Apr 30, 2012 | Adivasis, Armed Conflict, Undemocratic Laws
PUDR condemns the Central Governments admission of its ‘arrest or kill’ policy against Naxalites, before the Standing Committee on Home Affairs by the Home Secretary, Mr. R.K. Singh on April 4, 2012. From the time, that the Prime Minister first identified ‘Left Wing...
Apr 24, 2012 | Adivasis, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement
Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisation (CDRO), comprising of 20 civil and democratic rights organisations from across India decided to undertake a fact finding into the impact of big/mega dam projects coming up in the North Eastern states on the life and...
Mar 31, 2012 | Adivasis, Gender Issues, Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
This report covers in detail the story of violence perpetrated against a 35-year-old tribal woman, Soni Sori, by the Chhattisgarh police and the prison authorities of the jail where she is imprisoned. The report highlights this relatively pervasive aspect of violence...
Mar 30, 2012 | Adivasis, Encounters, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
JHARKHAND FACT-FINDING: 26th to 30th March 2012 A 17 member team of civil liberties and democratic rights organisations from Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Manipur, UP, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Jharkhand visited 3 districts Latehar, Garhwa and Palamau from March 25th to 29th...
Mar 21, 2012 | Adivasis, Political Prisoners, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR expresses concern at the abduction of the two Italian nationals by the CPI (Maoist) in Kandamahal-Ganjam region of Orissa on March 14. However, a larger issue is raised by this act of abduction namely how even a wrong method can expose a legitimate concern of...
Jan 17, 2012 | Adivasis, Custodial Death
The custodial killing of an adivasi in newly formed Sukhma District of Chattisgarh is yet another reminder of the lawlessness which prevails in Chattisgarh’s Bastar region. Reportedly, Pudiyami Mada a 26 year old adivasi died in Sukma Police Station on 13thJanuary....
