People’s Union for Democratic Rights

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

Additional facts regarding Open Letter to the Chief Justice of India for immediate intervention into physical attacks and eviction drives against women activists by police and vigilante groups in Chhattisgarh

To, Chief Justice of India Supreme Court of India Tilak Marg New Delhi-110 201 (India)  26th February 2016 Honourable Sir, In continuation with our previous petition dated 22nd February 2016 seeking your intervention into the above matter, we would like to furnish...

BD Sharma: Advocate of Adivasi Rights

PUDR mourns the death of Dr Brahma Dev Sharma, one among the rare breed of civil servants who, in service as well as on retirement, continued to stand by the marginalised and the oppressed. His lifelong service of championing the rights of the Adivasis has stood the...

गौमांस पर प्रतिबंध और मौलिक अधिकारों का हनन – कुछ आयाम

भारतीय जनता पार्टी सरकार ने अपने 2014 के चुनाव पत्र में गौमांस पर प्रतिबंध और गौसंरक्षण को एक बड़ा मुद्दा बनाया था। इसी को अमल में लाते हुए, मार्च 2015 से महाराष्ट्र व हरियाणा में गौहत्या प्रतिबंधी कानूनों को पारित करने और उनमें संशोधन लाने का सिलसिला शुरू हुआ। तब से...