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 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 ...
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 ...
Consultation meeting Urban Poor v/s Karnataka Manuvadi Govt 10:30 AM on 3rd July 2010 Senate Hall Central College Dr.Ambedkar Veedhi Bangalore 560068 Reason for and background to the seminar ...
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 ...
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 ...
OPPOSE AUCTION OF KARNATAKA Demand People Friendly & Environment Friendly Development Protest in Bangalore | Town Hall | 3 June 2010 | 5:00 PM | The Chief Minister of Karnataka has announced that the two-day Global Investors Meet in Bangalore will bring 3 lakh crores of investment as well as around 3 lakh new jobs. ...
Friday, 30 April 2010 Press statement Condemning the state government and BJP’s interference in the independent functioning of State Human Rights Commission and Backward Classes Commission The large number of incidences of abuse & exploitation of children, women, dalits, disabled, minorities, farmers & other vulnerable sections are increasing. The dislocation & displacement of these sections ...
In response to the PUCL petition on the hazardous working conditions of Pourakarmikas and Sanitary workers: The High Court of Karnataka has constituted a 10 member committee headed by the Member Secretary of the Legal Services Authority. According to the court’s order, the committee will submit it’s report within four weeks of receipt of the ...
PUCL and host of other organizations and individuals have endorsed a statement that makes an argument against the UID in it's current form ...