Research material consisting of reports, surveys, articles and other documents relating to Mary Robinson (MR)'s work on the Working Group on Child Abuse. It includes material gathered on child abuse in schools, by Tadgh Ó Ruairc, with cover letter to MR, 21/02/1983, copy of letter from Patrick Lennon, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (05/07/1982) and copy of legal opinion sent to him by John MacMenamin, B.L.; information pack on incest published by Scottish Women's Aid Incest Group n.d.; thesis "Incest- Project submitted for Diploma in Social Studies by Paula Scully" 198[?]; "Bernardo's Response to the Child Care Bill 1988”; photocopy of Summary of Recommendations of the Working Group with notation, 1988; copy of the ISPCC [Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children] National Children's Campaign document with cover letter to MR from Cian Ó Tighearnaigh, Chief Executive Officer, which references the redrafting of the Child Care & Protection Bill, 1985 coming before Dáil Éireann [lower house of Irish parliament], 14/01/1988.

[Archivist’s note: Some material is of a sensitive nature.]

Files relating to the Working Party of the Churches' Group on Human Rights and Responsibilities in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, including minutes of first meeting of the Group, held at Corrymeela, Ballycastle (15-16 Apr 1985). Kevin Boyle had been approached to act as a Consultant to the group and is noted in the minutes as such; notes on all group members; list of documents collected by the group; draft and policy documents on human rights issues of interest to the group; correspondence to members from Lionel Jacobs, Honorary Secretary; letter from Sydney Bailey to Boyle, thanking Boyle for agreeing to act as a consultant (30 Jan 1985); further letter from Bailey to Boyle asking Boyle to prepare a statement paper on behalf of the group (18 Apr 1985). Second file includes assorted research and published documents related to the work of the group.

File includes programme and schedule for the workshop on Human Rights and Discrimination Litigation - Law and Practice in International and Domestic Courts. Also includes some research material and notes. Held in Athens, Greece.

Report of the Regional Meeting for Africa of the World Conference for Human Rights. Tunis.

Document being the Adoption of the Final Documents and Reports of the Conference - Report of the Drafting Committee. Vienna.

Report published by the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie and his Publishers, the group chaired by Kevin Boyle.

A petition submitted to Her Excellency Absa Claude Diallo, President, Security Council, United Nations, New York, by Kevin Boyle and on behalf of the International Committee for the Defence of Salman Rushdie and his Publishers.

Article written by Tarlach McGonagle and published in Dublin University Law Journal.

Copy of academic article written by Kevin Boyle and Tom Hadden entitled "The Peace Process in Northern Ireland" and published in 'International Affairs', 71, 2, 1995. Attached is a TS document entitled "Synopsis of Tom Hadden's Contribution".

Text of paper by Kevin Boyle entitled "Paper on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe", The Commonwealth Human Rights Mechanism Consultation (London); Text of paper by Boyle entitled "Marking Another Birthday: 10 Years of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (Utrecht, 29 Sep 2003)