The civil rights movement in India has emerged as an autonomous voice in defense of civil liberties and democratic rights of our people. The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi, is one such organisation. It came into existence in 1977 as the Delhi unit of a larger national forum, PUCLDR, and became PUDR on 1 February, 1981.
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दिल्ली के आदर्श नगर पुलिस स्टेशन के हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत:पाँच महीने बाद
पीयूडीआर आज अपनी रिपोर्ट “दिल्ली के आदर्श नगर पुलिस स्टेशन के हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत:पाँच महीने बाद “ जारी कर रहा है। यह रिपोर्ट दिल्ली पुलिस की हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत के 5 महीने बीत जाने के अवसर पर जारी की जा रही है और सूरज प्रकाश की मृत्यु से पहले और...
Updated Report “Custodial Death of Suraj Prakash, Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Delhi: Five Months After”
PUDR releases its updated report “Custodial Death of Suraj Prakash, Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Delhi: Five Months After” today. This report marks the passing of 5 months after the death of Suraj Prakash in the custody of the Delhi Police and draws attention to the...
Fettering People’s Rights: A Critique of Selected Offences and Punishments in The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
This report is a critique of three legislations, namely Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, those were passed by the 17th Lok Sabha in December 2023. To download the report click...
Fatal confrontation: custodial death of suraj prakash, adarsh nagar police station, delhi
PUDR investigation in to the death of Suraj Prakash Pawar, a 32-year-old man from Majlis Park in North West Delhi, who died on 27 November 2023 in police custody at the Adarsh Nagar Police, Station, Delhi. PUDR had met the family and an eyewitness, and also spoke to...
Justice for Stan Swamy
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PUDR welcomes the release of NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha and the long overdue reminder to law enforcing agencies to respect constitutionally guaranteed rights.
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) welcomes the Supreme Court judgment of May 15, 2024, ordering the release of Prabir Purkayastha in a case of wrongful arrest under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), made by the Special Cell of the Delhi...
PUDR welcomes bail to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha
In the Bhima Koregaon case, with relief, PUDR welcomes the Supreme Court order upholding regular bail for Gautam Navlakha, a well-known civil rights activist, author and journalist. The Bombay High Court had granted Navlakha bail on December 19, 2023, but the Court...
पीयूडीआर नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता गौतम नवलखा की जमानत का स्वागत करता है
पीयूडीआर अपने वरिष्ठ सदस्य, जाने-माने नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता, लेखक और पत्रकार, गौतम नवलखा की भीमा कोरेगांव मामले में नियमित जमानत को बरकरार रखने के सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश का स्वागत करता है। दिनांक 19 दिसंबर 2023 को बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट द्वारा नवलखा को जमानत दिए जाने के...
Uphold Shoma Sen’s Bail Order: Release all Bhima Koregaon detainees!
PUDR expresses relief at the Supreme Court’s granting of bail to Prof. Shoma Sen on April 5, after nearly six long years of pre-trial incarceration. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the infamous Bhima Koregaon (BK) conspiracy case, Shoma Sen...
Supreme Court offers a timely reminder on the scope of fundamental freedoms
PUDR welcomes a recent judgment by the Apex court as a timely reminder that liberty of speech and expression is a right fundamental to the citizens of India and restrictions imposed on it must be reasonable. On 7 March, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR against a...