May 14, 2007 | Others, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
We, the following Civil and Democratic Rights organizations, strongly condemn the arrest of Dr. Binayak Sen, General Secretary, PUCL (Chhattisgarh) and Vice President, PUCL (National) under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 2004 and Chhattisgarh...
May 13, 2007 | Others, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
We strongly condemn the threats being held out by the Superintendent of Police, Raipur, to activists of PUCL, Chhattisgarh and other democratic activists. Dr Binayak Sen, Mr Gautham Bandopadyay, Ms Rashmi Dwivedi, and others have been branded as Maoist sympathisers,...
May 11, 2007 | Undemocratic Laws
PUDR fears for the safety of Dr. Binayak Sen, General Secretary, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Chhattisgarh, the National Vice President of PUCL and, a highly respected civil rights activist of long standing. As a medical doctor, Binayak Sen has been actively...
Apr 28, 2007 | Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) demands the immediate production by the Government of India, all of the ULFA activists handed over by the Royal Bhutanese Army in the course of counter-insurgency operations in Bhutan. The Guwahati High Court in its 2004...
Apr 4, 2007 | Adivasis, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations, Undemocratic Laws
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) condemns the brutal attack on the protestors in Nandigram, an unwarranted attack in which, reports indicate, at least 21 people have been killed. This attack follows weeks of intense protests in the area over the...
