Apr 27, 2008 | Undemocratic Laws
This is the copy of the letter written by prisoners in Nagpur jail to the Home Minister, Government of Maharashtra giving notice of indefinite hunger strike against atrocities of the State Police and Prison Department. To download the letter, click below: Letter from...
Feb 22, 2008 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 14 May 2007, Dr. Binayak Sen, a people’s doctor and a champion of civil liberties in Chhattisgarh, was arrested in Bilaspur. The charges made out against him concerned crimes against the state spanning various sections of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act...
Jan 6, 2008 | Undemocratic Laws
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) condemns the arrest and continued detention of Mr Govindan Kutty, editor of People’s March. People’s March is a legally registered publication that has been appearing for seven years, reporting regularly on various movements...
Nov 19, 2007 | Armed Conflict, Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
In a recent judgment the Supreme Court of India, in the case of Masooda Parveen versus Union of India, rejected a writ petition under Articles 32 (Right to Constitutional Remedies) and 21 (Protection of life and personal liberty) filed by the wife of one Ghulam...
Sep 15, 2007 | Undemocratic Laws
This document was prepared by PUDR on the occasion of Dr. Ramanthan Memorial Meeting, dated 15th September 2007. The dubious practice of injecting drugs such as scopolamine, sodium amytal and sodium pentothal has been practised and discarded by a number of countries...
Jun 25, 2007 | Undemocratic Laws, Working Class
June 25, 2007 Open Letter to the Vice-Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University We, the undersigned, urge the authorities of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to review the recent decision of the Proctorial Board to rusticate seven students. This course of action was...
