May 15, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws
In the Bhima Koregaon case, with relief, PUDR welcomes the Supreme Court order upholding regular bail for Gautam Navlakha, a well-known civil rights activist, author and journalist. The Bombay High Court had granted Navlakha bail on December 19, 2023, but the Court...
May 15, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws
पीयूडीआर अपने वरिष्ठ सदस्य, जाने-माने नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता, लेखक और पत्रकार, गौतम नवलखा की भीमा कोरेगांव मामले में नियमित जमानत को बरकरार रखने के सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश का स्वागत करता है। दिनांक 19 दिसंबर 2023 को बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट द्वारा नवलखा को जमानत दिए जाने के...
Apr 8, 2024 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR expresses relief at the Supreme Court’s granting of bail to Prof. Shoma Sen on April 5, after nearly six long years of pre-trial incarceration. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the infamous Bhima Koregaon (BK) conspiracy case, Shoma Sen...
Mar 19, 2024 | Important Judgments, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR welcomes a recent judgment by the Apex court as a timely reminder that liberty of speech and expression is a right fundamental to the citizens of India and restrictions imposed on it must be reasonable. On 7 March, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR against a...
Jan 2, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 20th and 21st December 2023, the Parliament enacted three new laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These Codes replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the Code of Criminal...
