CHRI: Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative

Working for the practical realisation of human rights in the Commonwealth

Access to Information
- Right to Information
Access to Justice
- Police Reforms
- Prison Reforms
Commonwealth Human Rights Advocacy
- Human Rights Advocacy

Liberty at the Cost of Innocence: A Report on Jail Adalats in India,
Written by Priti Bhardwaj & Edited by Swati Mehta, CHRI.

Silencing the Defenders: CHRI's 2009 report to CHOGM,
Written by Heather Collister & Edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.

A report on the 'Status of the Right to Information in the Pacific Islands of the Commonwealth,
written by Laura Halligan and Claire Cronin, and edited by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Your guide to using Police Complaints Authority (English, Hindi), written by Sharan Srinivas & Afreen Siddiqui and edited by Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.

Rwanda's Application for Membership in the Commonwealth - Report & Recommendations,
Prepared by Prof. Yash Ghai with assistance from Lucy Mathieson, CHRI.

Rights Behind Bars - Landmark Judicial Pronouncements and National Human Rights Commission Guidelines,
researched & written by Madhurima and edited by Swati Mehta, CHRI.

Complaints Authorities: Police Accountability in Action,
written by Devika Prasad & Navaz Kotwal and edited by Navaz Kotwal, CHRI.

Easier Said than Done,
written by R. Iniyan Ilango and edited by Lucy Mathieson, CHRI.

Compliance with The Right to Information Act: A Survey, edited by Navaz Kotwal & Venkatesh Nayak and survey by Aslam Diwan, Hanif Waghela, Zakir Sheikh, Meenaxi Harry & Farida Sheikh.

Human Rights for Human Wrongs: The Continuing Commonwealth Challenge written and edited by William Attfield, Tessa Boyd-Cain, Ofordi Nabokei & Uttara Shahani, CHRI.

Implementing Access to Information: A practical guide for operationalising freedom of information laws
written by Charmaine Rodrigues and contributed by Maja Daruwala, Deepika Mogilishetty, Aditi Datta & Indra Jeet Mistry and revised by Reshmi Mitra, James Ferguson & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Chhattisgarh pages from a diary, written by Sumit Kumar and edited by Maja Daruwala, Shobha Sharma & Sanjay Patil, CHRI.

Community Participation in Prisons - A Civil Society Perspective, edited by Priti Bhardwaj and foreward by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.

Police Organisation in India (English & Hindi), CHRI.

The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Uttar Pradesh as a Case Study [Hindi], written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak, J.N. Singh & Prateek Pandey, CHRI.

Our Rights, Our Information,
Researched & Compiled by Cecelia Burgman, Carrie Gage, Claire Cronin & Reshmi Mitra and Edited by Maja Daruwala & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI

Police reform debates in India (English & Hindi)
Compiled by Swati Mehta and Edited by Daniel Woods, CHRI.

Stamping Out Rights: The impact of anti-terrorism laws on policing
Edited by Maja Daruwala & Tessa Boyd-Caine, CHRI

Feudal Forces: Democratic Nations - Police Accountability in Commonwealth South Asia
Researched & Authored by Swati Mehta and Edited by Daniel Woods, CHRI.

Easier Said than Done
Researched & Written by R. Iniyan Ilango and Edited by Maja Daruwala, Caroline Sharp & Daniel Woods, CHRI

The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Himachal Pradesh as a Case Study ( English & Hindi )
written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Your Guide to using the Right to Information Act 2005 ( English, Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Bengali, Assamese & Manipuri )
written by Mandakini Devasher and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Andhra Pradesh Prisons: Behind Closed Doors
written by Murali Karnam and edited by Maja Daruwala & Daniel Woods, CHRI.

The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Uttar Pradesh as a Case Study
written by Sohini Paul and edited by Venkatesh Nayak & J.N. Singh, CHRI.

The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Punjab as a Case Study
written by Sohini Paul and edited by Charmaine Rodrigues & Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Maintenance of Public Order and Police Preparedness
written by Navaz Kotwal and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.

The Right to Information and Panchayati Raj Institutions: Chhattisgarh as a Case Study ( English & Hindi )
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 )
written by Sohini Paul and Edited by Charmaine Rodrigues, CHRI.

Strengthening Democratic Policing in the Commonwealth Pacific
written by Devika Prasad and edited by Clare Doube & Daniel Woods, CHRI.

Dealing with Third Parties: Applications and Appeals
written by Charmaine Rodrigues and edited by Maja Daruwala and Venkatesh Nayak, CHRI.

Police Malpractices ( English, Hindi & Gujarati )
written by Navaz Kotwal and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.

Information Commissions: Roles & Responsibilities
written by Charmaine Rodrigues and edited by Maja Daruwala, CHRI.

Legal Aid & Advice ( English & Hindi )
written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

Arrest & Detention ( English & Hindi )
written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

Fundamental Rights ( English & Hindi )
written by Abha Joshi, MARG and concept by Doel Mukerjee, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

First Information Report (F.I.R) ( English & Hindi )
written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

Police Interrogation ( English & Hindi )
written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

Receiving Bail ( English & Hindi )
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 )
written by Dr. Doel Mukerjee and concept by Maja Daruwala, CHRI & Ministry of Home Affairs.

The Police, The People, The Politics:
Police Accountability in Kenya
A Joint Report by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative & Kenya Human Rights Commission