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.
Sections
Latest Publications
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
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...
PUDR welcomes the release of NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha and the long overdue reminder to law enforcing agencies to respect constitutionally guaranteed 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...
PUDR welcomes bail to civil rights activist Gautam Navlakha
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...
पीयूडीआर नागरिक अधिकार कार्यकर्ता गौतम नवलखा की जमानत का स्वागत करता है
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...
Uphold Shoma Sen’s Bail Order: Release all Bhima Koregaon detainees!
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...