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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UAPA: An alibi for political vendetta – CDRO
CDRO (Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations) unequivocally condemns the judgement of the Midnapore (West Bengal) district and sessions court on 12th May, 2015, convicting Chatradhar Mahato, spokesperson of the Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities...
CDRO Statement: Oppose the Re-Launch Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh
CDRO (Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations) expresses deep concern over recent reports regarding the re-launching of the notorious state-sponsored anti-Maoist militia, the Salwa Judum, from 25th May 2015. While inaugurating the Vikas Sangharsh Samiti in...
Stop false arrest of Adivasis and threats to rights’ activists and lawyers in Chattisgarh
PUDR strongly condemns IG Bastar, SRP Kalluri’s threat of taking severe action against certain NGOs in Chhattisgarh for allegedly aiding and abetting the Maoists under the guise of helping Adivasis. At a recent Press Conference he said that many such organisations...
Yakub Menon – A Question of Life and Death
PUDR notes with extreme concern the Supreme Court's decision on the 9th of April 2015, to reject Yakub Memon’s petition seeking review of his death sentence. This decision will only add another chapter to the growing instances of injustice perpetrated by the State. In...
Condemn Targetting of Democratic Rights Activists’ Team inquiring into Seshachalam Killings
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) strongly condemns the slapping of cases against activists of a team of several civil liberties and democratic rights organisations from across the country who conducted a fact-finding into the recent killings of 20 red...
Latest Publications
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...
BHEETA MAATI: our soil, our earth, our home: A Report on Baliapal Missile Base and People’s Struggle
The agitation by farmers in Baliapal and Bhograi blocks in Balasore district in Orissa against establishment of a missile test range, the National Test Range (NTR) prompted PUDR to undertake a fact finding. This report published in 1988, and examining the protest of...
Mr Clean’s Black Bill: Right To Kill
This small handout, both in Hindi and English, talks about the 50th Amendment Bill, presented in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in 1988. The manner in which this bill was presented clearly shows unconcerned attitude of the state towards citizen’s fundamental rights to...
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