Publications and Research

Democratic institutions and electoral reform

Electoral Reform in Mauritius (1982-2024): The PR20 Hybrid Corrective Model

A technical and historical study of eleven general elections proposing an 82-member National Assembly with 62 constituency representatives and 20 corrective proportional-representation seats, including a 5% threshold. The proposal examines how to improve representation while retaining constituency elections.

Research report and election simulations. Original report PDF to be attached after verification.

Constitutional Renewal for the Republic of Mauritius

A submission to the Constitutional Review Commission in September 2026 addressing democratic institutions, constitutional rights, accountability, electoral arrangements, judicial and institutional independence, local democracy and territorial governance. The submission comprises a main volume and annexes, including PR20 and a proposed constitutional text.

Main volume: Constitutional Renewal for the Republic of Mauritius: Democracy, Rights, Institutional Independence and Accountability for the Next Generation, 10 September 2026. An 89-page submission comprising 50 chapters. Read the original main submission (PDF).

Annex I: Updated Electoral Reform in Mauritius: PR20 and the National Corrective Vote, 10 September 2026. A 57-page technical, historical and constitutional analysis, 1982-2024. Read the original Annex I (PDF).

Annex II: Proposed Constitution of the Republic of Mauritius, 11 September 2026. A 117-page drafting model comprising 28 chapters, five schedules, a concordance with the current Constitution and reconciliation with the main submission. Read the original Annex II (PDF).

Annex II is a comparison edition for reference; its own introductory note identifies the separately issued clean filing edition as authoritative. These are independent reform proposals, not the Constitution currently in force.

Law, justice and public accountability

National Crime Agency: Alternative Legislative Framework (2026)

A rights-conscious legislative alternative addressing the proposed agency's powers, judicial authorisation for intrusive measures, independent oversight, data protection, safeguards for journalists and whistleblowers, and transitional accountability.

Legislative amendment package, September-October 2026. A six-phase technical exercise reviewing the 85 clauses and Schedule of the National Crime Agency Bill 2026 and all 20 clauses of the National Crime (Interim) Agency Bill 2026. The proposals were transmitted to the Leader of the Opposition for parliamentary consideration.

Documents in the collection

• Phase I: Covering letter and executive legislative brief, 27 September 2026.
• Phase II: Clause-by-clause proposed amendments, principal Bill clauses 1-30.
• Phase III: Proposed amendments, clauses 31-59, 27 September 2026. Covers whistleblowing, investigations, digital evidence, surveillance, arrest and prosecution safeguards. 48 pages.
• Phase IV: Proposed amendments, clauses 60-85 and Schedule, 27 September 2026. Covers the National Flagging Database, inter-agency coordination, finance, oversight and transition. 38 pages.
• Phase V: Proposed amendments to the Interim Agency Bill, clauses 1-20, 27 September 2026. Addresses the interim body's limited preparatory role and safeguards. 18 pages.
• Phase VI: Consolidated proposed legislative text, 27 September 2026. Clean reading text of both proposed Bills, 54 pages.

Original six-phase package: Phase I PDF · Phase II PDF · Phase III PDF · Phase IV PDF · Phase V PDF · Phase VI PDF.

Document status: independent technical proposals, not an official Government Bill or Parliamentary Counsel text. Phase I includes the original parliamentary covering letter; all linked PDFs are the author's original submissions. The detailed publication page remains a WordPress draft.

International relations and national development

Chagos: A Way Out of the Impasse - A Proposed Trilateral Framework (2026)

An independent policy proposal exploring a trilateral agreement between Mauritius, the United Kingdom and the United States. The central proposition is a 99-year security assurance concerning Diego Garcia, alongside Mauritian sovereignty and cooperation on the blue economy, fisheries, subsea infrastructure, ocean science, education, technology transfer and diaspora investment.

The proposal calls for environmental oversight and rights safeguards. It is an advocacy framework, not an agreement accepted by the three governments. A dedicated publication draft has been prepared; the original policy paper will be linked once supplied and verified.

Cyberlaw, cybersecurity and Internet governance

Cyberlaw and Digital Governance

Academic and professional work examining the relationship between law, cybercrime, digital rights, information security and institutional accountability, informed by an LLM in Cyberlaw awarded with merit in 2025.

Academic research materials will be listed after their publication status and permissions are confirmed.

Universal Acceptance and Internationalised Domain Names in Africa

An overview of African digital linguistic inclusion and the practical challenges of ensuring that valid internationalised domain names and email addresses work across online services. Themes include developer readiness, email internationalisation, procurement, registries and registrars, training, security and measurable implementation.

Related work includes a Joint AFRALO-AfrICANN Think Tank statement prepared for community consideration at ICANN87 in October 2026. This is a community document, not an individually authored or already-adopted statement. A dedicated WordPress draft provides background; final source documents will be linked after publication status and permissions are confirmed.

Social protection and civic policy

STOP: San Tous Ou Pension (2025-2026)

Founded in June 2025 following the national budget proposal to raise the Basic Retirement Pension eligibility age from 60 to 65, STOP brought together an appeal for social protection, public consultation and respect for the dignity of older Mauritians. Its guiding message was San Tous Ou Dignite.

Public mobilisation and the 2025 hunger strike

The movement developed through public statements and civic mobilisation, including the 21 June 2025 union rally. Dave Kissoondoyal undertook a hunger strike in July 2025 to draw attention to the pension issue. Following hospitalisation on 11 July, he ended the strike on 16 July on medical advice. The campaign consistently called for peaceful, democratic engagement.

Alternative financing and policy proposals

A counter-budget framework identified potential financing and reform avenues, including diaspora bonds and foreign-currency accounts, the ocean economy, waste-to-wealth projects, public-sector fund reallocation, recovery of Mauritius Investment Corporation funds, reform of parliamentary pensions, a fair-share contribution and taxation of exceptional profits. These were proposals for examination, not independently verified budget receipts or adopted government measures.

International human rights engagement

The advocacy extended to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, including participation connected with its 78th session in Geneva in 2025 and subsequent follow-up. This engagement is described as civil-society advocacy, not as a finding or endorsement by the Committee.

Developments in 2026

The campaign continued as new proposals affecting pension eligibility and means-testing emerged in June 2026, with calls for withdrawal of contested measures and meaningful consultation with the people affected.

Original STOP written submission to the UN CESCR

18 September 2025, Geneva, eight pages: Violation of the Right to Social Security and Adequate Standard of Living Through Unilateral Pension Reform in Mauritius. The submission argues that raising BRP eligibility from 60 to 65 threatens social security, adequate living standards and equal treatment. It requests CESCR scrutiny, suspension pending consultation and fairer pension policy. Signatories listed in the source are Dave Kissoondoyal, Boowhasheenee Dulthummon and Arun Kutowaroo. These are STOP's representations, not a finding by the UN Committee.

The dedicated document overview is saved as a WordPress draft. Read the original STOP written submission (PDF, 8 pages). Other statements, counter-budget papers and UN-related records will likewise be linked after verification. Personal medical records and private correspondence are not included.

Archive note: This is a developing catalogue. Descriptions summarise the author's projects and proposals; original documents will be linked only after the files and publication permissions are verified.