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.
Latest Publications
Information relating to the execution of the death penalty in Tihar Jail, Delhi
Information relating to the execution of the death penalty in Tihar Jail, Delhi received from DIG (Prison) Delhi.
Obsessive Pursuit: The Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, (2004) Reinforcing a Draconian Law
The UPA has been concerned at the manner in which POTA has been grossly misused in the past two years. There will be no compromise in the fight against terrorism. But given the abuse of POTA that has taken place, the UPA Government will repeal it, while existing laws...
In Custody: An Investigation into 5 cases of Sexual Assault
A factfinding report into 5 cases of custodial rape in the capital city- Delhi To download the report click below In custody : An Investigation in to Sexual Assault.pdf
Close Encounter: a report on police shoot-outs in Delhi
In most of shoot outs carried by Delhi Police there are certain features that remain common. The most common is lack of any eye witness. Whenever an unnatural death takes place the police are supposed to file a case and investigate the incident because it is a...
चमड़ा वस्त्र और कारीगरों की ज़िन्दगी: दिल्ली की कहानी
भारत में चमड़ा क्षेत्र 4 बिलियन अमेरिकी डॉलर के वार्षिक उत्पादन मूल्य और 2 बिलियन अमेरिकी डॉलर के वार्षिक निर्यात मूल्य के साथ देश के शीर्ष आठ निर्यात अर्जक क्षेत्रों में से एक है। काउंसिल फॉर लेदर एक्सपोर्ट्स, जो भारतीय चमड़ा निर्यातकों और अंतरराष्ट्रीय खरीदारों के...
Latest Press Statements
Condemn the ban on PFI in Jharkhand
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights condemns the Jharkhand Government for banning PFI, Popular Front of India, without providing any prima-facie evidence to support its decision. Through its official release dated 20th February 2018, the BJP state government...
PUDR Condemns Unjustified Cancellation of LG Worker’s Union
PUDR unequivocally lends its solidarity and support to workers from the electronics industry in Greater Noida, including LG Electronics, Moser Baer, Exide and Eveready, some of whom have been on a hunger strike for the past week in protest against the steadily...
PUDR mourns the death of Neelabh Mishra
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) mourns the death of a friend and our former Executive member Neelabh Mishra. Neelabh breathed his last on 24th February 2018 at 07.30AM at Apollo Hospital, Chennai where he had been receiving treatment for non-alcoholic liver...
Release Anti-Displacement Activist Damodar Turi
PUDR condemns the arrest of anti-displacement activist and founder member of “Visthapan Virodhi Jan Vikas Andolan” (VVJVA) Damodar Turi, on February 15, 2018 at Ranchi, an hour after the “Loktantra Bachao Manch” (Save Democracy Forum) organized meeting had ended. He...
Why flag the issue? Communal politics and protests in Kathua
The joint rally by the Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) and BJP in Kathua on 14th February 2018 demanding the release of SPO Deepak Khajuria, arrested in connection of the abduction, rape and murder of eight-year-old Asifa Bano in January 2018, has brought to the fore the...
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Sujato Bhadra, Vice President,CRPP, Ramanadham memorial Meeting, PUDR, 13 September 2015.
Five years behind bars for five activists
