Dec 16, 2015 | Caste, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR expresses deep concern over the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015. On Human Rights Day, 10th December 2015, the apex court upheld five disqualifications laid down in the Act to particularly exclude those who are...
Dec 10, 2015 | Others, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
पीयूडीआर दिल्ली पुलिस द्वारा ‘ओक्युपाई युजीसी’ के प्रदर्शनकारियों पर लगातार किये जा रहे हमलों की पुरज़ोर निंदा करता है | 9 दिसंबर 2015 को दिल्ली पुलिस ने एक बार फिर ‘ओक्युपाई युजीसी’ प्रदर्शन में भाग ले रहे लोगों पर लाठी-चार्ज किया, आंसू गैस व...
Dec 8, 2015 | Adivasis, Others
PUDR mourns the death of Dr Brahma Dev Sharma, one among the rare breed of civil servants who, in service as well as on retirement, continued to stand by the marginalised and the oppressed. His lifelong service of championing the rights of the Adivasis has stood the...
Nov 22, 2015 | Armed Conflict, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 16th November this year, the date which is celebrated as the National Press Day, three news dailies in Nagaland ran blank columns in place of editorials. The news dailies picked up the occasion to protest a notification from the Assam Rifles dated 25th October...
