Joint Statement: Civil Society condemns Harassment of and Malicious FIR against human rights activist Nadeem Khan, APCR National General Secretary
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PUCL Seeks Prosecution of Police & an independent investigation into the murder of Vikram Gowda
Encounters are murders in the understanding of the law and should be prosecuted, not lauded November 20, 2024 The PUCL condemns the murder of Naxalite’ leader Vikram Gowda which is sought to be explained away by the police as an ‘encounter’. The killing on 19th November, 2024 is nothing other than a violation of the ...
Unconstitutional Animus on Grounds of gender and religion by judges destroys faith in the impartiality of the judicial system
The Supreme Court and High Court must act to restore the public faith that the judiciary does bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution. Read statement by People’s Union for Civil Liberties-Karnataka and All India Lawyers Association for Justice: ...
Custodial Death in Channagiri – A Fact Finding Report
Released on August 30, 2024 In light of the death of a person in police custody on May 24, 2024, a team comprising of members from All India Lawyers Association for Justice, Association for the Protection of Civil Rights, Bahutva Karnataka and People’s Union for Civil Liberties – Karnataka constituted a fact-finding team to investigate ...
In the Name of Honour – Violation of the right to intimate and social associations: A Position Paper
June 18, 2024 PUCL Karnataka is deeply shocked to observe a steep rise in the number of murders and akin violence against people in inter-community relationships. In the last decade, it has been reported that the number of reported murders of people in inter-caste and inter-faith relations, referred to in the media as ‘honour killings’, ...
PUCL Karnataka welcomes the compensation for sex workers who faced police violence as a historic step towards ending impunity for violence against women and transgender sex workers
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Letter to SHRC – Mob violence in Doddaballapura, Bangalore
To, Chairperson,Karnataka State Human Rights Commission (KSHRC)4th floor, 5th phase, MS Building, Dr Ambedkar Street,Bengaluru – 560001 October 7, 2023 Subject: Seeking your immediate intervention in a mob violence case that took place in Doddaballapura on September 24, 2023 Dear Sir/Ma’am, We wish to bring to your attention a disturbing incident that took place in ...
Press Release – PUCL-Karnataka urges the Karnataka Government to redress the impact of the de facto ban on the hijab in educational institutions on Muslim women’s right to education, dignity and privacy
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Closing the Gates to Education: Violations of Rights of Muslim women students
Link to the full report: Revised and updated edition released on: February 4, 2023 Executive Summary – English Executive Summary – Kannada Link to the edition of the report released on January 9, 2023: ...
FACT FINDING REPORT ON CASTE CLASH IN HULIHYDER, KOPPALA
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