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.
• 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 & 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 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.
• 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 (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

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