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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Report of the Killing of Adivasis by CRPF Forces in Bijapur District, Chattisgarh
An all-India fact-finding team of rights activists belonging to the Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) visited the area in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh where 17 adivasis died as a result of firing by CRPF forces on the night of June 28, 2012....
सी.आर.पी.एफ. के जवानों द्वारा छत्तीसगढ़ के बीजापुर जिले में आदवासियों की हत्याओं पर एक रिपोर्ट
कोआर्डिनेशन ऑफ़ डेमोक्रेटिक राइट्स आर्गेनाईजेशन (सी डी आर ओ ) से जुड़े कार्यकर्ताओं की एक अखिल भारतीय टीम छत्तीसगढ़ से बीजापुर जिले के उस छेत्र का दौरा किया, जहां २८ जून २०१२ की रात में सी आर पी ऍफ़ के जवानो द्वारा गोली चलाने के कारण १७ आदिवासियों की मौत हो गयी थी. इस...
Travesty of Justice in the Seema Azad and the Vishwa Vijay case
The Judgment pronounced by the sessions court at Allahabad in the case of Seema Azad and Vishwa Vijay is a perfect example of how a large number of half-truths, inadmissible evidence, procedural violations and an obnoxious piece of legislation can convert a free...
The Terror of Law: UAPA And The Myth Of National Security
The Terror of Law is a CDRO (Coordination of Democratic Rights Organization) report that shows how and why the UAPA curbs the freedoms provided by Article 19 [Protection of Freedoms] for expression, assembly and association against one section of political opinion....
कड़वे बादाम: दिल्ली की बादाम इकाइयों में मजदूरों का शोषन
बादाम उद्योग के मजदूरों के हालात को केन्द्रित करते हुए यह रिपोर्ट अनोपचारिक छेत्र के रोजगार के अत्यंत शोषक और जोखिमपूर्ण चरित्र को उजागर करती है; वह छेत्र जो आज देश की कुल कार्यशक्ति का लगभग ९४ प्रतिशत हिस्सा है. To download the report, click below: कड़वे बादाम:...
Latest Press Statements
Condemning the Continuing Violence by CPI (Maoist) in the Name of Election Boycot
People’s Union for Democratic Rights condemns series of incidents triggered by members of CPI(Maoist) in Bastar Sambhag (region) of Chhattisgarh in just over a fortnight. November 8: Four civilians and one CISF Head constable were killed when an IED (improvised...
Attacks on migrants in Gujarat – denial of right to life and livelihood. PUDR demands arrest, prosecution of attackers.
PUDR strongly condemns the attacks on migrants from Bihar, UP and Madhya Pradesh, who are being forced to flee from Gujarat as a result of violence unleashed by the Thakor community. About 50,000 Hindi speaking migrants have left Gujarat and returned to their native...
On the release of our long-standing member Gautam Navlakha
On 1st October, the Delhi High Court set aside the Order of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Saket Courts passed on 28th August granting transit remand to Pune police against Gautam Navlakha in the one of the FIRs booked in connection to the Bhima Koregaon incident....
On the Supreme Court’s Verdict on the Arrest of 5 Activists under the UAPA
PUDR welcomes the Supreme Court’s order on the petition filed by Prof. Romila Thapar and others for extending protection from custody to the five activists- Gautam Navlakha, Varavara Rao, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bhardwaj and Arun Ferreira- arrested a month ago by the...
Condemning the Killing of Telugu Desam MLA & Ex-MLA By CPI (Maoist)
People’s Union For Democratic Rights (PUDR) strongly condemns the killing of Telugu Desam MLA, K. SarveswarRao, and a former MLA, Silveri Soma, in Liviriputtu in Dumbriguda Mandal of Vishakhapatnam district on September 24, 2018 allegedly by members of the CPI...