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Human Rights, Democracy and Media : Challenges in Contemporary Times

12.20.2010 · Posted in Human Rights, Meetings and Events, Report

Human Rights’ Day 2010 was observed by the PUCL, Bangalore chapter with a discussion meeting on “Human Rights, Democracy and Media : Challenges in Contemporary Times”. We had three principal speakers to present the primary topic followed by a discussion session. Isaac Arul Selva, Editor, Slum Jagatthu, spoke of the great caste bias in the ...

Discussion Meeting| Human Rights, Democracy and Media

12.09.2010 · Posted in Uncategorized

INVITATION !!OPEN DOOR EVENT!! PUCL-Bangalore invites you to a Discussion Meeting Human Rights, Democracy and Media Challenges in Contemporary Times 11 December 2010 @ 4:00 PM Xavier Hall, Post-Graduate Campus, St. Joseph’s College Near Double Road ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Presiding Professor Hassan Mansur Founder member – PUCL- Karnataka ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Moderator Father Ambrose Pinto Principal, St Joseph’s College ...

|Statement| Communal Mob Attack in Bangalore

People’s Union for Civil Liberties, Bangalore, strongly condemns the brutal and organised mob attack on Brother Phillip Noronha by members of Jaya Karnataka Vedike, in presence and with support of inspector BN Gopalakrishna, inspector of Whitefield Police Station. Brother Phillip was kidnapped in a van, beaten up and roughed up by these vigilante elements and ...

|Sep 9| Release of the Preliminary Report on Savanur Protests

People’s Union For Civil Liberties – Bangalore ~~~~ INVITATION ~~~~~ Release of the Preliminary Report on the Savanur Protests by Justice Rajinder Sachar On the 20th of July 2010 Bhangi families engaged in manual scavenging poured human excrement on themselves as a mark of protest. They were protesting against the disconnection of their water supply ...

|Press Release| Beggar’s Colony Death of 12 inmates on the night of 17th August

08.19.2010 · Posted in Human Rights, Press Releases, Urban Poverty

PRESS RELEASE FROM PUCL-BANGALORE DEATH OF 12 INMATES ON THE NIGHT OF 17-8-2010 PUCL-Bangalore voices its gravest concern on the reported deaths of 12 inmates in Beggar’s colony on 17-8-2010 evening, to next morning and is shocked that eleven of the twelve dead were cremated before due process of enquiry could be established. PUCL-Bangalore has ...

Savanur and Manual Scavengers: Another loud cry for social justice

On July 20th Deccan Herald ran a disturbing news item. Manual scavengers from the Bhangi caste in Savanur had covered themselves with human excreta to protest their impending eviction and a denial of water by the Town Municipal Corporation (TMC). There were other similar reports in the Kannada press (both print and electronic). The back-story ...

The Emergency Then and Now

06.15.2010 · Posted in Meetings and Events

The Emergency Then and Now A Public Lecture and Discussion Speakers Shri Kuldip Nayar & Shri Shiv Sundar Saturday, June 26th, 2010 6:30 PM Venue Multi Purpose Hall, St. Joseph’s College, Lalbagh Road, (Near the Double road circle) Bangalore Background On June 25th 1975, the President of India Shri Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed declared a state ...

Polic Terror: Trafail Slum, Gulbarga

Police terror in the Tarfail slum, Gulbarga Uncovering institutionalized caste prejudices and biases A report by PUCL Karnataka View/Download the complete report HERE [.PDF format] Background Note and Need for the Report On 8th April 2010, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties – Karnataka (PUCL-K) received a representation from Shri. Allama Prabhu Nimbaragi, Convenor of the Zilla ...