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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Anything goes…In the name of National Security: Story of Soni Sori
This report covers in detail the story of violence perpetrated against a 35-year-old tribal woman, Soni Sori, by the Chhattisgarh police and the prison authorities of the jail where she is imprisoned. The report highlights this relatively pervasive aspect of violence...
Report on All India Convention Against Sedition and Other Repressive Laws
This is the detailed report of the All India Convention against Sedition and other Repressive Laws held on 31st January 2012 at Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi. It also contains resolutions adopted during the convention. To download the report, click below: Report...
A Story of ‘Suicide’ and Survival: Death in the Custody of Vijay Vihar Police Station
The newspapers on the 3rd of November 2010 reported a death on the premises of Vijay Vihar P.S. of a 25-year-old youth named Vikas. These reports suggested that Vikas had an affair with a woman married to another man. On that specific day, Vikas called up police...
ऊँची दीवारों के पीछे: तिहाड़ जेल रहने के हालात पर एक रिपोर्ट
यह रिपोर्ट तिहाड़ में रहने वाले कैदियों की जिंदगी पर एक छोटी सी रिपोर्ट है। उनके रहन सहन, जेल के जीवन, कठिनाइयों – जिनकी ज़िदगी से आम इंसान नावाकिफ है । पी. यू. डी. आर. ने जेल की जिन्दगी की पड़ताल एवं समझ के लिए अधिकारियों को कई बार दरख्वास्थ भेजी, जिसे हर बार ठुकरा...
Loot of the Land, Livelihood and Life: A Joint Fact-Finding into Incidents of Crime Against People in Odisha
A fact-finding committee of ten members from six rights organisations - People’s Union for Civil Liberties (Odisha), Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights (Andhra Pradesh), Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (West Bengal), Human Rights Forum...
Latest Press Statements
Condemning the Abduction and Killings of Police Personnel in Shopian, Kashmir
PUDR strongly condemns the abduction and slaying of one constable and two Special Police Officers (SPOs) by unidentified militants in the Shopian district of Kashmir.The deceased identified as Nisar Ahmad Dhobi (aged 38), Firdous Ahmad Kuchey (aged 28) and Kulwant...
Stop suppression of the right to defend civil rights!: PUDR Condemns Smear Campaign by Maharashtra Police
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi (PUDR) strongly protests the accusation by the Maharashtra police claiming that the PUDR is a frontal organisation of the CPI (Maoist) party. This is a blatant attempt to threaten and restrict the functioning of one of...
नागरिक अधिकारों के पक्ष में उठती आवाज़ों को कुचलना बंद करो!: महाराष्ट्र पुलिस द्वारा पीयूडीआर को बदनाम करने की कोशिश की निंदा!
पीपल्स यूनियन फॉर डेमोक्रेटिक राइट्स महाराष्ट्र पुलिस द्वारा पीयूडीआर पर सीपीआई (माओइस्ट) पार्टी का ‘फ्रंटल’ संगठन होने के दावे की कड़ी निंदा करता है | यह खुलेआम, भारत के एक सबसे पुराने जनवादी संगठन को धमकी देने और उसके काम पर रोक लगाने की कोशिश है | पीयूडीआर और...
THE MISSING TERROR PLOT: BHIMA KOREGAON and the POLITICS OF UAPA
In the wake of the recent raids and arrests of 5 prominent rights activists, Varavara Rao, Gautam Navlakha, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bhardwaj and Arun Ferreira, on UAPA charges for their alleged involvement in the Bhima Koregaon case, PUDR is releasing its report, The...
Joint Statement Against Continuing Arrests of Rights Activists
We, the undersigned, strongly oppose and condemn the illegal raids carried out in different cities, and arrests of Gautam Navlakha, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao by the Maharashtra Police on 28 th August 2018. These are only the...