Oct 17, 2010 | Encounters
People’s Union for Democratic Rights is deeply disturbed by the news of fake encounter which has been passed off as a real encounter by the Chhattisgarh police in which two Maoists, Nagesh and Tarabai, were shot dead sometime between 14th and 15th October 2010 Media...
Oct 2, 2010 | Communalism
One of the three judges held that the part of the disputed area is the “place of birth of Lord Ram as per faith and belief of the Hindus” (Justice Agarwal, para 4566[i]). Another held that “The disputed site is the birthplace of Lord Ram … Hindus have been worshipping...
Sep 14, 2010 | Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations
People’s Union for Democratic Rights strongly condemns yesterday’s bloodbath in which 17 persons were shot dead by Indian security forces and 131 injured in different parts of the valley. Although, the protests were organized in response to the alleged burning of the...
Sep 1, 2010 | Working Class
109 workers have died so far in the construction sites of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), according to an affidavit submitted by Metro authorities to PUDR. The list of figures were released today in the hearing on the public interest litigation filed in the...
Aug 30, 2010 | Working Class
Violation of laws is a crime. This crime is being committed through widespread flouting of labour laws by the state agencies – that is the DDA, CPWD, MCD, NDMC, PWD, DMRC, University of Delhi, involved in the construction work related to Commonwealth Games as...
