News: Rights Org wants CBI probe into ‘encounter’
The Federation for Peoples Rights here today urged the administration to refer to CBI probe the alleged shooting and capture of a rowdy here last week. Federation Secretary G Sugumaran, who released the report for the fact-finding committe into the firing at a press conference here today, claimed the ‘encounter’ seemed to be fake as [...]...More

News: Sakthivel’s arrest: Federation constitutes fact finding committee
Puducherry, Apr 27 : The Federation for Peoples Rights here today constituted a fact finding committee to go into the firing at and arrest of a notorious rowdy Sakthivel at Uravayaru near here. Federation Secretary G Sugumaran in a statement here today said that the explanation by the police into the incident of firing at [...]...More

News: Urge to reopen Regency Ceramics
Federation for Peoples Rights, Puducherry, and People’s Union for Human Rights, Tamil Nadu, today urged Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy to take immediate steps to reopen Regency Ceramics in Yanam region of the union territory which was closed after the industrial violence on January 27. Talking to newspersons here today, Mr A Marx President, PUHR [...]...More

News: Federation plea on Lankan resolution
The Federation for Peoples Rights here today urged Chief Minister N Rangasamy to convene a meeting of all political parties and organisations to exert pressure on the Centre to support the US-sponsored resolution against Sri Lanka in the UN. Federation Secretary G Sugumaran, in a statement here today, said the resolution was being brought to [...]...More

News: CBI probe sought into encounter
A fact-finding team, comprising representatives of different human rights activists, on Monday called for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of five suspected bank robbers in an encounter by the police on February 23. Addressing a press conference, A. Marx of the People’s Union for Human Rights accused the [...]...More

News: Rights activists find human wall
CHENNAI: A 10-member human rights group, which went to investigate the February 23 encounter site at Velachery on Sunday, claimed it was prevented entering the area by the police, who also instigated some persons to chase them away. The rights activists later lodged a complaint with the Commissioner of Police. Prof Marx of People’s Union [...]...More