It is no coincidence that 95% of the political leaders targeted by the ED under the Modi government are from the opposition. Groundxero | March 22, 2024 People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal, Chief Minister of Delhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) calling it an example of […]
Groundxero | 20th October, 2023 The People’s Union For Civil Liberties (PUCL) has expressed its deep disappointment with respect to the verdict of the Supreme Court of India denying the right to marry to the LGBTQI community. PUCL termed the judgement as a setback to the wider human rights movement and liberalisation of social […]
A call to the people of India for solidarity with agitating Adivasis to halt repression by Police and Company Sponsored Goons in South Odisha. 29th August, 2023 “Save Our Sacred Lands and Mountains!! Stop Their Destruction in the Name of Development!” ***** PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES Appeal In the wake […]
The People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) has issued a press statement condemning the Manipur Police for registering an FIR against a three-women member fact-finding inquiry enquiry team which recently visited various parts of the ethnic violence-hit state of Manipur and reported on the ground situation in the state. The fact-finding team consisted of Annie […]
PUCL strongly condemns the brutal manner by which the Delhi Police forcibly arrested the women wrestlers today, 28th May, 2023, as they prepared to go from Jantar Mantar where they have been protesting peacefully since 23rd April, 2023, to the ‘Mahila Samman Mahapanchayat’ near the new Parliament Building. Without any sense of respect to their […]
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), has expressed outrage and strongly condemned the cold-blooded shooting down of gangster-politician, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, on 15 April, in the presence of armed policemen and media. The human rights organisation has raised a series of questions about the role of the police in the […]
29th September 2022 *Operation Octopus: Undermining Democracy* *PUCL condemns the Mass Raids, the Arrests of PFI leadership and cadre and the Ban on the PFI* The PUCL is deeply concerned about the implications for democracy and the constitutional rights of freedom of speech and association in the light of the ongoing `Operation […]
PUCL calls for the immediate release of Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez, who was arrested on 22nd November 2021, by the National Investigating Agency under various provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act and Indian Penal Code. PEOPLE’S UNION FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES (PUCL) STATEMENT ON ARREST OF KHURRAM PARVEZ 23.11.21 PUCL calls […]
Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in a press release condemns the loss of life of security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh and appeals to all parties to maintain calm and bring an end to all hostilities. Press Release 5th April, 2021 PUCL mourns and condemns the heavy loss of lives in the […]
Report of the Virtual Press Conference held on 21st October, 2020 organised by the PUCL All the civil society representatives and political leaders unequivocally condemned the Bhima-Koregaon case, attack on democracy and federalism and demanded immediate release of Stan Swamy and other activists. 21st October, 2020 Call for repeal of UAPA! Introduction On […]
Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) deeply mourns the passing away of Ilina Sen on August 9 in Kolkata. Ilina, 69, was a feminist activist, teacher, researcher and writer passionately involved with the women’s movement in India. August 11, 2020 Women against Sexual Violence and State Repression (WSS) deeply mourns the […]
The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), a human rights organization, in a statement issued on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Emergency, has described the current situation in the country as worse than what it was during Emergency, when the “Indian government waged a war on its own people, suspending the fundamental […]
This report is reproduced from tnlabour.in. The original article can be found here. Workers and workers’ organizations across Tamilnadu rallied against the brutal police action against ‘anti sterlite’ protests in Thoothukudi that left 13 killed and injured scores of people. Workers from MRF, TI Metal, Dongsan, Bhadra, IT workers, agricultural labourers, fish workers are few […]