Press Statements
PUCL TN & Pondicherry
20 Jan, 2016PUCL – Tamil Nadu state unit views with serious concern the alarmingly rampant caste and communal discrimination prevalent at the Institutes of higher learning in India. The poignant suicide note of Rohith Chakravarthy Vemula – a Ph.D. scholar of Life sciences at University of Hyderabad has sent shock waves across the Coun...
PUCL Chhattisgarh severely condemns the incident of sexual violence against adivasi women of Village Kunna, Pedapara, Block Chhindgarh, District Sukma during searching operations on 12th January.
18 Jan, 2016Chhattisgarh PUCL severely condemns the incident of sexual violence against adivasi women of Village Kunna, Pedapara, Block Chhindgarh, District Sukma during searching operations on 12th January. It expresses serious concern at the increasing incidents of sexual violence against women becoming a part of the anti-Naxal operations i...
Condemn Casteist Actions of Hyderabad University Authorities
18 Jan, 2016PUDR strongly condemns the authorities of the Central University of Hyderabad for their caste based victimisation of Dalit students, which, on 17th January, 2016, resulted in Rohith Vemula, a Dalit Research Scholar in Science Technology and Society Studies in the University, committing suicide. Rohith was one of five Dalit researc...
Parting Letter of Rohith Vemula, 17.1.2016 (found after his death)
17 Jan, 2016Good morning, I would not be around when you read this letter. Don’t get angry on me. I know some of you truly cared for me, loved me and treated me very well. I have no complaints on anyone. It was always with myself I had problems. I feel a growing gap between my soul and my body. And I have become a monster. I always wanted t...
Justice V.R. Krishna Iyer First Human Right Award 2015
09 Dec, 2015Justice Rajindar Sachar (Retd.), former President, Peoples Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), was presented a Cheque of Rs. one Lakh (Rs. 1,00,000/-) for his work for Human Right by Justice Sukumaran of Kerala High Court at a function by Forum for Democracy and Communal Amity (F.D.C.A.) held at Kochi (Kerala) on 04 th December, 201...
PUCL Statement on Repression on FTII students in Goa “Government’s action has damaged democratic credential and tarnished image of India”
01 Dec, 2015PUCL strongly condemns the Government of Goa and the organisers of the 46 th IFFI (International Film Festival of India), 2015 for the harsh security crackdown on students of the FTII who had gone to Goa to participate and interact with reputed film makers and other professionals participating in the film festival. What is shockin...
PUCL Statement on Repression on FTII students in Goa “Government’s action has damaged democratic credential and tarnished image of India”
27 Nov, 2015The debate on intolerance has been resurrected once again in the wake of the actor Amir Khan disclosing that his wife (a Hindu) was so upset by the atmosphere of intolerance in the country that she had aired the idea, during a personal conversation, that they should leave India. All sorts of comments are being made against Khan in...
Condolences on the Death of Dr. R. M Pal
16 Nov, 2015Dear Pancholi Ji Please convey my deep condolences on the death of Dr. R M Pal in the meeting tomorrow. I am greatly saddened at the demise of Dr. Pal who was a colleague, dear friend and an able guide to me. I met Dr. Pal in Delhi PUCL’s meeting sometimes in 1996-97. He always carried a bunch of papers under his left arm that i...
Arun Kumar Singh is No More
10 Nov, 2015On 15th November, 2015, People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) condoled the demise of Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, an eminent Journalist, Activist and Editor (‘Human Rights’ Magazine & ‘Sam-Samajik’). Arun Kumar retired from Times of India in 2013. He was the chairman of ‘Sramjeevi Patrakar Union’ for several...
Denial of Right to ‘NOTA’ in scheduled elections to the local civic bodies in Gujarat
29 Oct, 2015Ref: 1. Press Release of State Election Commission, dated 23 October 2015. Judgment of Supreme Court of India in People’s Union For Civil Liberties V/s Union of India dated 27th September, 2013 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 161 of 2004 recognising citizen’s Right to ‘NOTA’, enforced by the Election Commission of India (ECI...