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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झारखण्ड कार्यकर्ता शशि भूषण पाठक के निधन पर खेद
झारखण्ड के हमारे साथी कार्यकर्ता शशि भूषण पाठक के निधन पर पीयूडीआर खेद व्यक्त करता है | 25 फरवरी 2017 की सुबह खबर मिली की साथी शशि भूषण पाठक वेल्लोर के क्रिस्चियन मेडिकल कॉलेज में चल बसे | वे लम्बे समय से डायबिटीज और गुर्दे की बीमारी से पीड़ित थे | कामरेड पाठक बिहार...
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Peoples Union for Democratic Rights condemns the Army chief Bipin Rawat’s statement made on 15th February warning Kashmiris who “create hurdles during (Army) operations” that they will face “harsh action”, calling them “over-ground workers of terrorists“, and...
PUDR Condemns the Hooliganism Of ABVP and Police Inaction at Ramjas College Of Delhi University
In the most appalling display of hooliganism in the name of nationalism, the members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) took to violence in the premises of Delhi University over the last two days. The complete impunity that they enjoyed was evident in the...
Mockery of Autonomy in Nagaland: PUDR Condemns The Anti-Women’s Reservation Protests
PUDR condemns the anti-women stand of the Naga HoHo/ Naga Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) in the context of reservation of seats for women in elections to local urban bodies. The accompanying mob-violence and the threats to women who wanted to contest from reserved...
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...
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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...
Dead Men’s Tales: Death in Police Custody, Delhi 2000
This year there have been 9 deaths in the custody of the Delhi Police and 1 in the custody of the CBI, which we have investigated. Of the 9 deaths in police custody, 4 have been explained away as suicides and 3 have been attributed to public beating. In the remaining...
Reality and Law Seldom Meet: A Critique of the Supreme Court Judgment on the Narmada Dam
This report presents a critique of the Supreme Court judgment on the Narmada dam. The people's struggle against the Sardar Sarovar dam began in 1980 with Nimad Bachao Andolan. This was joined by other organizations and subsequently led to the formation of the Narmada...
Bloody Sunday: Brutal Attack on Jamia Students
On Sunday, 9 April 2000, perhaps one of the worst-ever incidents of police terror against students since the Emergency took place at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi. A four-member team of PUDR carried out a fact-finding investigation into the incident and its...
एक और टाडा नहीं: प्रस्तावित प्रिवेनशन आफ टैरोरिस्म बिल की आलोचना
पी. यू. डी. आर. ने अन्य जनवादी संगठनों के साथ मिलकर समय समय पर टाडा तहत बार बार गिरफ्तार किए गए लोगों और उनकी असीम यंत्रणाओं को संकलित किया है। इन रेपोर्टों में सिर्फ कानून की छिटपुट उलंघनों का ही विस्तार नही है बल्कि बल्कि टाडा कानून के ढाचे में निहित प्रावधानों पर...
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