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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Condemn Re-Arrest of Kobad Ghandy!
PUDR condemns the re-arrest of political prisoner Kobad Ghandy. Seventy one year old Ghandy, who is facing incarceration since September 2009 had been granted interim bail on medical grounds for three months starting from 12th December 2017 by a court in Andhra...
Condemn Draconian Ordinance by J&K Government!
PUDR condemns promulgation of The Jammu and Kashmir Public Property (Prevention of Damage) (Amendment) Ordinance by Mr NN Vohra, the Governor, Jammu and Kashmir on 26th October 2017, which criminalises anyone calling for a protest or demonstration which leads to...
PUDR Condemns Allahabad High Court Gag Order In Yogi Adityanath’s Hate Speech Case
On 7 November 2017, the Allahabad High Court ordered a gag on media reporting on the issue of sanction by the State to prosecute Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for a speech deemed to incite violence, made in 2007. The Court order gives no reasons for the gag order...
Condemn the continued violation of Rule of Law and use of draconian legal provisions in Kashmir
PUDR condemns the 36th Preventive Detention order served on Masarat Alam, leader of Muslim League and member of Tehreek-i-Hurriyat, led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The revolving-door-detention, where a person is booked under new detention order illegally irrespective...
CDRO Campaign for Release of Political Prisoners: Profiles of 6 Political Prisoners convicted under UAPA in Gadchiroli
On 7th March 2017, six persons (Vijay Tirki, Pandu Narote, Mahesh Tirki, Prashant Rahi, G.N. Saibaba and Hem Mishra) were convicted by the Gadchiroli Sessions Court, Maharashtra under provisions of the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. While Vijay...
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बंद दरवाजों के पीछे: विशवास नगर की वस्त्र उद्योग फैक्ट्री में आग लगने से मौतें
इस रिपोर्ट में विशवास नगर स्थित महिलाओं के अंदरूनी वस्त्र बनाने वाली एक जानी-मानी कम्पनी, ग्रोवर संस अपारेल्स की एक उत्पादन इकाई की तीसरी मंजिल में आग लग जाने से १२ मजदूरों की मौतों की दर्दनाक व् शोषित तस्वीर उजागर की गई है| रिपोर्ट दिखाती है कि किस प्रकार फैक्ट्री...
Trapped to Death: Deaths from fire at a Garment Factory in Vishwas Nagar
On the morning of 7 December, a fire, resulting in the death of twelve workers, broke out on the second floor of Groversons Apparels Pvt. Ltd., a garment-manufacturing unit in Vishwas Nagar, East Delhi. PUDR conducted an investigation into the incident. To download...
Suicide in a lock-up? Custody Death at Adarsh Nagar PS
On 13th September 2005, on the ever busy Azadpur Mandi main road, a public protest by basti dwellers of Bharola village in the middle of the day caught the attention of the media. As trucks, buses and tempos were unable to ply on the main GT road for over two hours,...
Information relating to the execution of the death penalty in Pune Central Jail
Information relating to the execution of the death penalty in Pune Central Jail, from 1952 to 1992. To download the report click below Executions_Pune.pdf
Halting the Mining Juggernaut: People’s Struggles Against Alumina Projects in Orissa
Kashipur, Rayagada district and nearby areas in southwest Orissa have been in the news for a number of bauxite mining and alumina refinery projects being set up by the Orissa government in association with various Indian and foreign mining companies. From the very...
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