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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In Memory of Mr. Gobinda Mukhoty
Gobinda Mukhoty completed graduation from Presidency College, Calcutta in 1948. In 1957 he went to the UK to study law. After completing his bar-at-law in 1964 he returned to India and started teaching at St. Xavier's College, Calcutta. He started practice as a lawyer...
In Memory of Dr. Ramanadham
A. Ramanadham, a medical doctor by profession, founded one of the district units of APCLC in Warangal town. Started his career as a government doctor. Dissatisfied with the unethical medical practices, he left his job and set up his own Children’s Clinic in 1968 in...
Of Police and Prison: A Death via Two Custodies
This report published in July 1995 investigates the torture and custodial death of 23-year-old Ajay at the hands of the police. Ajay, a motor mechanic by trade was picked up by the police on 5th June for questioning related to a break-in and stabbing at Madras...
Oppose TADA: Protest Against All Black Laws
This leaflet was published during the All India Convention Against TADA on 13 May 1995, hosted by PUDR and organised jointly organised by AIFOFDR, APCLC, ACRA (Assansole), AFDR (Punjab), APDR (WB), CCLDR (Goa), CPDR (Bombay), LHS (Bombay), MASS (Assam), OPDR (AP and...
पूँजी, श्रम और कानून: कैलकम फैक्ट्री में मज़दूर संघर्ष
यह रिपोर्ट कैलकम इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स लिमिटेड के प्रबंधकों और मज़दूरों के बीच १९९४ में हुए तनाव जिसने प्रदर्शन का रूप लिया है, उसपर आधारित है. इस कंपनी की सात इकाइयां हैं और इसमें करीब ७०० मज़दूर कार्य करते हैं. मुख्य मुद्दा न्यूनतम मज़दूरी का है जिसे लेकर संघर्ष शुरू हुआ। To...
Latest Press Statements
Admission opens a can of worms
On 23rd July 2009, the Manipur police claimed to have had an encounter with a ‘PLA cadre’ Sanjit, as a result of which Sanjit died. While this version was widely contested by the local people who claimed that Sanjit was murdered in a cold-blooded manner, a set of...
CDRO Condemns the new wave of State terror being unleashed on the people of Chhattisgarh
Reports from Nendra and Pedda Jojer in Bijapur, and Kunna in Sukma reveal a new and brutal wave of systematic violence being carried out by security forces in South Chhattisgarh. On the one hand Chhattisgarh police proudly announces the launch of new operations and...
Condemn casteist actions of Hyderabad University authorities
PUDR strongly condemns the authorities of the Central University of Hyderabad for their caste based victimisation of Dalit students, which, on 17th January, 2016, resulted in Rohith Vemula , a Dalit Research Scholar in Science Technology and Society Studies in the...
Supreme Court’s ruling on Haryana Panchayati Raj case: a case of “contempt of people”
PUDR expresses deep concern over the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Haryana Panchayati Raj (Amendment) Act, 2015. On Human Rights Day, 10th December 2015, the apex court upheld five disqualifications laid down in the Act to particularly exclude those who are...
दिल्ली पुलिस होश में आओ!
पीयूडीआर दिल्ली पुलिस द्वारा 'ओक्युपाई युजीसी' के प्रदर्शनकारियों पर लगातार किये जा रहे हमलों की पुरज़ोर निंदा करता है | 9 दिसंबर 2015 को दिल्ली पुलिस ने एक बार फिर 'ओक्युपाई युजीसी' प्रदर्शन में भाग ले रहे लोगों पर लाठी-चार्ज किया, आंसू गैस व पानी के गोले बरसाए और कई...