/talk by Kevin Boyle; Final report and executive summary of working group discussions; details on "Italy and Human Rights" also at the seminar. Print copy of 'Final Report' by Kevin Boyle on Freedom of Expression.

Documents relating to 7th International Conference for National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Kevin Boyle was a panellist at this conference. File includes text of article on "the Seoul Declaration"; outline and background document on the conference.

Conference flyer and programme from attached copy of MS paper from conference held in France, 6th Festival Celte en Terre Séquane.

File includes printed invitation to the programme and opening launch of the 5th Dublin International Theatre Symposium, also programme with listing of all events within the 5th Dublin International Theatre Symposium.

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.

File includes printed invitation to the programme and opening launch of the 4th Dublin International Theatre Symposium, also programme with listing of all events within the 4th Dublin International Theatre Symposium.

Files relating to the 40th anniversary of Civil Rights movement and events in Ireland during 1968, held in 2008.
File 1 includes typescript minutes of meetings of the Official Commemoration Committee and of the Dublin Sub-Committee, held between 2007 and 2008, with planning and discussions on the Commemoration programme.

File 2 Includes planning documents, press releases about the commemoration programme, a draft schedule and calendar of events, "The Northern Irish Civil Rights association (NICRA) - A History; outline for 1968 Commemoration: Production of DVD; manuscript annotations on above documents by Logue; emails between Logue and Michael Farrell re. Commemoration planning; outline and production of Commemoration booklet and DVD; and website development. Printed final copy of booklet "We Shall Overcome . . . The History of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Northern Ireland 1968-1978". Typed document outlining the contribution of John Hume "Hume the Colossus...."

File 3 includes additional material in relation to the production of the commemorative DVD, including discussions between the Committee (Logue, Farrell, Haughey) and others such as RTÉ archives, about what film footage to access, select, and include, and any additional footage sources; detailed document entitled "Civil Rights Campaign Timeline Possible RTÉ Archives"; printed document (44pp) "We Shall Overcome: A Short History of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Movement"; emails between Broan Trench, Michael Farrell and Hugh Logue re. production and launch of the DVD; Signed letter from Denis Haughey, Chairman of the Civil Rights 1968 Commemoration Committee to President Mary McAleese, inviting the President to speak at an conference in Derry (4 Apr 2008); Programme and schedule from said conference, Guildhall in Derry (4-5 Oct 2008) with list of speakers and detail of preview screening of "The Day the Troubles Began"; print edition of newsletter "Socialist Vote" - monthly publication of Dublin District, Communist Party of Ireland, as part of a NICRA Anniversary Supplement (Sep 2008); Typed document headed "Hugh Logue Notes - Civil Rights 1968/69" with some manuscript comments; Printed programme from Civil Rights Festival, 4-7 Oct 2018, Derry; print programme from "Housing Rights for All: A Housing Conference Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Caledon Protests (21 June 2008, Armagh; programme and speaker list from McCloskey Civil Rights Summer School, Carlingford, Co. Louth.

File 4 includes typed draft copy of "The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) - History.

File of documents relating to the 3rd World Congress of the International Association for Religious Freedom, held in Budapest, Hungary. Includes a background document prepared by the OHCHR, with details of special committees, rapporteurs and working groups; some manuscript notes written by Kevin Boyle on 'Believing and Belonging'; a Note on the position and duties of the Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief; text of essay "China: For Religious Freedom, Patience May be the Virtue" (1 Mar 2004); Report by the Special Rapporteur Abdel Fattah Amor at the 58th Session on the Commission on Human Rights on Freedom of Religion and Belief of the UN and focusing on the Elimination of all forms of Religious Intolerance (19 Aug 2003); Background paper prepared by the OHCHR for the International Consultative Conference on School Education in Relation to Freedom of Religion or Belief, Tolerance and Non-discrimination (Madrid, 23-25 Nov 2001); TS letter from the International Association for Religious Freedom to Kevin Boyle, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, thanking Boyle for agreeing to act as moderator on on an International Panel at the World Congress in Budapest (23 Apr 2002); Text of response by Kevin Boyle to the writings of Prof. Amor, the SPecial Rapporteur of the World Congress (July 2002) and other such documents.