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.
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Fatal confrontation: custodial death of suraj prakash, adarsh nagar police station, delhi
PUDR investigation in to the death of Suraj Prakash Pawar, a 32-year-old man from Majlis Park in North West Delhi, who died on 27 November 2023 in police custody at the Adarsh Nagar Police, Station, Delhi. PUDR had met the family and an eyewitness, and also spoke to...
Justice for Stan Swamy
A Long Battle for Justice
Workers of Bellsonica Auto Component India Private Limited at the Industrial Model Township (IMT) Manesar in the National Capital Region of India have been sitting on relay hunger strike outside their factory since 4 May 2023, protesting against the spate of recent...
Probing the Jahangirpuri Communal Incident, Delhi, 2022
Jahangirpuri in northwest Delhi came into the headlines when an outbreak of communal violence took place in the course of a confrontation between some Hindus and Muslims during a Hanuman Jayanti procession on 16 April 2022. Two FIRs (nos. 440 and 441 of 2022,...
37th Annual Ramanadham Memoria Lecture 2022: Digitization, Science and Criminal Investigation: Concerns for Democratic Rights
Every year PUDR organizes a Dr Ramanadham memorial lecture on a topic of contemporary interest. Last year it was Urban Planning and Democratic Rights. The year before that it was on Judiciary and Democratic Rights. In 2008 the topic of the 22nd Ramanadham memorial...
Latest Press Statements
Launch of PUDR report “In the wake of Nuh: A report on state repression
On July 22, 2024, the fourth annual Brajmandal Abhishek Yatra passed peacefully through the Nuh district in Haryana. Last year, the same yatra was characterised by violence, followed by state repression that casts a shadow till today. In a press conference on July 29,...
पीयूडीआर की रिपोर्ट “नूह में संप्रदायिक हिंसा और पुलिस दमन: एक जाँच रिपोर्ट” का विमोचन
22 जुलाई, 2024 को, हरियाणा के नूह जिले से चौथी वार्षिक ब्रजमंडल अभिषेक यात्रा शांतिपूर्ण तरीके से गुजरी। पिछले साल, इसी यात्रा में हिंसा हुई थी, जिसके बाद राज्य दमन हुआ था, जिसकी छाया आज भी बनी हुई है। 29 जुलाई, 2024 एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में, पीपुल्स यूनियन फॉर...
Mere words cannot be criminalized in a democracy
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’ organised...
Gautam Navlakha’s letter on release from custody
I wish to thank the Supreme Court for upholding the bail granted to me by the Bombay High Court. It proved to be a long wait but well worth it. Although happy for myself, I am saddened that the fate of scores of fellow dissidents implicated in a variety of cases,...
हिरासत से रिहा होने पर गौतम नवलखा का पत्र
विचाराधीन कैदियों के परिवार संभवतः अधिक कष्ट में रहते हैं क्योंकि उनके प्रिय जेल में हैं और इससे उनकी ज़िन्दगी बहुत गहरा प्रभाव पड़ता है. यह एक ऐसा यथार्थ है जिसे शायद ही रेखांकित किया जाता है और इसका समाधान तो दुर्लभ ही होता है. एक 'जनतांत्रिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता' होने...