Freedom of Speech

Charges Against Kancha Ilaiah Are Another Absurd Attack On Freedom Of Expression

The charges against writer and a staunch critic of the caste system, Kancha Ilaiah, due to his book, are an absurd assault on the right to freedom of expression,

PUCL to hold two days seminar on misuse of Sedition and other laws in India

Chandigarh (April 22, 2011): The People's Union for Civil Liberties is organising an all India seminar on the 7th and 8th of May, 2011 in Delhi on the "Attack by the State on the Life and Personal liberty of its people in Democratic India: Examining the Law on Sedition, other Draconian Laws and Human Rights Violations of Citizens under Ordinary Laws."