Dec 18, 2012 | Adivasis, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
For a long time now, the Jharkhand government has been avoiding confrontation with people’s issues. Any struggle or protest that takes place today in Jharkhand is automatically viewed as one which is anti-state. Whether the issue is one related to displacement or of...
Nov 29, 2012 | Death Penalty, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
The execution of Ajmal Amer Kasab has been hailed as one that gave a sense of justice and closure to the victims of the 26/11 Mumbai attack. But far from that, Kasab’s hanging should set alarm bells ringing for every citizen of this country because it shows...
Sep 30, 2012 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Ashok Garg , publisher Sangam Publictaions, Samana and poet editor Sukhwinder Swatantar, and Amit Mittar of Tarak Bharati Publication, Barnala and poet editor Jagjit Singh Sahoke arrested on 15 Sep in two simulataneous FIRS in Samana and Barnala where the two DSPs...
Sep 29, 2012 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
Arrest of the activists of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee (APCLC) in Karimnagar district of the state is yet another sign of muzzling of democratic voices of protest and erosion of the democratic space. On 27th September 2012, leading activists of APCLC...
Sep 27, 2012 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights, Working Class
Based upon its preliminary investigation, PUDR asserts that instead of a thorough investigation into the alleged murder of Awanish Dev, Manager, Maruti Suzuki Ltd’s Manesar plant on 18 July 2012, the Haryana police have been responsible for arbitrary arrests of...
Jul 24, 2012 | Caste, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
In the past few months, parts of north-western India have witnessed incidents of outright Dalit assertion of their rights related to access to resources and to a life of dignity. This has, in all cases, met with retaliation by the dominant upper or intermediary...
