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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बारा हत्याकांड मामले में फांसी की सज़ा को उम्रकैद में बदला जाना: अधूरा न्याय
1992 में बिहार के हुए बारा हत्याकांड के मामले, जिसमें 35 भूमिहार जाति के लोगों की हत्या हुई थी, के सज़ायाफ्ता नन्हे लाल मोची, वीर कुअर पासवान, कृष्णा मोची (तीनों दलित) और धमेन्द्र सिंह की फांसी की सज़ा को राष्ट्रपति द्वारा उम्रकैद में बदले जाने का पीयूडीआर स्वागत करता...
Condemn the Intimidation of Bela Bhatia
PUDR strongly condemns the intimidation of activist Bela Bhatia by members of the vigilante group AGNI on 23 January 2017. This intimidation comes just a few days after the NHRC’s visit to Bastar to record the statements of women who have suffered sexual violence at...
Condemn the continuing harassment of rights defenders by Chhattisgarh police
PUDR strongly condemns the intimidation of Shalini Gera, an advocate and member of Jagdalpur Legal Aid Group (JAG LAG) by the Chhattisgarh police. On 27th December 2016, she received a phone call from Mr. RN Dash SP Bastar, informing her that he has received a written...
CDRO condemns the arrest of Fact Finding team by Telangana police
CDRO strongly condemns the arrest of a 7 member Fact Finding team by the Telangana police at Dummagudem village of Bhadrachalam district on 25th December, 2016 at 6 pm and in turn handing them over to the Sukma Police (Chhattisgarh State). We also strongly object to...
Forced nationalism and the follow ups of the Supreme Court order on National Anthem
On 30th November 2016, the Supreme Court of India issued an interim order laying out seven directives to be followed marking respect for the National Anthem of India. These included the requirement for all to stand whenever the national anthem was played as well the...
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Grim Realities: of life death and survival in Jammu & Kashmir
This report is the outcome of a fact-finding conducted by an eleven member team of human rights activists from five civil, democratic and human rights organisations across the country during May 2001 in the troubled parts of Jammu and Kashmir. By visiting many...
Hard Drive: Working Conditions at Maruti Udyog Ltd
PUDR received the information of widespread harassment of workers at the Maruti Udyog Limited (MUL) factory in Gurgaon, and sent a fact-finding team to investigate. The team met scores of workers, representatives of the management and did find evidence of systematic...
When People Organise: Forest Stuggles and Repression in Dewas
This is a report about the repression of forest struggles and organisation of Adivasi communities by the state in Dewas region of Madhya Pradesh in 2001. It begins by providing a brief description about the region, its people, and the roots of the current problems...
मृत अतः दोषी : भवानीपुर में फर्जी मुठभेड़
इस रिपोर्ट में पुलिस द्वारा पूर्वी उत्तर प्रदेश, जिला मिर्ज़ापुर के भवानीपुर गाँव में तथाकथित मुटभेड़ में 16 लोगों की हत्या की जांच करते हुए इस काण्ड में पुलिस के दोष व इन हत्याओं के बाद गाँव के लोगों पर उसके दमनकारी रव्वैये को उजागर करती है| रिपोर्ट अपनी जांच के अनुसार...
Dead. Hence Guilty: “Encounter” at Bhawanipur and its Aftermath
On 9 March, 2001, the day of holi, 16 people were killed in Bhawanipur village, under Madihan Police Station, Mirzapur district, eastern Uttar Pradesh. Bhawanipur is located at a distance of about 60 k.m. from Mirzapur city which lies on the south bank of the river...
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