Jun 17, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On June 14, 2024 Delhi’s Lieutenant-Governor (LG) sanctioned prosecution against Arundhati Roy and Sheikh Showkat Hussain under Section 13 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA) for their speeches at an event titled ‘Azadi – The Only Way’...
May 16, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) welcomes the Supreme Court judgment of May 15, 2024, ordering the release of Prabir Purkayastha in a case of wrongful arrest under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), made by the Special Cell of the Delhi...
May 15, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws
In the Bhima Koregaon case, with relief, PUDR welcomes the Supreme Court order upholding regular bail for Gautam Navlakha, a well-known civil rights activist, author and journalist. The Bombay High Court had granted Navlakha bail on December 19, 2023, but the Court...
May 15, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws
पीयूडीआर अपने वरिष्ठ सदस्य, जाने-माने नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता, लेखक और पत्रकार, गौतम नवलखा की भीमा कोरेगांव मामले में नियमित जमानत को बरकरार रखने के सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश का स्वागत करता है। दिनांक 19 दिसंबर 2023 को बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट द्वारा नवलखा को जमानत दिए जाने के...
Apr 8, 2024 | Political Prisoners, Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
PUDR expresses relief at the Supreme Court’s granting of bail to Prof. Shoma Sen on April 5, after nearly six long years of pre-trial incarceration. Charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in the infamous Bhima Koregaon (BK) conspiracy case, Shoma Sen...
Jan 2, 2024 | Undemocratic Laws, Violation of Civil and Democratic Rights
On 20th and 21st December 2023, the Parliament enacted three new laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These Codes replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, the Code of Criminal...
