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Targeting human rights activism, comments by NIA Court shocking: PUCL
Issuing the statement on January 9, PUCL has expressed the hope that these prejudiced and invidious observations are suo moto expunged from the reported judgment. The NIA Court, Lucknow had, reportedly in a 136-page judgement delivered in early January actually pulled up organisations “for promoting the constitutional values of ‘spirit of harmony’ and ‘brotherhood’.”
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CAA disregards India’s inclusive plural ethos, ‘betrays’ ideals of freedom struggle: PUCL
"Outraged" at the move of the Central government to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA 2019) weeks before the election, the top rights group, People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), has demanded that the law be repealed. Filing an urgent application for stay on the implementation of the law before the Supreme Court, PUCL said in a statement that it will "continue to fight against citizenship laws such as the CAA, which are unconstitutional and discriminates on grounds of religion."
Mumbai police’s FIR against individuals at prayer gathering commemorating children killed in Palestine condemned: PUCL
The Maharashtra unit of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has condemned the lodging of a criminal case by the Mumbai police against 13 persons — all members of the minority community — in connection with a prayer gathering to commemorate children killed in Palestine on the occasion of Children’s Day
Rajasthan: PUCL condemns killing of 22 year-old jailed prisoner, demands payment of Rs 50 lakhs compensation & independent inquiry into incident
Protesting the death of 22 year old-Sajid, incarcerated in Rajasthan’s Bikaner jail, the PUCL has demanded an independent inquiry into the incident and payment of Rs 50 lakhs in compensation
Withdraw FIRs filed against protestors for participating in pro-Palestine protests: PUCL
Demanding immediate ceasefire and unhindered humanitarian aid amidst "Israeli...
Marriage Equality Judgment not on constitutional morality disappointing: PUCL
The PUCL has expressed disappointment at the consensus in five SC judges that the right to marry does not constitute a fundamental right and states that this is a departure from international law
Bombay HC issues notice seeking response from Maha government on formulation of inter-faith marriage committee
The PIL had been filed by four NGOs, including Citizens for Justice and Peace, contending the said govt. resolution to be discriminatory, promoting divisiveness
Stop Uttarakhand Mahapanchayat, could lead to targeted communal violence: Petitions urge CJI
Two leading authors and academics, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand, and also India’s oldest human rights and civil liberties platform, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) in separate letter petitions, have brought to the attention of the highest court, that Muslim traders are being warned to leave Purola town and that the meeting by right-wing groups "could be a precursor to large scale violence". The Mahapanchayat announced by the right wing on June 15 threatens them further
PUCL petitions M’tra DGP, urging preventive action against hate speech and prosecution of offenders
The human rights organization, now impleaded in the ongoing hate speech case has, in this representation to DGP Rajnish Seth pointed out that despite repeated and periodic strictures by the Supreme Court of India (SC), several such hate events are being allowed to take place in the state with no visible signs of any action
The principles of democracy can’t be scarified at altar of majoritarianism: Justice Govind Mathur
Justice Mathur’s keynote address at the 11th Rajasthan state convention of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties in Bhilwara on April 1 and 2.
Encounter Killings in UP raise doubts about complicity: PUCL
Representation Image The People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) has...