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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दो दशक पुराने कुनन पश्पोरा मामले में पुनः जांच स्थगित – सैन्य बलों को प्राप्त दण्डमुक्ति का एक और उदाहरण
पी.यू.डी.आर. एक बार फिर इस देश में सैन्य बलों को मिली कानूनी दण्डमुक्ति के मुद्दे को चिन्हित करना चाहता है | 16 जनवरी 2015 को कुनन पश्पोरा बलात्कार मामले में जम्मू कश्मीर उच्च न्यायलय ने एक ऐसा निर्देश जारी किया जो इस बात की तरफ इशारा करता है की इस देश में सैन्य बलों...
Why was Greenpeace activist prevented from travelling to London?
PUDR condemns the Union Government for preventing Ms. Priya Pillai of Greenpeace (India) from travelling to London. Greenpeace came under scrutiny because of its support to Mahan Sangharsh Samiti, a grassroots organisation challenging coal mining license for Mahan...
Condemning Undemocratic Extension of AFSPA
PUDR strongly condemns the extension of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 (AFSPA) in Assam, on January 2, 2015 under Section 3 of the Act by the Government of India. Coming in the wake of the recent massacre of adivasis by the National Democratic Front of...
Can Compensation replace Justice?
On 18th December 2014, the Supreme Court directed the Central Government to pay Rs. 10 lakh as compensation to the family of Thangjam Chanu Manorama Devi. PUDR recognizes that this is a small step but cannot be a substitute for actual justice. Reacting to the SC...
One sparrow does not herald a spring.
A rare instance of army convicting its own personnel for war crimes does not mean end of legal immunity enjoyed by the armed forces in what officialdom calls the “disturbed area”. That the government denies presence of armed conflict is of course in marked contrast to...
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Bleak House: A Critique Of The Legal Service Authority Act.
Legal Service Authority Bill (No. 82, 1987), aimed at providing free legal services to the weaker section of society, was rushed through both the houses of parliament in the last session without much discussion.The bill seeks to co-opt the legal aid movement and local...
Godavari Agency: On Repression Against Tribals in Andhra Pradesh
This report list the account of a movement led by CPI (ML) in the agency areas of Andhra Pradesh . The major source of social tensions are the notification of tribal agricultural land as reserve forests and forest work carried out in the areas leased out to the paper...
Walled City Riots: A Report On The Police And Communal Violence In Delhi 19-24 May, 1987
The end of every riot is the start of preparation for the next one—not only by stocking up knives, lathis and guns— but by silent acceptance of what is fast becoming part of routine life in our cities and towns. People have learnt to live with riots. Yet, all through,...
न्याय की नौटंकी`- १९८४ दंगे-मिश्रा कमीशन की आलोचना
नवंबर १९८४ में हुए दंगों पर आयुक्त मिश्रा कमीशन की रिपोर्ट एक आलोचना Click below for full report nayay-ki-nautangki-1984-riots-mishra commission.pdf
Justice Denied: Critique of the Mishra Commission Report on the Riots in November 1984
Delhi along with many other places, in the country, witnessed widespread disturbances in which thousands of Sikhs were killed from 31 October to 7th November, following the assassination of Prime Minister India Gandhi. Within a week after the carnage, on 17th...
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