People’s Union for Democratic Rights

A civil liberties and democratic rights organisation based in Delhi, India

On Dantewada Maoist attack on SPOs and Passengers

PUDR strongly condemns the recent CPI (Maoist) attacked targeting a local passenger bus resulting in the indiscriminate killing of 11 SPOs and 24 civilians in Dantewada. We also strongly condemn the state to allow its security personnel to board on civilian bus...

PUDR Condemns massacre by Maoist in Jamui disrict of Bihar

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights is outraged by the massacre of 12 people, including women and children, and wounding of 50 others on 17 February in Phulwaria-Korasi village of Jamui district of Bihar allegedly by the CPI (Maoist). The massacre is reported to be in...

Conemning Maoist attack on Tata Bilaspur Passanger Train

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights unequivocally denounces the November 20th incident in which eight bogies of the Tata-Bilaspur passenger train were derailed, near Manoharpur railway station in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, by the armed cadres of CPI...

PUDR condemns attack on Journalists

On 20th November, Shiv Sena activists attacked journalists and damaged property in IBN 7 and IBN Lokmat offices in Mumbai and Pune. These 20-25 Shiv Sena activists were armed with sticks, bats and iron rods and wanted to teach Nikhil Waghle, Editor in Chief of...

Condolence message on the death of K. Balagopal

The sudden and untimely passing away of Balagopal is a tragic loss for all of us in PUDR and to the civil liberties and democratic rights movement in India. We are still stunned and shocked at the news and unable to find proper words to communicate our grief and...