The civil rights movement in India has emerged as an autonomous voice in defense of civil liberties and democratic rights of our people. The Peoples Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi, is one such organisation. It came into existence in 1977 as the Delhi unit of a larger national forum, PUCLDR, and became PUDR on 1 February, 1981.
“Close to the one-year anniversary of violence in Nuh district, Haryana, PUDR released its report on ongoing state repression in the aftermath of July 31, 2023. Justice Madan Lokur (retd., Supreme Court) and Professor Manoranjan Mohanty (retd., Delhi University) launched “In the wake of Nuh: A report on state repression” on July 29, 2024 at Press Club of India.
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हौंडा मोटरसाइकिल के हड़ताली मजदूरों के साथ खड़े हों और अपना समर्थन दें ! यूनियन बनाने के अधिकार के लिए आवाज़ उठाएं!
हौंडा मोटरसाइकिल मजदूरों के यूनियन बनाने के अधिकार के समर्थन में बांटे गए इस पर्चे को पढने के लिए कृपया नीचे दिए गए लिंक पर क्लिक करके पर्चा डाउनलोड करें | Download this report...
Stand up and defend the striking workers of Honda two-wheelers! Stand up for the right to unionise!
2500 contract workers and 200 permanent workers of Honda Company at Tapukhera (Rajasthan-Haryana border) stand dismissed by the management since February, 2016. Why? Download this report 2016-english_honda_parcha.pdf
Stand in Solidarity with the People’s Struggle in Kashmir!
CDRO urges you to understand that truth has another side which must also be brought before the public. It is, therefore, Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations stands in solidarity with the peoples of J&K in their struggle to be Free and condemns the use...
कश्मीरी जनता के संघर्ष के साथ एक जुटता में खड़े हों – सीडीआरओ
18 जुलाई 2016 जब बुरहन मुजफ्फर वानी मारा गया था, तब से कश्मीर घाटी में इस हत्या के खिलाफ व्यापक विरोध-प्रदर्शन होता जा रहा है। सरकार इसे रोकने के लिए विभिन्न तरीके अपना रही है। जगह-जगह बन्द व कर्फ्यु लगा रही है। अपनी सैन्य व पुलीस बलों द्वारा क्रूर दमन चला रही है।...
CDRO Campaign for Release of Political Prisoners
One of the foundational demands of the Civil Liberties and Democratic Rights organisations in India was the demand for release of all Political Prisoners. In contemporary India the demand has acquired a new salience as members/supporters of proscribed/banned...
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Another Death in Custody, Justice in the Waiting
PUDR raises questions about the death of a 24 year old man Mesar, in Mandoli jail, Delhi on 11th November, the contradictions that have emerged in the official version of the incident and the lackadaisical manner in which the post death inquiry is proceeding. Mesar...
811 Days after arrest: The life and times of Varavara Rao
On November 17, 2018, Dr P Varavara Rao was taken into custody for his alleged role in the Elgar Parishad Case, after spending 79 days under house arrest. So far he has spent 732 days in jail. The trial has not started. His five bail applications have already been...
Justice for the victims of the anti-Sikh genocide of 1984.
This year marks the 36th anniversary of the genocide of Sikhs in Delhi which began on 31 October and went on till 4 November. The genocide spread to 40 cities. Official figures state that 2700 were killed in Delhi. Unofficial estimates state that the total number of...
PUDR MOURNS THE PASSING AWAY OF SWAMI AGNIVESH
PUDR mourns the passing away of Swami Agnivesh on September 11, 2020. Like many civil rights organizations which came into being in the post-Emergency phase in Delhi, PUDR shared a warm and comradely relation with Swami Agnivesh as he participated in a wide variety of...
RELEASE VARAVARA RAO IMMEDIATELY
PUDR is shocked to learn of the deteriorating condition of P. Varavara Rao in Taloja Jail. His family has held a press conference on July 12, 2020 drawing attention to his almost delirious and incoherent speech evident in his recent phone calls. His co-accused...