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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Release of fact-finding report, War and the Lightness of Being Adivasi: Security camps and villages in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh
Between December 26th and 31st 2014, a PUDR fact-finding team visited 9 villages of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh to ascertain reports of arrests, intimidation and harassment, including sexual abuse by security forces who are stationed there to fight the Maoists....
Demand action against special cell personnel in Liaquat Shah case
The recent chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) absolving former Hizbul Mujahideen militant, Syed Liaquat Shah, of all charges, has yet again exposed the Special Cell of the Delhi Police for planting false evidence and for framing Shah. Shah...
Re-investigation stayed in the two decade old Kunan Pashpora case: Yet another instance of impunity to the Armed Forces
Once again PUDR wants to highlight the impunity enjoyed by the Armed Forces in the country. On 16th January 2015 the Jammu and Kashmir High Court passed an order in the Kunan Pashpora case which goes on to highlight that in this country, it is not easy to prosecute or...
Tamil Nadu Police, Stop Convicting People from Singing Protest Songs!
In a bizarre move, the Tamil Nadu police arrested S. Kovan, a well-known folk singer on charges of sedition (S. 124-A), for promoting enmity between communities (S. 153-A) and criminal intimidation (S. 505/1) of the IPC. According to news reports, Kovan was picked up...
एक बार फिर न्याय में देरी !शंकरबीघा तथा अन्य जनसंहारों के मामलों में सर्वोच्च न्यायलय से स्वतः संज्ञान लेने की पी.यू.डी.आर. की अपील
पीपल्स यूनियन फॉर डेमोक्रेटिक राइट्स 1999 के शंकरबीघा जनसंहार (जहानाबाद ज़िला) के सभी दोषियों को बरी करने की तीव्र निंदा करता है | 14 जनवरी, 2015 को बिहार के जहानाबाद ज़िले के एक ट्रायल कोर्ट द्वारा शंकरबीघा जनसंहार में शामिल रणवीर सेना के सभी दोषियों को 'साक्ष्य के...
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Waiting And Waging: A Tale Of Life, Death And Justice
Everyday, 1900 new people come to Delhi to become its citizens, most of them on a permanent basis. Many of them are migrants from Eastern Uttar Pradesh (purabias), from distant Bihar and from the deserts of Rajasthan. They offer themselves as unskilled labour,...
नैनीताल तराई: भूमि आन्दोलन और पुलिस दमन
रिपोर्ट नैनीताल जिले में नवम्बर 1988 में ज़मीन को लेकर उपजे विवाद और संघर्ष को पिछले दशकों में सरकारी नीतियों के तहत भूमि आवंटन में हुए अन्यायों और धांधलियों के संदर्भ में सामने रखती है| यह ज़मीन विभाजन से प्रभावित शरणार्थियों और स्वतंत्रता सेनानियों को विभिन्न सरकारी...
Shalimar Bagh: Torture Of Children And The Cover-Up
In July 1989 the news of torture of young chidren was carried out by many newspapers and a Hindi newspaper also demanded a judicial enquiry. The police while ordering an enquiry also denied all allegation. What followed was a massive cover-up operation and...
Death In Tihar Jail – A Report
The story of two brothers, one was the resident of Canada, other the allegedly involved in drug trafficking. Both were picked up by police and remanded to judicial custody. One found dead after nine months and other also found dead a year after his arrest.Wife of one...
Forgotten Massacres: A Report On Aftermath Of Meerut
In the late 1982, for the fifth time in two decades, Meerut witnessed a major riot between Hindus and Mustims. Report of the time suggest that over a hundred and fifty people were killed. The Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) of Uttar Pradesh actively participated...
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