Press Statements
Celebration of struggle starts in Kudankulam this New Year
30 Dec, 2012Thousands of people, brought together by the spirit of resistance, democracy and freedom gathered on the beaches of Southern Tamil Nadu – in the coastal villages of Tirunelveli. Idinthakarai village, which has been the nucleus of the Kudankulam anti-nuclear power plant struggle, welcomed hundreds of people who have come to c...
Defend Women’s Right to Equality! Fight against Rape & Sexual Violence!
30 Dec, 2012PUDR (People’s Union for Democratic Rights) mourns the death of the 23-year-old victim of an intensely violent attack and gang rape. However, rather than giving in to anger caused by this distress, we believe that this is a time to reflect on the constitutive contexts that produce an event and figure out how it might never b...
PUCL Press Statement on Delhi Gang Rape
24 Dec, 2012PUCL strongly condemns the brutal, bestial and savage sexual assault of a 23 year old girl in a moving Delhi bus on 16th December leaving her battling for life. We also condemn the unprovoked, unacceptable, unlawful and brutal attack launched by the Delhi police on 23rd December, on thousands of citizens, protesting against state ...
Condemning Sexual Violence and Opposing Death Penalty
23 Dec, 2012On 16 December 2012, a 23-year old woman and her friend hailed a bus at a crossing in South Delhi. In the bus, they were both brutally attacked by a group of men who claimed to be out on a ‘joy-ride’. The woman was gang raped and the man beaten up; after several hours, they were both stripped and dumped on the road. While the ...
PUCL Condemns the Arrest of PUCL Executive Member Kailash Meena
01 Jan, 2012PUCL condemns the arrest of PUCL executive member Kailash Meena, the leading anti mining and anti displacement activist from Neem Ka Thana, Sikar District. He was arrested on 20th Dec 2011 by the Police of Patan Police Station at around 1 pm. He was later produced before a magistrate and sent into judicial custody. He has been boo...
The Suprme Court Order on Sodi Sambo of Chattisgarh
07 Jan, 2010The Supreme Court today- 7 January, directed the State of Chhattisgarh not to obstruct or create any obstacle in Sodi Sambo coming to Delhi for treatment at St. Stephens Hospital. The court was hearing an application moved by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and the People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PU...
PUCL Press Statement on Attack on All India Women’s Fact Finding Team
01 Jan, 2010PUCL strongly condemns the attack on the All India Women’s Fact Finding Team on 9th December that was visiting Narayana patna block in Koraput district of Orissa for a fact finding study on police firing on 20th November 2009. The team had informed the District collector in advance about their visit. PUCL is shocked to note that...
PUCL Press Statement on Attack against IBN Lokmat
01 Jan, 2010PUCL strongly condemns Shiv Sena activists’ attack on IBN Lokmat offices in Bombay and Pune. It is a shameful act against freedom of expression, rule of law and civilized norms of society. PUCL views repeated occurrence of these types of attacks, in Mumbai in particular and in other parts of the country in general, with great co...
Police Repression on the Adivasis in Narayanpatna (Orissa)
01 Jan, 2010The People’s Union for Civil Liberties expresses serious concern over the ongoing police repression and brutalities on the adivasis and members of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) in Narayanpatna Block of Koraput district. Based on observations during a short visit to the area by one of its members, in response to the police fi...
Press Release
16 Nov, 2009We welcome the reports that the Government of India and the CPI (Maoist) are agreeable to the idea of talks. In the present situation talks are the only way to come to a resolution of any problem, however difficult it may be. We reiterate that the talks should be unconditional, and that they should be held at the central level. We...