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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Poster Campaign: Repeal UAPA! Release the Bhima Koregaon undertrials!
As part of its campaign for the release of activists incarcerated in the Bhima Koregaon case, PUDR has created posters in English and Hindi which portray the draconian features of UAPA along with portraits of the activists. Posters in English Posters in Hindi
पोस्टर अभियान। यूएपीए रद्द करो। भीमा कोरेगांव के विचाराधीन कैदियों को रिहा करो!
Poster campaign. Cancel UAPA. Release the undertrial prisoners of Bhima Koregaon!
Another ‘Natural’ Death in Tihar: Custodial Death of Jishan and its aftermath
On 15 February 2022, 19 year old Jishan, an undertrial arrested for a petty theft in November 202, died in judicial custody of Delhi’s Tihar Jail. This report is based on PUDR investigation of this incident and its aftermath. The PUDR team spoke to the family and...
Behind the veil of algorithms: Invisible workers
A report on workers in 'Gig' Economy. The growth of the ‘gig’ economy and ‘gig workers’ in India is a phenomenon of the last decade or so. Even though this may not be the fastest growing category of workers, still names like Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, Uber or Urban Company...
The Anti – Labour Codes
The 75th Independence Day of India is practically the first for workers in the country without the official protection of crucial labour laws, like the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Factories Act, 1948 among others. Some of these laws are as old as the country’s...
Latest Press Statements
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...
Supreme Court offers a timely reminder on the scope of fundamental freedoms
PUDR welcomes a recent judgment by the Apex court as a timely reminder that liberty of speech and expression is a right fundamental to the citizens of India and restrictions imposed on it must be reasonable. On 7 March, the Supreme Court quashed an FIR against a...