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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Godavari Agency: On Repression Against Tribals in Andhra Pradesh
This report list the account of a movement led by CPI (ML) in the agency areas of Andhra Pradesh . The major source of social tensions are the notification of tribal agricultural land as reserve forests and forest work carried out in the areas leased out to the paper...
Walled City Riots: A Report On The Police And Communal Violence In Delhi 19-24 May, 1987
The end of every riot is the start of preparation for the next one—not only by stocking up knives, lathis and guns— but by silent acceptance of what is fast becoming part of routine life in our cities and towns. People have learnt to live with riots. Yet, all through,...
न्याय की नौटंकी`- १९८४ दंगे-मिश्रा कमीशन की आलोचना
नवंबर १९८४ में हुए दंगों पर आयुक्त मिश्रा कमीशन की रिपोर्ट एक आलोचना Click below for full report nayay-ki-nautangki-1984-riots-mishra commission.pdf
Bastar: An investigation into an encounter
In Bastar, as in other parts of the country, slowly the forest dwellers are getting awakened and organised. They are raising their voice against the increasing encroachments on their lands and rights by the forest department, against the harassment by forest officials...
Who Are The Guilty?
Report of a joint inquiry into the causes and impact of the riots in Delhi from 31 October to 10 November 1984. The report is primarily based on case studies -carried out in the trans-jamuna and West Delhi areas. It is by no means exhaustive and covers only partially...
Latest Press Statements
PUDR condemns the killing of Mohsin Sheikh, deliberate targeting of Muslims by HRS and constant attack on freedom of expression
PUDR mourns the killing of twenty eight year old Mohsin Sadiq Shaikh who was beaten to death by 30-40 members of Hindu Rashtra Sena on June 2nd in Hadaspar, Pune. Mohsin’s ‘fault’ was that he stood out as a Muslim with his skull cap and beard, which sufficed the...
PUDR Condemns the Brutal Sexual Assault and Murder of Two Minors in Badayun, Uttar Pradesh
Barely have the voices of the protests against sexual assault of four minor girls in Hisar district in Haryana subdued, another horrific display of sexual violence has occurred in Badayun district of Uttar Pradesh. Two Dalit cousins – both minors – were brutally gang...
Condemn Arrest of Dr. G.N. Saibaba
PUDR condemns the abduction and arrest of G.N. Saibaba by men in mufti in broad daylight, on 9th afternoon. Dr. Saibaba, an Assistant Professor of English in Ram Lal Anand College was returning home around 1 p.m. after participating in the University’s examination...
डा. जी. एन. साईबाबा की गिरफ़्तारी की निन्दा
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Opposing the Award of Death Penalty as Punishment for Rape
Peoples Union of Democratic Rights (PUDR) is concerned that close on the heels of the Supreme Court’s judgment of 21st January 2014, whereby the Court had commuted the death sentences of 15 convicts to life imprisonment, the Delhi High Court and the Mumbai Sessions...