Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations

Coordination of Democratic Rights OrganisationsType| Non-profit

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Coordination of Democratic Rights Organisations (CDRO) is a union of twenty civil liberties and democratic rights associations in India. Its member organisations meet a minimum of three to four times annually, and all of them holds equal status within the CDRO, and work in the democratic manner. It was founded in August 2007 "in the context of the violent state repression of people's movements in India as well as the arrest of democratic rights activists."[1]

## Beliefs and objectives

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* "The right to organize and struggle is a basic democratic right of the people."[1]
* "To stand united against all forms of state repression on people’s democratic struggles."[1]
* "To support with solidarity actions in the event of attacks by the state on any civil rights organisations or its representatives."[1]

## Members

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It has twenty members, as follows:[1]

State  | Organisation

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Andhra Pradesh | Civil Liberties Committee, Andhra Pradesh

Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh
Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights, Andhra Pradesh

Assam | Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti
Delhi | People's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi

Campaign for Peace and Democracy in Manipur, Delhi

Haryana | People's Union for Civil Rights, Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir | People's Committee for Human Rights
Jharkhand | People's Union for Civil Liberties, Jharkhand
Karnataka | People's Democratic Forum
Maharashtra | Committee for Protection of Democratic Rights, Mumbai

People's Union for Civil Liberties, Nagpur

Manipur | Coordination for Human Rights
Nagaland | Naga People's Movement for Human Rights
Punjab | Association for Democratic Rights
Rajasthan | People's Union for Civil Liberties, Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu | People's Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil Nadu
West Bengal | Association for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal

Bandi Mukti Morcha

## See also

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* Citizen's Justice Committee
* Confederation of Human Rights Organizations

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "About CDRO". People's Union for Democratic Rights. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

## External links

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* facebook page
* JKCCS Resolution on Kashmir - adopted on 20 April 2013 in a public meeting at Srinagar and Endorsed by CDRO and others, People's Union for Democratic Rights

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