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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न्याय की नौटंकी`- १९८४ दंगे-मिश्रा कमीशन की आलोचना
नवंबर १९८४ में हुए दंगों पर आयुक्त मिश्रा कमीशन की रिपोर्ट एक आलोचना Click below for full report nayay-ki-nautangki-1984-riots-mishra commission.pdf
Justice Denied: Critique of the Mishra Commission Report on the Riots in November 1984
Delhi along with many other places, in the country, witnessed widespread disturbances in which thousands of Sikhs were killed from 31 October to 7th November, following the assassination of Prime Minister India Gandhi. Within a week after the carnage, on 17th...
Bastar: An investigation into an encounter
In Bastar, as in other parts of the country, slowly the forest dwellers are getting awakened and organised. They are raising their voice against the increasing encroachments on their lands and rights by the forest department, against the harassment by forest officials...
Who Are The Guilty?
Report of a joint inquiry into the causes and impact of the riots in Delhi from 31 October to 10 November 1984. The report is primarily based on case studies -carried out in the trans-jamuna and West Delhi areas. It is by no means exhaustive and covers only partially...
Inside The Family: A Report On Democratic Rights Of Women
It is relatively easy to document the exploitation and oppression that women in our country, particularly women of the labouring classes, are subjected to outside the home. But it is a very difficult task to attempt to document their condition within the home. The...
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Condemn cold-blooded murder of five under-trial prisoners by Telengana Police
PUDR notes with deep concern the news report regarding the encounter killing of 5 under-trial prisoners near Alair in Nalgonda district, Telengana on 7th April 2015. The incident occurred on a busy highway in the middle of the morning when the prisoners were being...
Condemn attacks on Political Prisoners in Nagpur and Madurai Central jails
PUDR strongly condemns the recent attacks by police and jail officials on undertrial political prisoners, Hem Mishra and Vivekananda, in Nagpur and Madurai Central prisons, respectively. On 20 March 2015, when Hem Mishra was being taken to the Government Medical...
Condemn Police Lathicharge on Contract Workers’ Demonstration outside Delhi Secretariat
PUDR strongly condemns the brutal lathicharge by Delhi Police on a workers’ demonstration on 25 March 2015 when nearly 1000 workers and activists belonging to different unions (Wazirpur hot rolling steel industry, Delhi Metro Railways Corporation, Karawal Nagar almond...
युद्ध-क्षेत्र में आदिवासी जिंदगियाँ : बीजापुर के गावों में सुरक्षा कैंप के बीच असुरक्षित जीवन
26 से 31 दिसंबर 2014 के बीच पी.यू.डी.आर. का एक जांच दल छत्तीसगढ़ के बीजापुर ज़िले के 9 गावों में गया | जांच दल ने इन क्षेत्रों में माओवादियों से लड़ने के लिए तैनात सुरक्षा बलों के द्वारा की जा रही गिरफ्तारियों, धमकियों, एवं उत्पीड़न के साथ-साथ यौन-उत्पीड़न की घटनाओं को...
PUDR Condemns Ban on Cow Slaughter
On March 16th 2015, the Haryana Government unanimously passed Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Bill with main opposition parties INLD and Congress supporting the Bill. The new bill passed by the Haryana Government bans cow slaughter and sale of beef and...
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Sujato Bhadra, Vice President,CRPP, Ramanadham memorial Meeting, PUDR, 13 September 2015.
Five years behind bars for five activists
