Press Statements
Landmark Order in PUCL’s Petition – Punjab and Haryana High Court Directs the Haryana Government to Re-examine the provisions which had put an absolute bar on grant of Parole and Furlough to a category of prisoners
05 Dec, 20135th December 2013 The Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court consisting of the Chief Justice and Justice AG Masih, in a landmark judgment in a PIL filed by human rights organization PUCL (People’s Union for Civil Liberties), issued a direction to the State Government to reexamine the newly inserted provisions of the...
Press Statement on the Tehelka Sexual Assault Case
02 Dec, 201302.12.2013 The PUCL 1. Expresses Solidarity with the struggle of the Tehelka Journalist who raised her voice against Rape and Intimidation by the Ex-Editor Tarun Tejpal. 2. Demands fair investigation and early charge sheet into the matter, from the Goa Police. 3. Considers Six Day of Custodial interrogation of Tarun Tejpal granted...
Say No To Social Sector Budget Cuts - Public Forum
01 Dec, 2013Dear friends and colleagues, Yesterday (11 December 2013) the Pension Parishad organised a forum to discuss the proposed “fiscal consolidation” that will lead to huge social sector budget cuts. The Rural Development Minister Shri. Jayram Ramesh has described these as “savage cuts” that “will severely jeopardies the imple...
“NWMI Demands Institutional Redress of Sexual Harassment and Assault” Atonement is Insufficient: The Rule of Law Must Prevail
21 Nov, 201321 November 2013 Recent developments at the weekly news magazine Tehelka demonstrate that media houses have a long way to go in ensuring safety for women media professionals. A journalist working with Tehelka revealed that she was sexually assaulted by the editor, Tarun Tejpal, on two occasions on 7 and 8 November 2013. The repeat...
Free Aparna Marandi: Rights Violation by Jharkhand Police
01 Jan, 2013Aparna Marandi, her four-year-old son Alok Chandra, Satish (16 years old) her distant relative and her two friends Baby Turi and Susheela Ekka were picked up the police on 8th December. The manner in which they were picked up, interrogated and detained, are in clear violation of all established procedures and rules. Aparna was for...
Increasing Number of Rapes in Gujarat
01 Jan, 2013Total number of crimes against women have been increasing year after year. Anyone who thinks that Gujarat is a safe State for women will have to reconsider that opinion. From 14885 in 2010 to 15528 total crimes registered in 2011 there is an increase of 650 while the half yearly count of 2012 suggests that increase of more than 10...
Statement on the Second Death Anniversary of Shri Surendra Mohan
01 Jan, 2013On the occasion of observing the 2nd Death Anniversary of Late Sri Surendra Mohan ji, we, on behalf of the Chhattisgarh unit of People’s Union for Civil Liberties (CG-PUCL), would like to remember the creative and critical contributions that he made to the socialist movement in particular, and people’s movements in general. Hi...
(Justice) Ram Bhushan Mehrotra Is No More
01 Jan, 2013(Justice) Ram Bhushan Mehrotra, a retired judge of the Allahabad High Court and former state President of the Delhi and the U.P. branches of the PUCL is no more. He breathed his last at about 10 pm at his Allahabad residence 3 Patrika Marg on 10 December 2012 at the age of more than 78 years leaving behind him a vacuum which canno...
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 ...