Press Statements
Press Statement of PUCL Tamil Nadu & Puducherry: 19th January, 2018
19 Jan, 2018Note: On 8th January, 2018, noted Tamil poet and lyricist, Vairamuthu, gave a speech in a public platform chronicling great Tamil writers and poets from the ancient Sanga period to modern times. One amongst the prominent women writers he chose to talk about was Poet Andal, the only woman amongst the 12 Alvar saints of Srivaishnava...
We Salute the Four Hon’ble Judges
14 Jan, 2018The four senior most judges of the Supreme Court have done a singular service to the nation by highlighting their concerns by way of the Press conference. It is obvious that their main purpose was to warn the nation against the dangerous drift towards arbitrariness and questionable procedures adopted by the Chief Justice of Ind...
PUCL Statement on Concerns Raised by 4 Seniormost SC Judges on 12th January, 2018
12 Jan, 2018The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) is seriously concerned over the implication of issues raised by the 4 senior most SC judges after the Chief Justice of India (CJI) going public about their disagreement with the CJI over functioning of the judicial institution both in its administrative as also judicial sphere of...
Jaipur for Aman &Sadhbhavna: Rally Demands cases against MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja and Banwari Lal Singhal and arrests of all accused and conspirators for all killings lynchings
03 Jan, 2018Report of the Rally in Jaipur on 3rd January. Savitri Bai Phule Jayanti. “Against Hate, for Peace, Harmony and Justice” Nafrat ke Virudh, Aman, Sadbhavna aur Nyaya ke liye, Rally demands* Arrest of MLAs, Gyan dev Ahuja and Banwari Lal Singhal, for their hate speech utterances. Vasundhara Raje as CM, ensure justice for all thos...
PUCL informs with Regret the sudden and untimely demise of Prof. Vinay Kanth, National Vice-President, PUCL in the early hours of Monday, 25th December 2017 (Monday) in Delhi.
01 Jan, 2018A pillar of the civil liberties movement in Bihar and with National PUCL, Prof. Vinay K. Kanth, a retired Professor of Mathematis of Patna University, was known for his razor sharp intellect, wide ranging knowledge of many branches of learning covering scientific, social, political, economic, cultural, legal, environmental and edu...
The Commission of Inquiry Report on the Incident of Kalinganagar Firing Justifies State Violence on Citizens A Citizens’ Response, December 18, 2017 Bhubaneswar
18 Dec, 2017Police firing on adivasis leading to 13 deaths in Kalinganagar on January 2, 2006 to acquire land for a private company to usher in industrialization had sent shock waves across the country. Today, it is equally painful and shocking to see the findings of the P K Mohanty Commission of Inquiry that was constituted to inquire into t...
Press Note of Concerned Citizens of Vadodara (In the context of the Gujarat Assembly elections)
12 Dec, 2017Do the political candidates vying to win the Vidhan Sabha elections care about environmental issues facing our cities, including Vadodara? Once elected will they do something about these issues? Development seems to mean constructing more and more without being constructive and foresighted. Why do we suffer from water-logging and...
PUCL, Bihar condemns the ill treatment of professor G.N. Saibaba in Nagpur Prison
23 Nov, 2017Professor G.N. Saibaba who is in Nagpur jail since 7March, 2017 is suffering from 90% of disabilities still he is compelled to be confined in a solitary egg cell and deprived of any kind of necessities needed by a disabled person to carry his daily routine. It is not only against the basic human rights but also a shameful example ...
Condemn the continued violation of Rule of Law and use of draconian legal provisions in Kashmir
22 Nov, 2017PUDR condemns the 36th Preventive Detention order served on Masarat Alam, leader of Muslim League and member of Tehreek-i-Hurriyat, led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The revolving-door-detention, where a person is booked under new detention order illegally irrespective of the earlier order being quashed by the High Court is a feature ...
Tamil Nadu - The Emergence of Police State and the Shrinking of Democratic Space!
11 Nov, 2017PUCL, Tamil Nadu calls for restoration of Democratic norms in governance and appeal to the people to raise their vigilance and resistance against the state repression Tamil Nadu, has turned itself an epitome of denial of fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution. Ever since the historical Jallikattu struggle, which unleashe...