People’s Union for Democratic Rights

A civil liberties and democratic rights organisation based in Delhi, India

Bastar: An investigation into an encounter

In Bastar, as in other parts of the country, slowly the forest dwellers are getting awakened and organised. They are raising their voice against the increasing encroachments on their lands and rights by the forest department, against the harassment by forest officials...

वन की लडाई : वन नीति की आलोचना

भारत सरकार ने एक नए भारतीय जंगल अधिनियम का मसौदा तैयार किया है जो  जल्द ही संसद में कानून बनाने के लिए पेश किया जाएगा. साकार कहती है की नए कानून का उद्देश्य तेजी से काट रहे जंगल का विनाश रोकना है. लेकिन, प्रस्तावित कानून का हमारे देश की अर्थव्यवस्था, पर्यावरण , जनवादी...

Agrarian Unrest in Patna

This is the report of the of a fact finding team of academicians and journalists appointed by the PUDR, Delhi. The appointment of the team followed reports in the press about police firings and arrests of people due to alleged extremist violence. The committee visited...