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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Stop Yakub Memon’s Hanging
On 15th July, the Maharashtra government announced that it has initiated the process for hanging Yakub Memon. On 30th July, 2015 ‘he is to be hung by the neck till dead’. The announcement seemed inevitable after the Supreme Court had rejected his review petition on...
The Murderers of Dhananjoy Hazir Ho! Abolish Death Penalty
The irreversibility of death penalty, and the likelihood of innocents being executed by the Judiciary, is one of the strongest arguments for abolishing capital punishment. Dhananjoy Chatterjee today joins the list of persons where clear evidence exists that they were...
Release of report entitled, Banned and Damned: SIMI’s Saga with UAPA Tribunals
Since 2001, the Students Islamic Movement of India, SIMI, has remained banned as an ‘unlawful’ organization under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, UAPA for allegedly pursuing anti-national activities. Significantly, the ban provision under UAPA mandates the...
Lift the casteist ban on APSC!
On 22 May 2015, the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM), a student group namely Ambedkar Periyar Study Circle (APSC) was ‘derecognised’ by the Dean of Students following an advisory note received from the Under Secretary to the Human Resource Development...
Condemn Conviction of Chhatradhar Mahato and Five Others by Midnapore District Court
PUDR strongly condemns the decision of the Midnapore District Court to award life-sentences to Chhatradhar Mahato, Sukhsanti Baske, Shambhu Soren,Sagun Murmu, Raja Sarkhel and Prasun Chatterjee. All six were arrested between September and October 2009 from Lalgarh and...
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Custodial Rape
Socially and judiciously rape victim is deemed an accomplice to the crime. The contradiction between formal condemnation of rape and and simultaneous belief in the complicity of the victim arises from social attitude towards female sexuality and chastity. Female...
Murder Of A Corpse: Jain Banerji Panel
The judgment of Delhi High Court quashing the Jain-Bannerjeet, which was set up to address the cases related to the 1984 Sikh massacres, reflects the pathological state of the administration in denying the justice to the victims.The present story relate to the case of...
Invisible Crimes: A Report On Custodial Deaths 1980-89
PUDR has been involved for many years in investigating deaths in custody of the Delhi Police. Most of these deaths occur due to severe beating and prolonged tortures. Torture takes place in its commonest form – beating with sticks, boots and belts. Sexual abuse,...
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...
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