Human Rights - General
April 2013
PUCL statement on the conflict between TMC and CPI(M). Click
PUCL condemns mistreatment of Santosh Shahani. Click
October2010
Kashmir : Punish the guilty not the people, 28 Oct., 2010. Click
August 2010
Repression is bound to further alienate the people and lead to more unrest
PUCL press statement on situation in Kashmir
-- by Prabhakar Sinha, PUCL President and Pushkar Raj, General Secretary, 18 August 2010. Click
June 2010
Fourteen trade union leaders and activists arrested in Gujarat in the name of maoist activity. Click
July 2009
Torture in police custody of student leader -- PUCL, DK report on the custodial torture on Tejaswiraj, President of National Students Union of India, D.K. Click
June 2009
Binayak Sen free on bail Click
May 2009
Binayak Sen and our society -- By Pushkar Raj, General Secretary, PUCL. Click
April 2009
PUCL appeal for may 14, 2009 -- Demanding the release of Dr. Binayak Sen and for restoration of democratic rights in Chhattisgarh. Click
Chhattisgarh police interfering with medical assistance for Binayak Sen -- By Illina Sen Click
November 2008
PUCL Campaign to free Dr. Binayak Sen. Click
October 2008
PUCL Letter to NHRC on Media Management of Report on Salwa Judum. 10 Oct., 2008.
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"Arresting Film Maker May Have Been a Mistake" Vishwa Ranjan, DGP Chhattisgarh under fire for human rights record at berkeley conference. Click
September 2008
Supreme Court order vindicates PUCL's stand on Salwa Judum, September 2008 | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen trial The sinister ways of Chhattisgarh police - Events of the third phase of Dr. Binayak Sen's trial & incidents preceeding Ajay TG's bail -- By Kavita Srivastava. Click
"Blatant and shocking attempt by the police to plant false incriminating evidence against Binayak." -- By Dr. Abhay Shukla Member, National Human Rights Commission. Click
A call for trial observers. Trial update by Rajendra Sail, Chhattisgarh PUCL Raipur, 15th September, 2008 Click
April 2008
“Encounter Death” at Kodaikanal PUCL Coimbatore, 19, April 2008 Click
December 2007
‘Encounter culture’ and accountability of police -- By Pushkar Raj and Shobha Sharma | Click
November 2007
Citizens march to protest klling of a human rights activist in Bihar | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen arrest: PUCL expresses concern at delaying tactices, 2 November 2007 | Click
October 2007
State repression in M.P. is politically motivated | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen case: Legal delays result in a standstil, 8 October 2007 | Click
July 2007
High court refuses bail to Dr. Binayak Sen, 23 July 2007 | Click
Analysis of the case against Dr. Binayak Sen, 21 July 2007 | Click
Police arrest intellectual activist Saroj Mohanty, 16 July 2007 | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen: Update, 4 July 2007 | Click
Resolutions of Chhattisgarh PUCL, 29 July 2007 | Click
Defend democracy day in Chhattisgarh | Click
June 2007
Doctored arrest -- by Anand Patwardhan, Hindustan Times, 27 June 2007 | Click
A letter to The Lancet, by Anand Zachariah and Sara Bhattacharji, 30 June 2007 | Click
PUCL meeting with Chhatisgarh CM, 20 June 2007 | Click
Letter to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, 20 June 2007 | Click
Update 19 June 2007 | Click
Chronology of events | Click
Release Dr. Binayak Sen, repeal Chhattisgarh Act - A statement by Prof. Chomsky and others, 16 June 2007 | Click
Dr Ilina Sen's letter to NHRC, 7 June 2006 | Click
May 2007
NDTV video report on Dr. Sen's arrest, 16 May 2007| Click
Public demonstration in Coimbatore to condemn the arrest of Dr.Binayak Sen - report and photos, 1 June 2007 | Click
Dharna at Jantar Mantar Bhawan against repression of civil liberties in Chattisgarh - by Dr. Pushkar Raj, 31 MAy 2007 | Click
Rajendra Sail released - update by Dr. Chhibbar, 31 May 2007 | Click
Thousands protest against black law and demand release of Dr. Binayak Sen, 29 May 2007| Click
Update by PUCL General Secretery, Dr. Chhibbar, 28 May 2007 | Click
Impunity and arrest of Rajendra Sail, 24 May 2007 | Click
PUDR: Condemn the arrest of PUCL activists in Chhattisgarh, May 25 2007 | Click
Atrocity in India's tribal heartland By Praful Bidwai, May 26 2007 | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen's judicial remand extended till 5th June. Update: May22 | Click
Dr. Sen: Press conference in Delhi , A team of activists to visit Raipur, May 20 - 21| Click
Dr. Binayak Sen's house searh yiels no incriminating evidence - Police prevent Dr. Sen from speaking to the press, May 19 | Click
Dr. Binayak Sen -- By Ammu Abraham. | Click
PUCL Baroda: Statement of support, 16 May. | Click
PUCL Karnataka: Statement of support. | Click
Arrest of the General Secretary of the Chhattisgarh State branch of the PUCL, Dr Binayak Sen, on trumped up charges condemned - PUCL statement | Click
Detention of Dr. Binayak Sen under two black laws in itself a repressive and motivated police act -- PUCL Chhattisgarh statement | Click
Condemn arrest of Dr. Binayak Sen - PUDR statement | Click
February 2007
The other human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir -- By Balraj Puri | Click
January 2007
NHRC - A report card | Click
December 2006
Killing of three persons in fake encounter at Nawada Ben, Bhojpur Bihar PUCL report | Click
PUCL defends its Salva Judum report | Click
Encounter killings of Madhav and seven Maoists in Nallamala forest APCLC Report | Click
October 2006
Punjab Human Rights Committee’s panel holds policemen guilty of murder of a Muslim youth. Report | Press release
Hashimpura massacre trial after 19 years-Failure of all organs of state -- By Iqbal A Ansari | Click
Jammu and Kashmir press statements | Click
September 2006
Meerut riots of May 1987 -- PUCL report | Click
National convention on black laws and human rights in Chhattisgarh | Click
Lasting peace in Dantewara only through a political solution Chhattisgarh PUCL | Click
August 2006
Polarised reactions to violence in Kashmir -- By Balraj Puri | Click
July 2006
Christian inmate assaulted by Bajrang Dal activists in Manglore jail -- Fact finding report by P.B. D'Sa and Alwyn Colaco, PUCL Manglore, 11 July, 2006. Click
June 2006
Activists languishing in prison in Chhattisgarh Click
April 2006
When state makes war on its own people. A report on violations of people's rights during the Salwa Jud um campaign in Dantewada, Chhitsgarh, April 2006 Click
Armed gangs target human rights activists -- By S Jeevan Kumar; K Balagopal Click
March 2006
First Nani A Palkhivala Award to PUCL. Click
January 2006
PUCL, D.K. activists assaulted by S.I. Cheluvaraj of Bajpe Police Station, Dakshin Karnataka. Click
State repression on political opposition in West Bengal Report of fact finding by a team of human rights, democratic rights and civil liberties organisations (December 27 -30, 2005). Click
December 2005
Press release - Fact-finding report on the Salwa Judum, Dantewara District - By an All-India team (PUCL Chhattisgarh and PUCL Jharkhand, PUDR, Delhi; APDR, West Bengal and IAPL), Nov - Dec 2005. Click
CPI (Maoist) leader, Mr. Bijoy alias Prasad dissapeared in Raipur. Click
Mukundan C. Menon passed away. Click
November 2005
Suppression of human rights in Chhattisgarh by the state -- By Dr Binayak Sen, General Secretary, Chhattisgarh Lok Swatantrya Sangathan (PUCL), and National Vice President, PUCL. Click
August 2005
Custody death of Sunil Roy -- By Sajal Basu, Coordinating Committee, West Bengal PUCL, 29th June, 2005. Click
March 2005
Murder or Suicide? Fact finding report on a death in Delhi police custody -- By Pushkar Raj, General Secretary PUCL-Delhi and Rohit Raj, intern with PUCL. Click
Victim or Suspect: S.A.R. Geelani -- By Y.P. Chhibbar. Click
Attempt on Geelani’s life reprehensible. -- Press release by Dr. Chhibbar. Click
Balraj Puri decorated. Click
Obituary: Pammi Mann & Deelip Parmar. Click
February 2005
Peace talks with Naxalites must continue - K. G. Kannabiran’s letter to the Prime Minister. Click
Prime Minister's reply. Click
Sankar Guha Niyogi murder case -- Y. P. Chhibbar. Click
January 2005
Review of human rights in Chhattisgarh in the second half of 2004 by Chhattisgarh PUCL. Click
September 2004
Bihar PUCL Report - Massacre of ten persons in Benar village, Nalanda district. Click
Rape in Manipur - PUCL writes to NHRC. click
Peace talks between State and CPI ML-PW
-- By K.G. Kannabiran. Click
August 2004
Amnesty International Report 2004 on India. Click
Anti-Emergency meeting. Click
Obituary - K.P. Saxena. Click
June 2004
Civil liberties issues for the new government -- By K.G. Kannabiran. Click
Killing of Kashmir poll observer condemned. Click
April 2004
Vithal Mahadeo Tarkunde - By Y. P. Chhibbar, Fali S. Nariman, M. A. Rane. Click
Socialist Front condemns the arrest of B.D. Sharma. Click
Book review: Panorama of human rights issues
– By V.R. Krishna Iyer. Click
March 2004
The long battle on intolerance -- By K.G. Kannabiran, 18 Jan 04. Click
January 2004
The ever expanding horizon of human rights -- By M.A. Rane. Click
Human Rights still not an election issue -- By Y.P. Chhibbar. Click
Sachar’s book released. Click
December 2003
Resolutions of the first Tamil Nadu state conference of human rights defenders. Click
October 2003
Andhra Pradesh - Life and liberty of APCLC activists under serious threat Click
Kannabiran's letter to the Chief Minister. Click
Threats to the life and safety of family of Mr. Kannabiran
July 2003
Crime and politics -- By K.G. Kannabiran
Andhra Pradesh - Civil liberties activists assaulted -- By Prof. S. Seshaiah, Secretary, APCLC
June 2003
Amnesty International on human rights and India
May 2003
Let's us not allow Anomie to set in! - Open letter by K G Kannabiran President, PUCL
April 2003
Report of the convention of PUCL-Karnataka
March 2003
Human rights - What next- By V. M. Tarkunde
A democratic state is governed by the laws. By M.A. Rane, Mumbai, 15.11.2002
Prem Bhasin passes away -- By Y.P. Chhibbar and Surendra Mohan
Report of the convention of PUCL-Karnataka, 26 January 2003
February 2003
Civil liberties activist dies a natural death By K. G. Kannabiran
Undermining the NHRC -- By Rajindar Sachar
Moral obligation to never forget the injustices - By Fali S. Nariman
PUCL UP State Conference
Jayalalitha's misrule condemned
January 2003
Terrorism and Human Right - National and International Perspective - By Y. P. Chhibbar
Three press statements on Kashmir