Press Statements
PUCL condemns the BJP Government’s illegal, inhumane and duplicitous deportation of 40 Rohingya refugees from Delhi by kidnapping them from Delhi and throwing them in sea waters near Thailand border.
15 May, 2025The BJP government is copying the Trump administration’s tool-kit of illegally deporting so-called illegal immigrants by violating `rule of law’. PUCL is deeply concerned at the illegal, unconstitutional, inhumane and brutal treatment of Rohingya refugees which violates India’s civilizational ethos of “Vasudhaiva Kutum...
US Vice President Vance, India is not for sale!!
01 May, 2025There will be no unequal agreements in agriculture, dairy, fisheries in the name of free trade! We oppose all War and Hate mongers 21st April 2025 We, citizens of Rajasthan, wish to make clear that US Vice-President JD Vance is not welcome in this state. India is not for sale. We, the undersigned, stand with the farmers of Ind...
Joint Statement: APPEAL FOR CEASEFIRE AND DIALOGUE IN Chhattisgarh
01 May, 2025We, the undersigned organisations and individuals, welcome the CPI (Maoist) offer of peace talks and the Government of Chhattisgarh’s response keeping the door for talks open. However, the government needs to demonstrate its intent by stopping the war on the ground immediately. We further call upon both parties to keep the bes...
PUCL strongly condemns the killings of the 26 tourists and demands that the two governments must move towards peace, de-escalation and confidence-building
25 Apr, 2025The PUCL strongly condemns the killings of the 26 tourists, including one local resident – a pony ride operator, and one citizen of Nepal in the afternoon of the 22nd April, 2025 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. These attacks are one of the deadliest attacks in 25 years. The deliberate targeting of the ‘valley of touris...
PUCL Maharashtra Statement Condemning the Communal Violence in Nagpur Following an Organised Hate Campaign and Rallies for Removal of Aurangzeb’s Tomb in Khuldabad
30 Mar, 2025PUCL Maharashtra strongly condemns the communal violence that took place in Nagpur on March 17, 2025, and the consequent developments. The violence was preceded by communal tensions created across the state with hate speeches and calls to violence by political leaders, ministers and extremist groups such as Vishwa Hindu Parishad (...
PUCL condemns the targeting of comedian Kunal Kamra and the vandalism by Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) at The Habitat, Mumbai!
26 Mar, 2025Political satire is a constitutional right! ****** Punitive and Arbitrary demolitions as a form of punishment are an unconstitutional attempt to strangulate free speech ******* India is not an eggshell democracy and the right to freedom of speech and expression cannot be held hostage by lawless mobs! ******* The PUCL condemns the ...
PUCL Condemns the Ruthless crackdown against farmers at the Shambhu and Khanauri Borders
24 Mar, 2025PUCL strongly condemns the egregious actions perpetrated by the Punjab Police, under the directives of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, against the peaceful farmers protesting at Shambhu and Khanauri borders on March 19, 2025. This ruthless crackdown, marked by police high-handedness, arrests, and the destruction of protest s...
PUCL CONDEMNS HANDCUFFED DEPORTATION OF INDIANS FROM USA
22 Feb, 2025The Indian Government must Apologise to the migrants for the complicity of the Indian government in this inhumane treatment; and Compensate the migrants for their physical and mental suffering. Must make public the terms of the 2012 protocol with the U.S. regarding deportation procedures; and initiate its revision if it is not ...
Statement on the Stampede at Maha Kumbh Mela on 29th January, 2025
12 Feb, 2025PUCL demands that the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chaired by the PM, make public their assessment of causes of stampede and suggestion of measures to be taken to ensure similar disaster doesn’t occur in remaining 2 weeks of Kumbh Mela ending on Maha Shivaratri on 26th Feb.2025. PUCL intends to place evidence...
PUCL salutes the fight for justice led by Zakia Jafri (1939-2025) against the 2002 genocide in Gujarat
04 Feb, 2025Will continue to stand in solidarity with the struggles of other victims PUCL expresses its sorrow and anguish at the passing away of Zakia Jafri at the age of 86 on 1st February at Ahmedabad. Zakia Jafri was a brave fighter for justice for the victims of the Gujarat carnage of 2002 , against overwhelming odds. It is a sad comment...