People’s Union for Democratic Rights

A civil liberties and democratic rights organisation based in Delhi, India

How democracy ‘uses’ a colonial law

Feb 16, 2016 | Undemocratic Laws

PUDR has continually critiqued the existence of the colonial law of sedition and its unconstitutional application at the behest of those who hold state power, in cases that do not stand the test of law. The arrest of SAR Geelani, Professor at the University of Delhi,...

Condemn Fascism in the Name of Nationalism

Feb 12, 2016 | Others

PUDR strongly condemns the Delhi Police for arresting the JNU students’ union president, Kanhaiya Kumar today, 12th February, on charges of sedition and criminal conspiracy for holding a protest demonstration on February 9th against the judicial hanging of Afzal Guru,...

PUDR salutes Professor Randhir Singh

Feb 5, 2016 | Others

Peoples Union for Democratic Rights mourns the death of Professor Randhir Singh, who passed away on Sunday 31st January, 2016. He was teacher par excellence to many, guide and philosopher to many more. For us he spanned the pre and post 1947 India which was marked not...