The civil rights movement in India has emerged as an autonomous voice in defense of civil liberties and democratic rights of our people. The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi, is one such organisation. It came into existence in 1977 as the Delhi unit of a larger national forum, PUCLDR, and became PUDR on 1 February, 1981.
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38th Annual Dr. Ramanadham Memorial Lecture 2023: The Proposed Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita and Democratic Rights
Report_38th Annual Dr. Ramanadham Memorial Lecture (October 2023) Every year PUDR organizes Dr. Ramanadham memorial lecture on a specific theme and its impact on democratic rights. The 38th Annual Ramanadham lecture was delivered on 14 October 2023, on The Proposed...
OF LAW, JUSTICE AND PEOPLE: An Analysis of Selected Provisions in the New Criminal Codes, 2023
Of Law, Justice and People The Winter Session 2023 of the 17th Lok Sabha witnessed the passage of, arguably, the three most significant post-Constitution legislations, namely, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and...
दिल्ली के आदर्श नगर पुलिस स्टेशन के हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत:पाँच महीने बाद
पीयूडीआर आज अपनी रिपोर्ट “दिल्ली के आदर्श नगर पुलिस स्टेशन के हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत:पाँच महीने बाद “ जारी कर रहा है। यह रिपोर्ट दिल्ली पुलिस की हिरासत में सूरज प्रकाश की मौत के 5 महीने बीत जाने के अवसर पर जारी की जा रही है और सूरज प्रकाश की मृत्यु से पहले और...
Updated Report “Custodial Death of Suraj Prakash, Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Delhi: Five Months After”
PUDR releases its updated report “Custodial Death of Suraj Prakash, Adarsh Nagar Police Station, Delhi: Five Months After” today. This report marks the passing of 5 months after the death of Suraj Prakash in the custody of the Delhi Police and draws attention to the...
Fatal confrontation: custodial death of suraj prakash, adarsh nagar police station, delhi
PUDR investigation in to the death of Suraj Prakash Pawar, a 32-year-old man from Majlis Park in North West Delhi, who died on 27 November 2023 in police custody at the Adarsh Nagar Police, Station, Delhi. PUDR had met the family and an eyewitness, and also spoke to...
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प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: दिल्ली 1984: द लॉंग आफ़्टरमाथ : आपराधिक नाइंसाफ़ी, उदासीनता और जीवित बचे लोगों के संघर्ष के 41 वर्ष
पीयूडीआर और पीयूसीएल द्वारा 17 नवंबर 1984 को जारी की गई रिपोर्ट "दोषी कौन?" के 41 वर्ष पूरे होने के अवसर पर, जारी रिपोर्ट, दिल्ली 1984: द लॉंग आफ़्टरमाथ : आपराधिक नाइंसाफ़ी, उदासीनता और जीवित बचे लोगों के संघर्ष के 41 वर्ष (Criminal Injustice, Apathy And Struggles of...
Press Release on release of PUDR Report – DELHI 1984: THE LONG AFTERMATH, 41 YEARS OF CRIMINAL INJUSTICE, APATHY AND STRUGGLES OF SURVIVORS
Marking forty-one years of PUDR and PUCL’s Who are the Guilty? (released on 17 November 1984), PUDR’s report, Delhi 1984: The Long Aftermath, 41 years of Criminal Injustice, Apathy and Struggles of Survivors (November 2025), offers a detailed account of three...
In Solidarity Against Police Repression on Democratic Movements in Ladakh
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) strongly condemns the large scale atrocities by the police on democratic movements in Ladakh. On 24 September 2025, four individuals lost their lives in a shooting incident in Ladakh, with over 50 others sustaining injuries....
लद्दाख में जनवादी आंदोलनों पर पुलिस दमन के ख़िलाफ़ न्याय की अपील
पीपुल्स यूनियन फॉर डेमोक्रेटिक राइट्स (पीयूडीआर) लद्दाख की जनता के न्यायोचित आंदोलनों पर हुई पुलिस बर्बरता की घोर निंदा करता है। दिनांक 24 सितम्बर 2025 को लद्दाख में पुलिस कारवाई में चार प्रदर्शनकारियों की मृत्यु और 50 से अधिक लोग घायल हुए। इसके अलावा, 70 से अधिक...
Delhi High Court dismissal of bail of activists protects the State from scrutiny of arbitrary and punitive action
On 2 September 2025, the High Court of Delhi in two separate orders dismissed pleas for bail on behalf of ten persons who stand accused by the Delhi Police of commission of terrorist acts, terror funding and conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in relation to the...
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Sujato Bhadra, Vice President,CRPP, Ramanadham memorial Meeting, PUDR, 13 September 2015.
Five years behind bars for five activists
