Fourteen trade union leaders and activists arrested in Gujarat in the name of maoist activity
Only the State of Gujarat could have entertained this kind of generalised FIR, a piece of paper devoid of who is committing what crime, so vague that all and sundry could be booked when it says, "this FIR is against the underground leaders and members of banned Naxalite organization CPI (Maoist) who are very secretly active and with the intention of starting anti-national revolutionary peoples war by making at front the people towards".-- Kavita Srivastava (General Secretary) PUCL. 23 June 2010. Click
Repression is bound to further alienate the people and lead to more unrest
PUCL press statement on situation in Kashmir -- by Prabhakar Sinha, PUCL President and Pushkar Raj, General Secretary, 18 August 2010. Click
African detainees at Lampur camp threaten to go on hunger strike
-- By Mahi Pal Singh, 23 May 2010.Blatant intimidation by Home Ministry
Press statement on home ministry notice to citzens by Pushkar Raj, General Secretary, PUCL, 17 May 2010The threat to use Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (which itself is a shame for any democratic government to have enacted) is a gross attack on the fundamental right of free speech guaranteed by the constitution.
Press Statement on Killing of Innocent Civilians in Dantewada on 17 May 10. Click
Defamatory and slanderous allegations against the PUCL
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has in the charge sheet filed against Kopad Ghandy, stated that PUCL is a front organization of CPI (Maoist) This is a total lie.Such slanderous accusation is possible only because the police are not made answerable for their conduct as is imperative under a democratic system. When such grave allegation are made by the agencies of a democratic government, it must be done conscientiously and with a greater sense of responsibility.
-- Letter to the Home Minister by PUCL President, Prabhakar Sinha, 30 March 2010
[ An attempt to silence independent voices - A press release by PUCL, PUDR, CRPP, Jan Hasthakshep, CPDM, NPMHR, Saheli, Kashipur Solidarity Group, 30 March 2010 ]
PUCL condemns the killing of pramilitary soldiers in Chhattisgarh. 7 April 2010. Click
Police repression in Narayanpatna (Orissa)
"People are so scared of the security forces that even the injured are not brought to the hospital for fear of being arrested. They are scared to go out to the field and harvest their crops."-- By Pramodini Pradhan Convenor, PUCL ( Bhubaneswar Unit ) | Click here
Shameful act
PUCL views repeated occurrence of these types of attacks, in Mumbai in particular and in other parts of the country in general, with great concern and believes that these incidents recur because master minds, instigators and perpetrators of these incidents enjoy impunity. To date, not a single key leader of these attacks has been punished thereby tacitly lending support to violence on street by those who are responsible for maintaining law and orderPUCL statement on the Shiv Sena attack against IBN Lokmat by Pushkar Raj, General Secretary, PUCL, 21 Nov., 2009
Address the root causes that breed insurgency
PUCL Press statement on the ongoing fight between state and Maoists-- By Pushkar Raj General Secretary, PUCL, 12 October 2009
DEMOLITION OF AN ASHRAM RUN BY GANDHIAN ACTIVIST
A report on demolition of Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh,
Cultural policing in Karnataka
Everyday acts of living in a multi-religious society are currently
being rigorously policed and ordered by vigilante Hindu groups. The aim of cultural
policing is to produce a form of social apartheid where the various communities
become self-enclosed structures with inter-community social interaction being
actively discouraged
-- A report by PUCL Karnataka, June 2009 (pdf) Click
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