People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)

PUDR Cites Delhi High Court Decision Against Indefinite Incarnation; Seeks Release of Bara Case Life Term Prisoners

PUDR Condemns Killings of Policemen in Kashmir; Says the State and Militants Must Respect War Law Prohibitions

Rights Activists Demand Unconditional Repeal of Draconian UAPA Law

Stop Prosecuting Dissent; Repeal Abusive UAPA Law: Amnesty to Indian Government

Crackdown On Activists Cannot Become The Order Of The Day

People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR)

Delhi Violence: Human Rights Group Seeks Transparency, Demands Making FIRs Publicly Available

May 15, 2020

About eighty days after the violence that convulsed NE Delhi, what is the status of the investigation into the ‘over 700’ FIRs reportedly registered, according to the Home Minister’s statement in Indian Parliament on 11 March, two months ago? If recent media reportage of the investigation and prosecution in the violence related cases is to be followed, the impression conveyed is that a group of persons, mostly Muslims, were responsible for the violence and the many acts of gruesome violence in it, in which the majority of those affected were also Muslims.

PUDR Demands Temporary Decongestion of Jail in View of COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

April 2, 2020

“A number of people are also routinely detained in lock-ups in police stations, of which many may not even come on record. Today there is a need for strict guidelines to prevent this to the extent possible.

PUDR Condemns Use of Draconian PSA in Jammu And Kashmir

February 17, 2020

New Delhi: People’s Union for Democratic Rights has strongly condemned the continuous use of the draconian J&K Public Safety Act, PSA, against the leaders and people of Kashmir. DETAILS OF RECENT DETENTIONS: In the last six months, since the lock down, as many as eight mainstream political leaders have been booked under the PSA. Besides […]

Bloody Sunday 2019: PUDR Releases Report on Police Brutality at Jamia Milia Islamia University

December 27, 2019

The People's Union For Democratic Rights (PUDR) released a report titled "Bloody Sunday 2019: Police Brutalities At Jamia University 13-15 December 2019" on Thursday (Dec. 26).

PUDR Report “Chronic ‘Accidents’: Deaths of Sewer/Septic Tank Workers, Delhi, 2017-2019”

October 4, 2019

People’s Union for Democratic Rights(PUDR) on September 30, 2019 released its report on deaths of workers in Delhi while cleaning sewers/septic tanks over the last two years, titled “Chronic ‘Accidents’: Deaths of Sewer/Septic Tank Workers, Delhi, 2017-2019.”

‘Clean Chit’ to Indian Chief Justice Is Supreme Injustice

May 8, 2019

by Shahana Bhattacharya & Deepika Tandon* Today on the 8th of May, 2019, on a second day in succession, people protesting at Connaught Place, against the “clean chit” given to Justice Gogoi by an in-house inquiry that violated established procedures and principles and demanding an independent inquiry, were detained at Mandir Marg PS. The police came […]

Pulwama Becoming Touchstone of Patriotism Which Generates Dangerous Communal Fabric: PUDR

February 18, 2019

The aftermath of Pulwama has shown rising attacks on Kashmiris in different states, a situation which is extremely worrisome and dangerous, despite a notification advisory by the Home Ministry to all states to ensure the safety of Kashmiris.

PUDR Cites Delhi High Court Decision Against Indefinite Incarnation; Seeks Release of Bara Case Life Term Prisoners

January 17, 2019

New Delhi: People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) has said that four prisoners – Nanhe Lal Mochi, Veer Kuar Paswan, Krishna Mochi and Dharmender Singh- convicted in the Bara massacre case (Bihar, 1992) have spent around two decades in jail. The democratic rights group has demanded their release citing a recent decision of the Delhi […]

PUDR Condemns Killings of Policemen in Kashmir; Says the State and Militants Must Respect War Law Prohibitions

September 24, 2018

People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR), a human rights group, has strongly condemned the abduction and slaying of one constable and two Special Police Officers (SPOs) by unidentified militants in the Shopian district of Kashmir.

Rights Activists Demand Unconditional Repeal of Draconian UAPA Law

August 30, 2018

Human Rights activists, lawyers, intellectuals and authors today condemned arrests of human rights activists including Gautam Navlakha, Sudha Bharadwaj, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves and Varavara Rao, who were arrested by the Maharashtra Police on 28th August 2018.

Stop Prosecuting Dissent; Repeal Abusive UAPA Law: Amnesty to Indian Government

August 30, 2018

Indian authorities detained five activists and raided the homes of several others on 28 August 2018, for allegedly inciting caste-based violence in January, Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International India said today.

Crackdown On Activists Cannot Become The Order Of The Day

August 29, 2018

The nationwide crackdown on activists, advocates and human rights defenders is disturbing and threatens core human rights values, Amnesty International India and Oxfam India today said jointly in response to the massive crackdown on rights activists in the country by the Maharashtra state police.