Apr 14, 2023 | Political Prisoners, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Today, 14 April 2023 marks four years, seven months and eighteen days since Gautam Navlakha’s arrest on 28 August 2018. A well-known human rights activist, respected journalist and writer of long standing, Gautam has now been incarcerated for three years since 14...
Oct 11, 2022 | Custodial Death, Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Jailed under-trial leader Altaf Ahmad Shah (66) is dead. His death does not come as a surprise. By the time Mr Shah was diagnosed with advanced renal cancer on 30th September at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RMLA) and shifted to AIIMS on 5th evening, it was already too...
Oct 5, 2022 | Political Prisoners, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Altaf Ahmad Shah, a political undertrial prisoner lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail since 2017, is currently battling for his life in Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML), Delhi. His cancer diagnosis, its metastasis and other organ related deterioration was done on September...
Sep 10, 2022 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 8th September Vernon Gonsalves, one of the 16 undertrials in the Bhima Koregaon case lodged in the anda cell of Taloja Central Jail, was diagnosed with dengue and likely pneumonia. Gonsalves age 65, had been suffering from fever since 30th August, but it took...
Jul 17, 2022 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws
As part of its campaign for the release of activists incarcerated in the Bhima Koregaon case, PUDR has created posters in English and Hindi which portray the draconian features of UAPA along with portraits of the activists. Posters in English Posters in...
Jul 17, 2022 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Poster campaign. Cancel UAPA. Release the undertrial prisoners of Bhima Koregaon!