Publications

Right to Information

• Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ Manipuri ] (2009), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & 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.
• The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Uttar Pradesh as a Case Study [Hindi] [(2008) , written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak, J.N. Singh & Prateek Pandey, CHRI.
• Our Rights, Our Information [ English & Bangladesh ] (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 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:
  • Information is Power ! Hold your Government Accountable!
  • Corruption thrives in secrecy! Public Officers must be Open & Transparent!
  • Access to Information creates a balance of power in favour of the people! Access to Information promotes the People's Power to hold Government Accountable for its actions!
• Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ Assamese ] (2008), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
• Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ Bengali ] (2008), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
• Right to Information Calendar (2008), CHRI.
• Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ English, Kannada & Assamese] (2007), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.
• The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Uttar Pradesh as a Case Study [English] (2007) , written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak & J.N. Singh, 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.
• Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 [ Hindi & Gujarati] (2006), written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & 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

Please see RTI: International Articles, RTI: India Articles and RTI: Ghana Articles for more useful articles and papers.

Constitutionalism

• The Right to Know - A Voter's Guide (2003)
• People's Awareness of the Indian Constitution and the Review Process (2001), edited by Venkatesh Nayak
• Promoting a Culture of Constitutionalism and Democracy in Commonwealth Africa (1999), Hassen Ebrahim, Kayode Fayemi and Stephanie Loomis
• Consultation Papers on Literacy; Decentralisation - Municipality; Rights and Freedom
• Review of the Indian Constitution
• The Functioning of the Review Commission - A CHRI Critique
• Civil Society Involvement in Constitutional Review
• Basic Structure of the Indian Constitution
• Granville Austin's article on the review process
• Consultation Papers - Summaries
  Review of Election Law, Processes and Reform Options
  Review of the Working of Political Parties
  Enlargement of Fundamental Rights
  Pace of Socio-economic Change under the Constitution
  a. Issues of Social Justice - SC/ST and OBC
  Ensuring Probity in Governance
  Prosecuting Legislators for Corrupt Activities
  Effectuation of Fundamental Duties
  Effectiveness of the Public Audit System in India
  Setting up an All India Judicial Service
  Treaty-Making Power and Ratification Process
  Codifying the Liability of the State in Tort
  Mechanisms for Settling Inter-State Disputes
  Institution of the Governor- Reform Options
  Article 356 of the Constitution- a Review

Police Reforms

Police India

• 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
• Workshop report on "Human Rights Sensitisation for Police Personnel" (2004), Chhattisgarh - Dr. Doel Mukerjee
• A Report on "Training & Sensitisation on human rights for the upper subordinate police personnel" (2004), Chhattisgarh - 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
• Workshop report on Police Reforms, Chhattisgarh (2002) - Dr. Doel Mukerjee
• 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
• Police Interrogation - Yours 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
• Police Brutality in India: A Media Scan (2000), G.P. Joshi
• Police Public Interface: A Research study (2000), G.P. Joshi
• Criminality Amongst Policemen: A Media Scan (1999), 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

• 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

• 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
• Behind Prison Walls (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

Human Rights Advocacy

• 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 the 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.
• Pan-Commonwealth Advocacy for Human Rights, Peace and Good Governance in Africa (1999), International Conference Report, CHRI
• Aspiring to Be: The Tribal /Indigenous Condition (1998), Roy Burman and B.G. Verghese
• Restoring Childhood: Learning Labour and Gender in South Asia (1996), S. Krishna

Human Rights Commission

• Human Rights Commissions - A Citizen's Handbook (2006), Mandeep Tiwana, Sneh Aurora, Amita Punj, Edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.
• Analysis of the Pakistan National Commission for Human Rights Bill (2005), CHRI.
• Balancing the Scale: Gender Composition of Commonwealth National Human Rights Institutions (2000), Sneh Aurora
• Submission to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (1999), CHRI
• The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka - The First Year (1999), Dr. Nirmala Chandrahasan
• Towards an Effective State Human Rights Commission in Gujarat (1998), Workshop Report by Sneh Aurora
• Submission to the Advisory Committee of the National Human Rights Commission Created to Review the Protection of Human Rights Act (1998), CHRI
• International Seminar on Sustainable Development, Human Rights and Regional Cooperation (1997), Conference Report by Maja Daruwala
• Seminar on Commonwealth National Human Rights Institutions: Promoting Good Practice (1997), Seminar Report by the Institute for Public Policy Research and CHRI

Commonwealth Heads Of Government Meeting

• Silencing the Defenders: Human Rights Defenders in the Commonwealth (2009)
• Stamping Out Rights: The impact of anti-terrorism laws on policing (2007)
• Police Accountability : Too Important to Neglect, Too Urgent to Delay (2005)
• Open Sesame: Looking for the Right to Information in the Commonwealth (2003)
• Human Rights and Poverty Eradication: A Talisman for the Commonwealth (latest expanded Hindi Edition) (2001)
• Human Rights and Poverty Eradication - A Talisman to the Commonwealth (2001)
• Right Must Come First (1999)
• Over a Barrel: Light Weapons and Human Rights in the Commonwealth (1999), edited by Abdel Fatau-Musah and Niobe Thompson
• The Right to a Culture of Tolerance (1997), Dr. Kamal Hossain
• Rights do Matter (1995), Dr. Kamal Hossain
• Act Right Now (1993), Dr. Kamal Hossain
• Put Our World to Rights (1991), Hon. Flora MacDonald

Gujarat Project

• The Gujarat Reports - Justice Awaits - The Dehlol Story

Judicial Colloquium

• Chennai Judicial Exchange on Access to Justice (2005), Mandeep Tiwana (Rapporteur) and Sara Hossain (Editor)

CHRI Periodicals

• Commonwealth Police Watch - CHRI Quarterly e-magazine on policing
• CHRI Quarterly Newsletter
• CHRI Annual Report

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