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Publications
Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting
Right to Information
- RTI User Guide for Jammu & Kashmir based on the RTI Act 2009 in English, CHRI.
- The Right to Information: An Aid for Litigation, CHRI
- RTI User Guide for India based on the RTI Act 2005 in English, CHRI.
- An Analysis of the RTI Rules Applicable to the Rajasthan High Court and the Subordinate Courts (2011), CHRI.
- Implementing Access to Information - a guide book in Bengali: Tottho Odhikar Ain Bastobayon – prayogik nirdeshika (2011) CHRI and Transparency International- Bangladesh
- Open Sesame – Right to Information: Touchstone for Democracy and Development in English, Sinhala and Tamil (2011) CHRI and Transparency International Sri Lanka.
- Open Sesame – Legislating for Access to Information in English, Sinhala and Tamil (2011) CHRI and Transparency International Sri Lanka.
- Open Sesame – Empowering People with Right to Information: Civil Society Advocacy Experiences in English, Sinhala and Tamil (2011) CHRI and Transparency International Sri Lanka.
- RTI User Guide for Bangladesh based on the RTI Act 2009 in Bengali: Tottho Odhikar Chorcha - Byaboharik Nirdeshika (2011) CHRI and Nagorik Uddyog.
- An Analysis of the RTI Rules of the Supreme Court, the Delhi High Court and the Subordinate Courts (2010), written by Venkatesh Nayak & Vrinda Choraria, CHRI.
- Parliament and Citizens - Bridging the Gap through Greater Transparency (2010), written by Venkatesh Nayak (CHRI) and published by Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi.
- An unofficial Bengali translation of Tripura RTI Rules 2008 (2010), CHRI.
- Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ English, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Assamese, Bengali, & Manipuri ] (2009), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- A report on the 'Status of the Right to Information in the Pacific Islands of the Commonwealth (2009), written by Laura Halligan and Claire Cronin, and edited by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- Compliance with The Right to Information Act: A Survey (2009), edited by Navaz Kotwal & Venkatesh Nayak and survey by Aslam Diwan, Hanif Waghela, Zakir Sheikh, Meenaxi Harry & Farida Sheikh.
- Right to Information Calendar (2009), CHRI.
- Implementing Access to Information: A practical guide for operationalising freedom of information laws [Revised Edition] (2008), written by Charmaine Rodrigues and contributed by Maja Daruwala, Deepika Mogilishetty, Aditi Dutta & Indra Jeet Mistry and revised by Reshmi Mitra, James Ferguson & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- Our Rights, Our Information [ English & Bangla ] (2008), research & compilation by Cecelia Burgman, Carrie Gage, Claire Cronin & Reshmi Mitra and edited by Maja Daruwala & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Uttar Pradesh as a Case Study [English & Hindi] [(2008) , written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak, J.N. Singh & Prateek Pandey, CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Human Rights in the Pacific by Claire Cronin, Just Change, Development Resource Centre, Wellington, July 2008.
- Posters on Campaign held in Ghana for the Right to Information Law, 2008:
- Right to Information Calendar (2008), CHRI.
- Right to Information Calendar (2007), CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Himachal Pradesh as a Case Study [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Punjab as a Case Study (2006), written by Sohini Paul and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- Information Commissions: Roles & Responsibilities (2006), written by Charmaine Rodrigues and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Dealing with Third Parties: Applications and Appeals (2006), written by Charmaine Rodrigues and edited by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Chhattisgarh as a Case Study [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Sohini Paul and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues, CHRI.
- The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Madhya Pradesh as a Case Study [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Sohini Paul and Edited by Charmaine Rodrigues, CHRI.
RTI Pamphlets
RTI Posters
 
Please see RTI: International Articles, RTI: India Articles and RTI: Ghana Articles for more useful articles and papers.
Police Reforms
Police India
- Implementation of the Maldives Police Service Strategic Plan 2007-2011: An Analysis written by Devyani Srivastava and Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Police Pamphlets on Arrest, FIR , SC/ST, Legal Aid, Interogation (2011 - in English) Researched & written by Fahad Ahmed, Diya Nag & Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Police Complaints Authorities: Reform Resisted (2011), written by Diya Nag & Devika Prasad and edited by Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Police Reform Debates In India (2011) Edited By Navaz Kotwal and Fahad Ahmed.
- Police Pamphlets on Arrest, FIR , SC/ST, Legal Aid, Interogation (2011 - in Hindi) Researched & written by Fahad Ahmed, Diya Nag & Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- State Security Commissions: Reform Derailed (2011), researched & written by Garima Mohan and Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Fair Trial Manual - A Handbook for Judges and Magistrates (2010), researched & written by Navaz Kotwal and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Feudal Forces: Reform Delayed (2010), researched & written by Devyani Srivastava, Sumant Balakrishnan & Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- The Central Vigilance Commission and the Central Bureau of Investigation: A brief history of some developments (2010), written by G.P. Joshi, CHRI.
- Uttarakhand State Police Complaints Authority (2010), written by Navaz Kotwal & Sharan Srinivas and edited by Devika Prasad, CHRI.
- Goa State Police Complaints Authority (2010), written by Navaz Kotwal & Sharan Srinivas and edited by Devika Prasad, CHRI.
- 101 things you wanted to know about the police but were too afraid to ask [English | Hindi | Kannada | Gujarati | Bangla - Bangladesh | Assamese | Dhivehi - Maldives] (2009), written by Maja Daruwala and Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Complaints Authorities: Police Accountability in Action (2009), written by Devika Prasad & Navaz Kotwal and edited by Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Your guide to using Police Complaints Authority [ English, Tripura, Assamese ] (2009), written by Sharan Srinivas & Afreen Siddiqui and edited by Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.
- Chhattisgarh pages from a diary (2008), written by Sumit Kumar and edited by Maja Daruwala, Shobha Sharma & Sanjay Patil, CHRI.
- Feudal Forces: Reform Delayed - Moving from Force to Service in South Asian Policing (2008), researched & written by Sanjay Patil, CHRI.
- Chhattisgarh pages from a diary (2008), written by Sumit Kumar and edited by Maja Daruwala, Shobha Sharma & Sanjay Patil, CHRI.
- Police Organisation in India [Reprint in English & Hindi] (2008), CHRI.
- Feudal Forces: Democratic Nations - Police Accountability in Commonwealth South Asia (2007), Researched & Authored by Swati Mehta and Edited by Daniel Woods, CHRI.
- Police reform debates in India - Selected recommendations from the National Police Commission, Ribeiro Committee, Padmanabhaiah Committee and the Supreme Court directives in Prakash Singh v/s Union of India [English & Hindi] (2007 & 2008), Compiled by Swati Mehta and Edited by Daniel Woods, CHRI.
- Maintenance of Public Order and Police Preparedness (2006), written by Navaz Kotwal and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Strengthening democratic policing in the Commonwealth Pacific (2006), written by Devika Prasad and edited by Clare Doube & Daniel Woods, CHRI.
- Police Malpractices [ English, Hindi & Gujarati ] (2006), written by Navaz Kotwal and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Fundamental Rights [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Abha Joshi, MARG and concept by Doel Mukerjee, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- First Information Report (F.I.R) [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Police Interrogation [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Arrest & Detention [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Receiving Bail [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Legal Aid & Advice [English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- The Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities), Act 1989 [ English & Hindi ] (2006), written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.
- Report of the Roundtable Conference on "Police that we want" (2005), New Delhi - Swati Mehta.
- Killing Justice: Vigilantism In Nagpur (2005), Swati Mehta, Edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Human Rights and Policing: Landmark Supreme Court Directives & National Human Rights Commission Guidelines (2005), Mandeep Tiwana, Edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Workshop report on Media on Police Reforms (2005), New Delhi - Vaishali Mishra.
- Report of the Kerala Police Performance and Accountability Commission (2005).
- Workshop report on "Police - Public Interface: Making It Happen" (2004), Mumbai - Dr. Doel Mukerjee
- A Report on "Policing - A Human Rights Perspective" (2004), New Delhi - Dr. Doel Mukerjee
- Police Practices: Obstructions to Poor People's (2003) - CHRI
- Report of the Roundtable Conference on Police Reform (2003), Chennai - Mandeep Tiwana
- Report of the Roundtable Conference on Police Reform (2003), Trivandrum - Devika Prasad
- Police Reforms and You (2003) - Dr. Doel Mukerjee
- Report of the Roundtable Conference on Police Reform (2002), New Delhi - Aravinda Kosaraju
- Report on the Madhya Pradesh Police Vidheyak, 2001 (2002) - K.V. Anuradha
- The Government, the Police and the Community (2002) - A Comparative Analysis of Police Acts - G.P. Joshi
- Police Accountability in India - G.P. Joshi
- The Police Act of 1861, Model Police Bill of the National Police Commission, the Madhya Pradesh Police Vidheyak, 2001 and the Police Acts of three Commonwealth Countries- A Comparative profile (2001), G.P. Joshi, CHRI.
- FIR and You (2001) - Pamphlet
- Arrest and Detention - Your Rights - Pamphlet
- Your Right to Legal Aid - Pamphlet
- Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribes - Pamphlet
- The Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms - A Critical Analysis (2001), G.P. Joshi.
- Some Important Recommendations of the (by G.P. Joshi):
(i) National Police Commission (ii) Ribeiro Committee on Police Reforms and (iii) Padmanabhaiah Committee on Police Reforms (2001) ,CHRI
- The Story of the Central Vigilance Commission Bill, 1999 (2000), G.P. Joshi
- CHRI Submission to the Ribeiro Committee on Police Reforms (1999), GP Joshi
- Ribeiro Committee Report on Police Reforms - A Critical Analysis (1999), G.P. Joshi
Police International
- Police Organisations in Pakistan (2010), Researched & Written by Asad Jamal and Edited by Sanjay Patil, CHRI/HRCP.
- Common Standards for policing in East Africa (2010), Researched & Written by Louise Edwards, Sean Tait & Derek Dohler and Edited by Louise Edwards & Tennille Duffy, CHRI.
- The Police, The People, The Politics: Police Accountability in Ghana (2007), CHRI.
- The Police, The People, The Politics: Police Accountability in Tanzania (2006), CHRI & Ford Foundation, Kenya.
- The Police, The People, The Politics: Police Accountability in Uganda (2006), CHRI & Ford Foundation, Kenya.
- The Police, The People, The Politics: Police Accountability in Kenya (2006), CHRI & Kenya Human Rights Commission.
- A Review of the Uganda Police Force Budget and its effect on Crime Management (2006), CHRI.
- Police Accountability : Too Important to Neglect, Too Urgent to Delay (2005), CHRI.
- A Review of the Kenya Police Force Budget and its Effect on Crime Management (2005), CHRI.
- Report of the Roundtable Conference on Police Reform (2003), Nairobi.
Prison Reforms
- UNDERTRIALS - A LONG WAIT TO JUSTICE (2012), CHRI.
- Prison_Officials_Duties_Hindi (2011), CHRI.
- Pre-trial Detention and Access to Justice in Orissa (2010), written by Priti Bharadwaj and Edited by Pujya Pascal, CHRI.
- Conditions of Detention in the Prisons of Karnataka (2010), written by Murali Karnam and Edited by Maja Daruwala & Pujya Pascal, CHRI.
- Standards Behind Bars - Rajasthan (2010), CHRI.
- Standards Behind Bars - West Bengal (2010), CHRI.
- Standards Behind Bars - Orissa (2010), CHRI.
- Standards Behind Bars - Maharashtra (2010), CHRI.
- Monitoring Prisons - A Visitor's Guide (2010), revised & written by Madhurima and edited by Pujya Pascal, CHRI.
- Maharashtra's Abandoned Prisons - A Study of Sub-Jails (2010), written by Swati Mehta and researched by Ravindra Vaidya, Kirti Bhowate, Rasika Ramteke & Lokesh Meshram, CHRI.
- Liberty at the Cost of Innocence: A Report on Jail Adalats in India (2009), written by Priti Bhardwaj and edited by Swati Mehta, CHRI.
- Right to be Released on Bail under sections 436/436A Cr.P.C. in English & Hindi (2009), prepared by Madhurima, CHRI.
- Rights Behind Bars - Landmark Judicial Pronouncements and National Human Rights Commission Guidelines (2009), researched & written by Madhurima and edited by Swati Mehta, CHRI.
- Community Participation in Prisons - A Civil Society Perspective (2008), Edited by Priti Bhardwaj and foreward by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
- Andhra Pradesh Prisons: Behind Closed Doors (2006), written by Murali Karnam and edited by Maja Daruwala & Daniel Woods, CHRI.
- Handbook for Prison Visitors in Telugu (Jailu Sandharsakula Karadeepika) (2005) - Dr. Murali Karnam
- Prison Visiting System in Andhra Pradesh (2005) - Dr. Murali Karnam
- Prison Visiting System in India (2005) - R.K. Saxena
- Handbook for Prison Visitors (2003) - Sree Kumar
- Prison Visiting System - Pamphlet (2003) - Junie Wadhawan
- Behind Bars...A Closer Look: Prison Visiting System, Madhya Pradesh (2000), Neha Jain and R. Sreekumar
- Prisons and Human Rights (1998), CHRI
- Recommendations on Prisoners Rights (1995), CHRI
- Training for Non-Official Visitors to Prisons of Madhya Pradesh at Gwalior, Jabalpur and Ujjain. Series of Workshop Reports by Neha Jain and R. Sreekumar
Strategic Initiatives Programme
- Easier Said than Done: A report on the commitments and performances of Commonwealth countries at the United Nations Human Rights Council(2010), Written by Zachary Abugov and Edited by R. Iniyan Ilango, CHRI.
- Rwanda's Application for Membership in the Commonwealth - Report & Recommendations of CHRI (2009), Prepared by Prof. Yash Ghai with assistance from Lucy Mathieson, CHRI.
- Easier Said than Done: A report on commitments and performances of the Commonwealth members of the UN Human Rights Council(2008), Written by R. Iniyan Ilango and Edited by Lucy Mathieson, CHRI.
- Human Rights for Human Wrongs: The Continuing Commonwealth Challenge (2007) written and edited by William Attfield, Tessa Boyd-Cain, Ofordi Nabokei & Uttara Shahani, CHRI.
- The Parliamentary Committee as Promoter of Human Rights: The UK's Joint Committee on Human Rights (2007), Written by Anjali Sakaria and Stephanie Aiyagari, CHRI.
- Easier Said than Done: A report on the commitments and performances of the Commonwealth members of the UN Human Rights Council(2007), Researched & Written by R. Iniyan Ilango; Edited by: Maja Daruwala, Caroline Sharp and Daniel Woods, CHRI.
- Human Rights Module for Parliamentarians (2005), CHRI-CPA.
- Human Rights Advocacy in the Commonwealth: A User's Handbook (2005), CHRI.
Human Rights Commission
Gujarat Project
Judicial Colloquium
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