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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Remembering C.V. Subba Rao
C. Venkat Subba Rao was born in Rajahmundry in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh on 17 December 1953. It was his passion for literature that drove him towards revolutionary politics. At the age of 13, he wrote his first poem dedicated to Gurujaddo Apparao,...
Criminal Negligence: Death in Custody at Kanjhawala Police Station
This report published in 1993 is a fact-finding undertaken by PUDR on a custodial death in Kanjhawala police station - a police station with the second lowest crime rate in Delhi. Most of the crime in this police station is settled through negotiation, therefore, the...
An Accidental Suicide? Death in the Custody of Ashok Vihar Police
On 16 August 1993, a robbery took place at Ashok Vihar. Vinod was picked up by the police and taken to Basant Gaon. While returning back, police claim that Vinod snatched a police revolver and shot himself. He was taken to AIIMS, where he remained unconscious for 18...
Lawless Roads: A Report on TADA, 1985-1993
First introduced in May 1985, TADA was meant to be a temporary measure for two years. However, it has been regularly extended every two years. The latest was in May 1993. Its area of operation began with just one state and two Union Territories then extended to cover...
Bhopal Riots: A Report
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Latest Press Statements
Why Yakub Memon Should Not be Hanged
After the Supreme Court rejected Yakub Memon’s curative petition on 21st July 2015, Memon has filed a mercy petition before the Governor and also a validity plea before the apex court. Many believe that he is cleverly using the system to buy time. Against those who...
रिपोर्ट प्रकाशन – गौमांस पर प्रतिबंध और मौलिक अधिकारों का हनन – कुछ आयाम
भारतीय जनता पार्टी सरकार ने अपने 2014 के चुनाव पत्र में गौमांस पर प्रतिबंध और गौसंरक्षण को एक बड़ा मुद्दा बनाया था। इसी को अमल में लाते हुए, मार्च 2015 से महाराष्ट्र व हरियाणा में गौहत्या प्रतिबंधी कानूनों को पारित करने और उनमें संशोधन लाने का सिलसिला शुरू हुआ। तब से...
Stop arrests and harassment of activists protesting against Kanhar Dam Project
PUDR condemns the ongoing attacks by the state police and land mafia against the protesters who have been agitating against the construction of the Kanhar Dam project in Sonbhadra district for the past seven months. The arrest of Roma Malik, Sukalo (30th June),...
Stop Yakub Memon’s Hanging
On 15th July, the Maharashtra government announced that it has initiated the process for hanging Yakub Memon. On 30th July, 2015 ‘he is to be hung by the neck till dead’. The announcement seemed inevitable after the Supreme Court had rejected his review petition on...
The Murderers of Dhananjoy Hazir Ho! Abolish Death Penalty
The irreversibility of death penalty, and the likelihood of innocents being executed by the Judiciary, is one of the strongest arguments for abolishing capital punishment. Dhananjoy Chatterjee today joins the list of persons where clear evidence exists that they were...