From Kashmir to Andhra Pradesh through Delhi & Punjab and most recently Manipur, encounter has become an administrative practice of the Indian state particularly its police, para-military, military and other security forces.
पी यु डी आर एवम ए पी सी एल सी द्वारा आयोजीत चौबीसवें रामनाथन मेमोरियल मीटिंग के दौरान वितरत पोसिशन पेपर
In 1982, the Asian Games were held in India in Delhi. At that time, PUDR had conducted a survey of Asiad’s construction sites and found gross violations of several labour laws.
Today, 25 years later, most of these murders remain unprosecuted. In the over 300 FIRs filed on murder charges, barely 10 persons been convicted. This outcome is only to be expected, given that the ruling Congress party prevented FIRs from being filed, refused to institute a commission of enquiry. The judiciary lent a helping hand by rejecting every petition demanding the same.
This is the report of a fact-finding investigation conducted by PUDR and Jan Hastakshep into the police ‘encounter’ in Jamia Nagar, Delhi and subsequent events in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh from 19th September 2008.
उत्तराखंड में सन 2004 से लोक संगठनों के कार्यकर्ताओं पर पुलिस कार्यवाही में तेजी देखी गई । कई कार्यकर्ताओं को 2004, 2005 तथा 2007 में देशद्रोह और प्रतिबंधित संघटनों की सदस्यता के आरोप में जेल भेजा गया। जब एसे आरोपों में लोगों को गिरफ्तार किया जाता है, वो अपने तमाम जनतांत्रिक अधिकार को बैठते हैं, साथ ही साथ उन्हे उनके राजनैतिक विचारधारा के लिए भी प्रताड़ित किया जाता है। उन्हे उ
There has been a spurt in police action against activists of several people’s organizations in Uttarakhand since 2004.
In the wake of the widespread use of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act [UAPA], the Coordination of Democratic Rights Organizations (CDRO) organized a day-long convention on 24 July 2010 at Delhi.