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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Satpura Ki Ghati: People’s Struggle in Hoshangabad
Southeastern Hoshangabad is known for the Pachmarhi hill station, "nestled" in the tourism promotion language, among the Mahadeo hills. The rail route lies from Delhi to Itarsi then branches to Pipariya town, from where starts the ascent to the hills. From Piparia...
Death via Custody: Guru Tegh Bahadur Police Post
On 3rd December 1991, some newspapers reported a death due to beating and torture in the custody of Delhi police, Guru Tegh Bahadur Police Post. The victim, Raghunath, who was a migrant worker from Bihar, was a suspect in a theft case. An enquiry by the Vigilance...
A Death in Our Times: Kamla Market Police Station
A man is beaten to death in a police station. Two policemen cart his body to be produced before a magistrate. They seat the corpse outside the crowded courtroom, in a true Amitabh Bachan filmy style, and argue with the magistrate that it should be given a 14-day...
A Dead End: Custodial Death at Preet Vihar
The report questions the police version of the death of 27-year-old rickshaw puller Bijeshwar Paswan whom the police claimed to have found in an unconscious state near Radhu Palace Chowk, Preet Vihar. The report traces the disturbing collusion between police, medical...
Shankar Guha Niyogi and the Chattisgarh Peoples Movement
On 3 June 1977, barely three months after the emergency was lifted, the struggle of Dalli-Rajhara miners and the name of Shankar Guha Niyogi became known to the world outside Chattisgarh. The previous night Niyogi had been arrested provoking thousands of workers to...
Latest Press Statements
UAPA: An alibi for political vendetta – CDRO
CDRO (Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations) unequivocally condemns the judgement of the Midnapore (West Bengal) district and sessions court on 12th May, 2015, convicting Chatradhar Mahato, spokesperson of the Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities...
CDRO Statement: Oppose the Re-Launch Of Salwa Judum In Chhattisgarh
CDRO (Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations) expresses deep concern over recent reports regarding the re-launching of the notorious state-sponsored anti-Maoist militia, the Salwa Judum, from 25th May 2015. While inaugurating the Vikas Sangharsh Samiti in...
Stop false arrest of Adivasis and threats to rights’ activists and lawyers in Chattisgarh
PUDR strongly condemns IG Bastar, SRP Kalluri’s threat of taking severe action against certain NGOs in Chhattisgarh for allegedly aiding and abetting the Maoists under the guise of helping Adivasis. At a recent Press Conference he said that many such organisations...
Yakub Menon – A Question of Life and Death
PUDR notes with extreme concern the Supreme Court's decision on the 9th of April 2015, to reject Yakub Memon’s petition seeking review of his death sentence. This decision will only add another chapter to the growing instances of injustice perpetrated by the State. In...
Condemn Targetting of Democratic Rights Activists’ Team inquiring into Seshachalam Killings
Peoples Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) strongly condemns the slapping of cases against activists of a team of several civil liberties and democratic rights organisations from across the country who conducted a fact-finding into the recent killings of 20 red...