Jun 12, 2011 | Adivasis, Undemocratic Laws
The People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) welcomes the CPI (Maoist)’s statement following the landmark judgement of the Supreme Court on the Salwa Judum reassuring the SPOs’ that the Maoists don’t see them as enemies. The Maoists have...
Jun 6, 2011 | Adivasis, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement, Police Firing/FIR/Charge sheet Violations
People’s Union for Democratic Rights welcomes the recent judgment delivered by the Supreme Court in which it has struck down as ‘unconstitutional’ the practice of arming local tribal youth as special police officers (SPOs) in order to fight the Maoists. It has asked...
May 16, 2011 | Adivasis, Encounters, Peasants, Land Rights and Displacement
An All India Fact Finding team was constituted to look into some incidents of alleged encounter and false implication of villagers in anti-Maoist operation. While Team One covered incidents in Malkangiri and Kashipur, Team Two went to Sundergarh District of Odisha....
