Association for Protection of Civil Rights
{{Short description|Indian Non-profit Organisation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Association for Protection of Civil Rights
| formation = 2006
| full_name = Association for Protection of Civil Rights
| logo = APCR Logo.jpg
| abbreviation = APCR
| type = Nonprofit
| purpose = Creating opportunities for Justice
| headquarters = New Delhi
| sec_gen = Malik Motasim Khan
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Yusuf Hatim Muchhala
| leader_title2 = National Secretary
| leader_name2 = Nadeem Khan
| website = {{URL|https://apcrindia.in/}}
}}
Association for Protection of Civil Rights{{Cite web |date=2010-02-20 |title=APCR to build all-India structure of para-legal workers |url=http://twocircles.net/2010feb20/apcr_build_all_india_structure_para_legal_workers.html |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-07-22 |title=Jamiat Ulama, APCR to give legal aid to UP Muslim youth arrested over "al-Qaeda module" |url=https://maktoobmedia.com/2021/07/22/jamiat-ulama-apcr-to-give-legal-aid-to-up-muslim-youth-arrested-over-al-qaeda-module/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Maktoob media |language=en-US}} is a civil rights advocacy group comprising advocates, retired judges, social activists, human rights defenders, journalists, researchers, academics, students, and paralegal volunteers united in their commitment to advancing civil and human rights in India.{{Cite web |title=Latest Today Breaking in Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) Urdu at The Hindustan Gazette Urdu |url=https://urdu.thehindustangazette.com/tag/association-for-protection-of-civil-rights-apcr/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Hindustan Gazette Urdu |language=ur}}{{Cite news |last=Iyer |first=Aishwarya |title='Choked by red tape': Muslims who moved court after Khargone demolitions allege official harassment |language=en-US |work=Scroll.in |url=https://scroll.in/article/1033096/choked-by-red-tape-muslims-who-moved-court-after-khargone-demolitions-allege-official-harassment |access-date=2023-01-16}} APCR has steadfastly pursued its mission for 18 years and now operates across 18 states.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-16 |title=APCR Legal Assistance Secured Quashing of 4 FIRs against Atir from Delhi High Court |url=https://radianceweekly.net/apcr-legal-assistance-secured-quashing-of-4-firs-against-atir-from-delhi-high-court/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Radiance Viewsweekly |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Latest Today Breaking in Association for Protection of Civil Rights (APCR) Urdu at The Hindustan Gazette Urdu |url=https://urdu.thehindustangazette.com/tag/association-for-protection-of-civil-rights-apcr/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The Hindustan Gazette Urdu |language=ur}} The association is currently working in seventeen states{{Cite web |title=Release of Fact-finding Report on Attack on Christians in India - 305 (...) - Mainstream Weekly |url=https://mainstreamweekly.net/article11695.html |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=mainstreamweekly.net}}{{Cite web |date=2021-10-27 |title=Constitutionality of the UAPA with regard to the right to protest |url=https://blog.ipleaders.in/constitutionality-of-the-uapa-with-regard-to-the-right-to-protest/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=iPleaders |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=23 November 2022 |title=June 10 Violence: Bail Plea Of 5 Denied |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/june-10-violence-bail-plea-of-5-denied/articleshow/95701108.cms |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
History
Association for Protection of Civil Rights is Established in 2006 as a registered society, APCR focuses on promoting and protecting the rights of India’s nderprivileged and marginalized communities.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-26 |title=APCR Facilitates Legal Battles Against Illegal Detentions |url=https://clarionindia.net/apcr-facilitates-legal-battles-against-illegal-detentions/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=Clarion India |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Mehraj |first=Irfan |date=2023-02-09 |title=Noted SC lawyer Ehtesham Hashmi dies of heart attack in New Delhi |url=https://twocircles.net/2023feb09/448310.html |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}
Object
- A plan to educate and inform the public about their civil rights.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-23 |title=Muslims treated as second-class citizens in Uttar Pradesh in 2019 -APCR |url=https://www.theworldsikhnews.com/muslims-treated-as-second-class-citizens-in-uttar-pradesh-in-2019-apcr/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The World Sikh News |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Pathak |first=Avanish |date=2023-01-04 |title=दिल्ली की अदालत ने यूएपीए मामले में कश्मीरी फोटो पत्रकार मनन डार को जमानत दी, कहा-'आरोप ठोस और सत्य प्रतीत नहीं होते' |url=https://hindi.livelaw.in/category/top-stories/accusation-not-cogent-and-true-delhi-court-grants-bail-to-kashmiri-photojournalist-manan-dar-in-uapa-case-218050 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=hindi.livelaw.in |language=hi}}
- A help line to counsel and advise the deprived and the downtrodden.{{Cite web |date=2021-10-07 |title=UAPA-1967: Prohibiting Illegal Actions |url=https://getlegalindia.com/uapa/ |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=Getlegal India |language=en-IN}}{{Cite web |date=2021-09-06 |title=APCR Secures Quashing Of Four FIRs Filed For Same Alleged Offence In Delhi Riots Case |url=https://thecognate.com/apcr-secures-quashing-of-four-firs-filed-for-same-alleged-offence-in-delhi-riots-case/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |website=The Cognate |language=en-GB}}
- A training programme for social activities.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-09 |title=APCR organizes workshop on protection of civil rights |url=https://avenuemail.in/apcr-organizes-workshop-protection-civil-rights/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Avenue Mail |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=APCR conducts Legal awareness program in Patna |url=https://www.milligazette.com/news/4-national/33804-apcr-conducts-legal-awareness-program-patna/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=The Milli Gazette — Indian Muslims Leading News Source |language=en}}
- An effort to protest and safeguard the legal rights of oppressed.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-01-18 |title=Govt, police complicit in recent communal violence in MP: APCR |url=https://www.siasat.com/govt-police-complicit-in-recent-communal-violence-in-mp-apcr-2070413/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Nizamuddin |first=Md |date=2020-03-10 |title=Hyderabad: APCR to expand free services beyond the city |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/telangana/hyderabad-apcr-to-expand-free-services-beyond-the-city-610811 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}
- A scheme to provide legal defense to the victims of injustice.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-27 |title=India witnessing systematic hate campaign against minorities: APCR |url=https://pakobserver.net/india-witnessing-systematic-hate-campaign-against-minorities-apcr/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Pakistan Observer |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Fatima |first=Nikhat |date=2021-10-28 |title=16 mosques vandalized, 3 set ablaze by violent Hindutva mobs in Tripura: APCR |url=http://twocircles.net/2021oct28/443974.html |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=TwoCircles.net |language=en-US}}
- A programme to eradicate oppression and injustice from the Indian scene.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-16 |title=مدھیہ پردیش:حالیہ فسادات کےمقدموں میں مسلمانوں کی پیروی کیلئےقانونی ٹیم کی تشکیل |url=https://www.inquilab.com/news/articles/madhya-pradesh-formation-of-legal-team-to-follow-muslims-in-recent-riots-cases-36305 |access-date=2023-01-16 |website=Inquilab.com |language=ur}}{{Cite web |date=2022-05-17 |title=ایسوسی ایشن فار پروٹیکشن آف سول رائٹس (APCR) اور دیگر پارٹیوں نے مقتولہ خاتون کے اہل خانہ سے کی ملاقات - مشرقی آواز جدید |url=https://mashreqiawazjadeed.com/7082/ |access-date=2023-01-16 |language=ur}}
Fact-finding & documentation
APCR's lawyers, Researchers, social activists, and paralegal volunteers visits different parts of India to investigate the cases of human rights violations in association with other human rights organizations and present reports to flag the issue pertinent to the case.{{Cite web |title=Fact-finding team paints a grim picture of Assam government |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/assam-ugly-backdrop-to-police-firing/cid/1833422 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.telegraphindia.com}}{{Cite web |title=Kashmiri Students in Agra Jail for Over Two Months, Bail Plea Goes Unheard |url=https://thewire.in/rights/kashmiri-students-in-agra-jail-for-over-two-months-bail-plea-goes-unheard |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=thewire.in |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-01-02 |title=NIA court grants bail to Kashmiri photojournalist in Delhi |url=https://thekashmirwalla.com/nia-court-grants-bail-to-kashmiri-photojournalist-in-delhi/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102170058/https://thekashmirwalla.com/nia-court-grants-bail-to-kashmiri-photojournalist-in-delhi/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=2 January 2023 |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=The Kashmir Walla |language=en-US}} Some of these fact-findings and reports have led to directly impactful legal interventions, the Udaipur fact-finding report and the victim mentioned herein filed an intervention in an ongoing case in SC which became instrumental in the bench’s decision on drafting guidelines on punitive bulldozer demolitions.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-08-16 |title=APCR Rajasthan Conducts Fact-Finding Mission in Bhilwara and Udaipur to Address Communal Tensions |url=https://radiancenews.com/apcr-rajasthan-conducts-fact-finding-mission-in-bhilwara-and-udaipur-to-address-communal-tensions/ |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Radiance News |language=en-US}}
== References ==
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Category:Human rights organisations based in India
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