Oct 5, 2011 | Adivasis, Undemocratic Laws
Tribal Teacher Soni Sodi of Dantewada, arrested by Delhi police on 4th October at the behest of the Chhattisgrha State police, on grounds of supporting Maoist activity, was produced in the Court of the Additional District and Session’s Judge in the south District of...
Oct 4, 2011 | Others, Undemocratic Laws
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) unequivocally and sternly condemns the raid by the Chhattisgarh Special Task Force and the Rajasthan Police on the house of Kavita Srivastava, a noted human rights activist and General Secretary of People’s Union for Civil...
Jul 5, 2011 | Adivasis, Important Judgments, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws
Judgment delivered by the Supreme Court, in which it has struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists. The Judgment asked the state government to immediately stop using...
Jun 24, 2011 | Adivasis, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR strongly condemns the undemocratic and arbitrary arrest of Akhil Gogoi, RTI activist and leader of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS). His arrest comes in the wake of police brutality and firing on people protesting their eviction from the hills and wetlands...
Jun 12, 2011 | Adivasis, Undemocratic Laws
The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) welcomes the CPI (Maoist)’s statement following the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court on the Salwa Judum reassuring the SPOs’ that the Maoists don’t see them as enemies. The Maoists have...
Jun 5, 2011 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
People’s Union for Democratic Rights strongly condemns the midnight crackdown on thousands of people staging a ‘Satyagraha’ and hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan with Baba Ramdev for demands related to corruption and black money. The attack on the protesters was...