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|Book Release| Fear and forgiveness: The Aftermath of massacre

PUCL-K and ALF book release PUCL-K and ALF organised a book launch of Harsh Mander’s, ‘Fear and forgiveness: The Aftermath of massacre’ at 6pm, on 5th September 2009  at Institute of Agricultural Technologists, 15 Queens Road, Bangalore. To take forward the discussion on what Harsh’s work means for Karnataka the launch was followed by a ...

News Reports on Violence in Sagar Shimoga [September 2003]

09.11.2003 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights

VHP, Bajrang Dal blamed DH News Service SHIMOGA, Sept 15 The Karnataka Vimochana Ranga has condemned the “planned” acts of violence unleashed by the Bajrang Dal and the VHP in Sagar town for fulfilling their political aims. In a statement issued here today, District Convenor Kashinath said that the violent incidents in Sagar were part ...

Communal clashes rock Karnataka town [September 2002]

09.28.2002 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights

[Source] [From September 2002] New Delhi: South Indian city of KR Nagar witnessed a rise in communal temperature on September 13 evening following a clash between two youths taking on a communal colour. The tension led to communal clashes in the Karnataka state town the following morning and police resorted to lobbing of teargas shells ...

Police firing during VHP Chief’s birthday celebrations [September 2001]

03.08.2002 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights, Minorities, Report

This report appeared in PUCL Bulletin of March 2002 [Read Full Report] Police firing during VHP Chief’s birthday celebrations A report by South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring and People’s Union For Civil Liberties Karnataka Fact-finding Report on the incidences of rioting and police firing which followed VHP Chief Ashok Singhal’s 75th ...

|Report| Police Atrocities and Human Rights Violations at Katipalla [2002]

01.01.2002 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights, Minorities, Report

PUCL Bulletin, January 2002 Karnataka: Mangalore PUCL Police Atrocities and Human Rights Violations at Katipalla By P.B. D’Sa Thursday 23rd 2001 morning about 100 men in uniform stormed the Katipalla town with Lathis, Tear Gas cells and guns to the utter shock of the unsuspecting citizens of this locality .The Police personnel beat up every ...

|Report| Bababudangiri and communal situation in Chikamagalur town [January 2000]

02.08.2000 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights, Minorities

[From the Archives – Januray 2000] [Read the full Report] Bababudangiri and communal situation in Chikamagalur town a PUCL-Karnataka Report A joint fact-finding team commissioned by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties – Karnataka (PUCL), which included members from Citizens For Democracy – Karnataka, and South India Cell for Human Rights Education and Monitoring (SICHREM), ...

The Killing Fields: Communalism in Karnataka

07.09.1993 · Posted in Communal Violence, Human Rights, Minorities

THE KILLING FIELDS: Communalism in Karnataka The Constitution of India (1950) guarantees both the freedom of speech and expression (Article 19 (1) (a) and the right to freedom of religion and religious worship (Article 25). Each of these fundamental rights are expressly made subject to public order; Article 19 (2) and Article 25 (1) i.e. ...

|REPORT| Events of December 1992

05.08.1993 · Posted in Communal Violence, Minorities, Report

From the Archives [Read the full Report] A Report by: Citizens for Democracy- Karnataka, People’s Union for Civil Liberties- Karnataka, Karnataka Civil Liberties Committee and Karnataka Ekta Karnataka has the dubious distinction of being ranked third in India and the first state in the South in the riots that broke out all over the country ...