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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Launch of PUDR report “In the wake of Nuh: A report on state repression
On July 22, 2024, the fourth annual Brajmandal Abhishek Yatra passed peacefully through the Nuh district in Haryana. Last year, the same yatra was characterised by violence, followed by state repression that casts a shadow till today. In a press conference on July 29,...
पीयूडीआर की रिपोर्ट “नूह में संप्रदायिक हिंसा और पुलिस दमन: एक जाँच रिपोर्ट” का विमोचन
22 जुलाई, 2024 को, हरियाणा के नूह जिले से चौथी वार्षिक ब्रजमंडल अभिषेक यात्रा शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से गुजरी। पिछले साल, इसी यात्रा में हिंसा हुई थी, जिसके बाद राज्य दमन हुआ था, जिसकी छाया आज भी बनी हुई है। 29 जुलाई, 2024 एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में, पीपुल्स यूनियन फॉर...
Mere words cannot be criminalized in a democracy
On June 14, 2024 Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor (LG) sanctioned prosecution against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) for their speeches at an event titled ‘Azadi - The Only Way’ organised...
Gautam Navlakha’s letter on release from custody
I wish to thank the Supreme Court for upholding the bail granted to me by the Bombay High Court. It proved to be a long wait but well worth it. Although happy for myself, I am saddened that the fate of scores of fellow dissidents implicated in a variety of cases,...
हिरासत से रिहा होने पर गौतम नवलखा का पत्र
विचाराधीन कैदियों के परिवार संभवतः अधिक कष्ट में रहते हैं क्योंकि उनके प्रिय जेल में हैं और इससे उनकी ज़िन्दगी बहुत गहरा प्रभाव पड़ता है. यह एक ऐसा यथार्थ है जिसे शायद ही रेखांकित किया जाता है और इसका समाधान तो दुर्लभ ही होता है. एक 'जनतांत्रिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता' होने...
Latest Publications
Release of CDRO and GASS Report “Corporate Loot and People’s Resistance in Niyamgiri
On August 18, a report titled “Corporate Loot and People’s Resistance in Niyamgiri” was released at the CDRO Convention on UAPA and other Draconian Law held in Jalandhar, Punjab. The report is an outcome of a joint fact-finding visit by a 16-member team from April...
काओ विजिलांतिज़म : क्राइम, कम्युनिटी एंड लाइवलीहुड, जनवरी 2016 से मार्च 2018
15 Apr 2018 पी.यू.डी.आर. अपनी रिपोर्ट ‘काओ विजिलांतिज़म : क्राइम, कम्युनिटी एंड लाइवलीहुड, जनवरी 2016 से मार्च 2018’ जारी कर रहा है। इस रिपोर्ट में जनवरी 2016 से मार्च 2018 के बीच घटित गौ रक्षा के नाम पर गुंडागर्दी की घटनाओं का विश्लेषण है। इन गौ-गुंडागर्दी या...
Continuing Impunity: Deaths in Police Custody in Delhi, 2016-2018
The brutal truth behind deaths in police custody were commonly the result of torture of suspects, which is part of routine policing practice in India. The repetitive, almost mundane nature of accounts of custodial deaths reflected in our reports, and their similarity...
simi-notifications
Comparative tabulation of Notifications related to banning SIMI from 2001 to 2019.
Work in Progress? Labour, Capital and Democratic Rights
This is PUDR's position paper presented during the 33rd Ramandham Memorial meeting on 8th Sep 2018. The paper is based on some of the investigations carried by PUDR over the years related to globally intergrated industries in the region - such as automobile industry...
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