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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Attacks on migrants in Gujarat – denial of right to life and livelihood. PUDR demands arrest, prosecution of attackers.
PUDR strongly condemns the attacks on migrants from Bihar, UP and Madhya Pradesh, who are being forced to flee from Gujarat as a result of violence unleashed by the Thakor community. About 50,000 Hindi speaking migrants have left Gujarat and returned to their native...
On the release of our long-standing member Gautam Navlakha
On 1st October, the Delhi High Court set aside the Order of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Saket Courts passed on 28th August granting transit remand to Pune police against Gautam Navlakha in the one of the FIRs booked in connection to the Bhima Koregaon incident....
On the Supreme Court’s Verdict on the Arrest of 5 Activists under the UAPA
PUDR welcomes the Supreme Court’s order on the petition filed by Prof. Romila Thapar and others for extending protection from custody to the five activists- Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bhardwaj and Arun Ferreira- arrested a month ago by the...
Condemning the Killing of Telugu Desam MLA & Ex-MLA By CPI (Maoist)
People’s Union For Democratic Rights (PUDR) strongly condemns the killing of Telugu Desam MLA, K. SarveswarRao, and a former MLA, Silveri Soma, in Liviriputtu in Dumbriguda Mandal of Vishakhapatnam district on September 24, 2018 allegedly by members of the CPI...
Condemning the Abduction and Killings of Police Personnel in Shopian, Kashmir
PUDR strongly condemns the abduction and slaying of one constable and two Special Police Officers (SPOs) by unidentified militants in the Shopian district of Kashmir.The deceased identified as Nisar Ahmad Dhobi (aged 38), Firdous Ahmad Kuchey (aged 28) and Kulwant...
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Police Repression in Uttarakhand
There has been a spurt in police action against activists of several people’s organizations in Uttarakhand since 2004. Scores of people have been booked since 2004, in particular in 2005 and 2007, under various charges ranging from treason and sedition to membership...
Resolution Adopted at All India Convention Against Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA)
In the wake of the widespread use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA], the Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations (CDRO) organized a day-long convention on 24 July 2010 in Delhi. Representatives of civil liberties and democratic rights...
In the Name of ‘Rescue’: Report on the Arrests of 75 Sex Workers in Delhi in January 2008
As the reports on the raid and rescue operation in the red light area in Delhi were flooding news channels, PUDR along with Saheli took up the issue of the violation of the rights of sex workers, one of the most stigmatized communities in society. The ‘raid and...
Findings into human right violations by police and intelligence authorities in Uttarakhand
A four member fact-finding team undertook a fact finding from October 23-26, 2008 and 6-7 November, 2008 to investigate state repression of individuals and crackdown on organisations in Uttarakhand, happening in the guise of suppressing the Maoist threat. The team...
Judicial Assault on Workers’ Rights
This document was prepared by PUDR on the occasion of Dr. Ramanthan Memorial Meeting, dated 6th September 2008. The last twenty years have witnessed a sustained attack on the working class and workers’ rights in India by both capital and the state. Certain practices...
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