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 the brutality in Panjab University and organized attack on institutions of higher education
Protest by students of Panjab University (PU) against unprecedented fee hike witnessed brutal lathicharge and usage of tear gas as crowd dispersal method leaving 4 students critically injured. Photojournalists covering the protests were attacked by police as well and...
PUDR deplores responses of 12 states to upheld death penalty
In August 2015 the Law Commission had recommended abolition of death penalty except in terror related cases. Recently 14 states have responded to these recommendations. Barring the exception of Karnataka and Tripura, other 12 states have rejected the recommendations....
मज़दूरों को कठोर सजा देने वाले मारूति केस के अन्यायी अदालती फैसले की पहली बरसी पर पी.यू.डी.आर. की रिपोर्ट
18 मार्च 2017 को हरियाणा में गुरुग्राम सेशंस कोर्ट ने मारूति कंपनी के 31 बर्खास्त कामगारों को सज़ा सुनाई, जिनमें से 13 मजदूरों को उम्र कैद की सज़ा सुनाई गई। इन सभी को अदालत ने हफ्ते भर पहले 10 मार्च 2017 को दोषी करार दिया था। अतिरिक्त सेशंस जज आर.पी. गोयल ने 117...
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...
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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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