Nov 4, 2019 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
5th November 2019 marks the 3-month lockdown of Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP government abrogated the special status of the state under Article 370 and 35A. The BJP government at the centre is projecting the transition into the new set up as absolute “normalcy”....
Aug 5, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
At the stroke of the midnight hour on 5 August 2019, Jammu and Kashmir was blanketed in a state of siege. 35,000 fresh troops in addition to the existing 6.5 lakhs were present with orders to shoot, curfew, internet and phone shut down, media black out, and all major...
Jul 2, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR unequivocally condemns the arrest of Jnyanadeep Gogoi, a 31-year-old employee of ONGC, on false allegations of waging war and participating in unlawful and terrorist activities for his Facebook posts on ULFA (I) i.e. United Liberation Front of Assam...
Apr 2, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
The attack on the CRPF convoy in Pulwama in mid-February and the escalating tensions between India & Pakistan following Balakot air strikes, have provided ample occasion for the Indian state to use draconian laws to further suppress the democratic aspirations and...
Mar 15, 2019 | Undemocratic Laws
Comparative tabulation of Notifications related to banning SIMI from 2001 to 2019.
Mar 15, 2019 | Communalism, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR draws attention to the illegality behind the decision of the Central Government-ruled Jammu and Kashmir to ban Jamaat-e-Islami of Jammu and Kashmir on February 28, 2019. While attention has been focussed on the escalation and de-escalation of tension between...
