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CUSTODIAT RAPE
People's Union for Democrotic Righls
D6lhi
Morch 1990
CUSTODIAL RAPE
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Doi6s rerer 10 Fns ond 06 not nece$odly lhe doles of lhs lnc denl,
n the second xotwo i cos€ do.3) The vlctlm comm tl6d sllcide
Ccses n whch ono oi Th6 occlsed ls o cvllo.
,f!q s so €@- or ! Ilooo rope C-rooorrop€o/165
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r morv r*pe-s116 o* m€l Fove wer wone. g6rs .r6n\ li€d w1l ll e b!.av
oe.e o . rre socio'E€v/6
so.ct o.ed odhodly ond pM6r ol polic€men. aope rs orso on inslrument ol pofticor
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ln some sll!olrons. Ev6nth6 I mlt6d supportlw mechonhmsThdt6x 5t lorwo6s
become le$ erfecTlve when th6 6pisl k o pollcgmon Tho lnllmrdollve power or fiE
police, espec o y over poor p&p!e. 6nobl6 them io holotg the @mon. rn6 md€ the
isrol on th€ lsFr the chonces ol eslslonce, o foct 6ed os e dsc6 of hs consent'
lol6r in lho coud. ,odthe prcsecutlon ond evldence ln custod oldp6 cos* Is mo@ pone
to monipulolion lhus cudod ol rope ls on ogorovoted tom oi rop€.
As o repodon ropel,ris5houd h@e beenorepodonlhe llvesondstruggle!of women,
the r physicol ond so. o vulnsobll,ty to sexuo 60! r,lhe consequences ond ihe feorof
cotueque.ces, in oth6r words, th s shou d ba o repo, on women os l.divlduol humo.
bengsonddsorccoraroup. B!t.osweshol s66,thkwillb6orepodonropeltctmsond
repre$lon
noronvomen
TheGrnneso
As o physicoro$a!r,
ogo nst ihe humon body.
.lhe
crlcordrslndion
s.o e$domognglhon other loms ol physlcol vlotence
rcpe
Bd no ope
rs
o me€ prry5
co
vio orion ond injury. lts slqnir
conce
co repuonon.e,the hento and emorono ,o!mo o.d ts $v6r6 soc ol
,eperc!$ oc. Eoch lmeo dpe Tokes plocs,lh6womon becomes o soclolly oslraciFd
rn the proce$, she ceoss 10 b6 o pe6on ond o ecio betng ond
becomos m€ery o 'rope v.tim'
Let us I Bi unrove o seem .g porodor Rope s both sc ot y ond teootly deemed o
crme A1lhe sometme. socioryondlld.lonyJhe vrdim s d66m6d on occomptice to
thecame. rhe conkodict on betw60n lo,mo condemnofio. ol60e ondsimutoneols
be er in ,he comprrcrry or The vict m or s* f6m soclo on ,odes rowords temot6 ssuotiry
ond chostiry. F€more chosriry h vorled o.d s lo be protecled He.celhecond6mnoton
of osul on o wmon's chosr ry. Br, op6 msns Thoithe.hosllty k tosr e@oty".lnh
ro$, no molTer how invollntory, is n€wdhere$ viewed os o moo ond soclo konsqre$ion
ol des red id6o ! of nviolote f€mo e chosl ry. lne roped womon thus becomes stmu to.eously vctm ond nonsgr66o. The sense of mddodroOe oqolGt ope, sehingty
centred oround lh6 off6n.e ond the offender, becom6s n€xoobly ond r.heenty o
l-doere-lor'r6romd lzop€beco-e5o)o-orrqmo o\ignc/lertolenro.rs
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rlL€d pon li€ wo. or oecoyes eqel €. .ac pnlc'po
es
phys
Beiore golnA hto rhe egotdel niiion ot @p€, we shoud not6 Thol ow moks som€
excepllo.s ro @pe. For. rhe qp onolion povided (Exp. L s 375, .dion P6not code. pc)
ot ll'€ror'|t€
L o Es €lo'rg ro esiM o ol con-go' gr r ^ ei(r O re e€o a-,irn -o ro .o
ptroo_€, d'tu.
ro06
is plir o
'ope
womoniwllond cons6ni, or €ven \rr'rrh n.underc6do nspecfied crcumsto.cos (s.375.
rPc). rl becomes simp y o physlco osrun, ke o.y olher phystco o$oult,ponofthe
coreaory of onen@s ofiecti.g th6 humon body" tr becomes o mofier of medicol
€cod coirobooled (or nol) bv c rcumsto.lio evrdence.hord evid6ncetob6resled bv
volous.lo-s€s 0' low \ Jh o llsoJol'tiro\Jb.o.s.\ 8f,-€.
ope . -\ao- ;
oltence wher€ th6 comprrlny of rhe !4clim ( ihe prcs€cunix")'\lod
becmes o retevont
consideollon lnthenolondlheplnlshment.
Hence fie eobordd€diilco built on consehT". The p€sumpton or co.sent is ot
cou6e the bos s oi o d6f€nce orqlment' unre$ ihe v clim 6rhlb ls o molled body, her
Nn, os ev dencq of physicol co6rc on, or of rhe ofender, os 6v dence ol her rsisto.ce.
pBferobly both,6he ls deem€dto b. comprcn. Evrdence ofhd.omptlctty moy ro.ge
i6m t vlol c rclm5tonllo 6vld6nc6lo medlcot repons 1^holev*1h6 vo oto.sonrh€
lh6m6,th6boslcp.emr€6rhotbyb6nq lnthecompony"otlheofr€ndeishei.vledlhe
b{d oc. A3 thdgF o womo. con .d1o-
tne tn 6nion! ot .16 otferder trom e€,
word. ocfior pdor to lt6 @pe ond 05 r. e@1 r sre 6uto, ee Fos comDbr;
@.r'd over he c"cumsrorc.s. 11 o soct6a wne€ so tne ouldonv ond volrion .s
oon 60 'o vo-6n. I 15 oh erelctF h 31er hylroesv .o 3Jdd6..y €r p<- h+ ro be h
cormond_oJ rFe siluot o,.. PorltcL oiy wr1. os ,1 moi co5e5. $; o!l6ld€. com6he!
otof:no rr 6ndrn* o1d @$Jror ce5 vFr co6cto. o.d thr@j ve,h6vomol a
lJll.elv t6ol6d o! ol o.coTpt@ il t€ ore.c6 oso'^d ner
g6u€.
overud-
ino ofle.c*o90hnt65iote.prb,ic tro1q. tv,ocor rrnehLmo.bbd!
doohn o,@.+v. ord di€s. '.cude.01. ot+r o..no o.-i6: .16 D6 b r,iv rnolh;
?rdh s on occompn.€ b 156 clm6. Ano 6ogohs.{loryol.olrp €soL d;6nrcv6
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lo prda lFol tE Fos no rorOioo oene.r t. qer rc yoooed ono o nu^O.eO"o_arvE
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4ylod o1d bzoi6 colsooE.ceswo id lo]N. r.66.re ulpaoe.ceoswe/.o,
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wlld s hply conops6 Yer lhE h shot k o$umed tn the cose ot rope n te core oi
vo r on h€ loSol sysl6m thlr reod4 G ve^ or n! Dtes thdt
m\vrinonoi soI Epoe€svedmerm€irs.ro{o6aonejonir..or.on.J .li.j
ogLlorio^ c/ l5e duol, fyo'ftolat ud6 ieoils wom6- -eccmrar,eere.Uorrno
'elrog 6$lveroco.ofl.lLoes 64€ct€d 1-16colr'otJ-edtow-,For ow4 hol oI.r,ro._a
orroo€. ollo-emo,6 oro ootoro. oqo'liti -e.d!,o o€aon€" -qo o6o,oi; i".
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cqLtted bv the Fton coJtr
l_Fe-ptu_6r or h6lriomod polcemon. €so€:brv ove, ooo.o.o morgirct
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:.or..r,^' 1 s1,tr.j r., i'6 ooro
;. n,en sr,ro[ioro'o-;..
., h6'o,n.€ncorc.ris loi''E'ob' 1 :uo J"ho'
r.e c..!sed ho cvili..
s
Gped
b'r' ' . 'r', o-d
'n--o:
'l'o'.r
ln6ltu ddc ll c srEl i.1e@u66vnh owomon (D ooolnsl hs will
o.d(ll)wrho;herconsni ln oddfion four cond[ions o@ ldedned ]. whlch even wilh
consair, o s€xuo! lnt€lcouM on orfence: fn€dt, d€@pllon, mentol hsiobllrt ofviclim,
orwh€n 3he h o mlnor (s.375,|PC), h dh€rwdds, no$herqlol lnteEou6e bv li!6lf don
kllh,n o ool c€ 6tdrlon ror such o^ od w lr.otuerl (sE ln 5p*r6d clGL- sloncd) ls o^
offoncg. BdMe_r/ororo.lkllnrh€pJtoeuo's.376B.opuD cr6fro1'w\oi.d.cB
or seouces o womon ro nove sexuol lnt6rc@Ee, 6v6n when il does rcl omounr to r.p6,
sorjoil. n?ordKdrh.o
; .*om6s o-nhnobre wnh o r
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n,om mecqewosonrov,€o'sl6ed
honvco!6.rieour{hm€"1 :o'cosescor'..lbe'es'01l1€o'e,c/oedai _L_
whot
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o
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err_olhes
h6. orreo$r
.n,hem6rho lhevmur r€L id lhel' eo\o1i r.e,tdgen€rl
ft; l$3dmen;menr o, ob,oJ:F o-lo_oe lrtelad'onE.oe_ 6dcl/.EA)lSlrI'
ar Dvwn ch nlhecor6o (-$odlol dp€ ' r eho-on lores -e 6v'de' (ebe'o'elhe
.", ; r""'*""i".or.o"s6.r lnscoud snol o€s rFo .d$e
_hls'ou!€
ha6.cd6ooorEem{Iooro!e_^e.o' _o1.'h€po-c-o'-o rerr^u-c
Fa th6p€sL-pro^ \^ol -ooeob.oLret I
riJrioeo*cjs.o eoo,ooom; oopres
_heo_'nor mcde sJole.l ro D:o! -{i,1€. o-lrory
"r'oLo'o ro[e!€uolr'e<ou e
h o pol c6 ;totio. by o poLic€mon on orlenc€ n obso ur€ tems blt o. v vhen ii ls done
N@ kFor hoDo6- il r 15 5ucs€r6o o, erelrlvey p'o'edroi ih6 wo-on oore
cons6ii rer )td o€.omq oio;: omp c6. !.oo-..o.Lo-o
rrlhe{le
oa s tJltE!' 3f '.rr oo€'.e Leorloq'le
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on occomo ceco. o.ob6' L'so_rt o'c'aJrl._'c'6isae
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-,l aao. oort c, ore" i.dre'o6lrnovdrmorFloro'b'.
r.s tu" rS I lStEAr Breve-( omobrenwF.o.\65co. oeos/edqla-liol3!l c.'e'dto
. ar d rrclvo oorr ro
rho/e trq.€oroo'._\ o/ r1j-r 10 ^i5 o'F' cro od. G
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'4o'',,
colsest!6moiGonihasiatu6swhlchslolosihotwhenomonhp6s6cutedfortope, it
mor'b6sh@nlrd_hoD66.Jli{w6olser sro'lvlm.oor' ^otocle"' (S 155'4) rA) h
proo@ss mode ln tlr6 pon v6drs llthhb6thelow,i6t!s s6 now
rh6 rud clor ordes ln ocJuo oD.rolion
o 5.J I'd +e s@o1 lo r@Qe o c@pLo
;{ rhe oi,rd *€ -ouo _o ; +d I 6
nd 01
ro! rdo6. l. rocr.e 9uD €F6Cor elobo or6t er L_eo_ed sL' l ditfcuFl6s
notwllhslodlnq olltho
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rl
(BFovoaoa.oo.ib.orrro\olvssoloo'GuJo o'.tSCP.leo. lC83r n'h6'os6
.,.,;oddlho€illsmL<nmo'eo ric ver c ourl< oten r.d 6v5. deloy ln lodgi'o t56
h ihe
cmdohr os ;rolnds to dooEl lh. t*Tlmonv of rh6 vlcl m. hepoiHlgh couri
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hove oon6 so. 3J, rhe roir emol.s t'o looo.oo.o_ p'1r^6sL_oi
ror.tr'o@'ddedwtl'
romLss €no roh ,.. er oth ono
:.;-,
so.id /. Iho loLr cose , rc 6. 4c'Ld6d 'e€ o€ or r6ce.l l'c loe.ts lr
' '..pddnrl..
whrchJh6ldoLrsyefto$on f mi moglnoion, ot l6st t me would hdicoio the loie oi ih*6
rd'no'
. clsiod .r .ope cos6s the hvsllgoiion is co.dlded bv lellow pollcemen, ofl6n ol
lne som6 po ice srotlon os s lh6 cos6with lh.ee oLn ol fou coses lnc uded he@. lt ls lhev
who co.aLd lhe \pol panchnomot t th€€ o.e wit.€$es ihev 06 most llkelv lellow
.oirod6 n.Ts Mad colexominollo. s do.6 bv pollce doctoB or other qovemmsnl
.6.Jo! a:
._ive elidence rhor eochos The n olcoud lsthe one lhol suN'lveslhes6
-...
lnherenl lnfrmili6s, And h6r€ It l! notihe victim o. hd towyer bLn 1h6 pr@cdhg couns6B
who conduc he c@o. And they 0.6 notodousy ctose to the potae, espect6ry ot h€
Mu.h vo u€ b ploced on coroboroitve medlco 6rd6nce. S6m6n, btood goup,
r oI €\ 5lor( 6 ond 1Jry. pr@I oI osonot'on. togr of grd.Jtor $Jes h th. vaghd.
ond irioD€loionsd ddr o1 rhe evdera boled on lhe pdncipteso. msotco ,ulsprJd6nc6 016 ol pod of the coroboEfive m€dtcol evtd6nc6.
Bd n reolily ll would b6 d frbult 1o obtotn such medlcot evtdenc6. Ih6 vtctim woutd
proboblylnsiinclivelysetobourtocl6onho$6f ond.emovEonyslonsoisquoltnt6lcou6e
or situggle. A v cl m ol rope, thot too of custodtot ope, con not ba 6xDected To rush i@
lhesceneof c m6,6v6nwhenshehnesondtnocondtionto go,iothEpolc6stoion
loGcodonFlRinthotstoi6of menio ondphy6i@IniuM Mo€o6,@.whsthepoice
dec d6 to conduct lt lmmediotety, tn vost pod6 of the colnlry fdcli,tes tor m6dicol
exomhol o do nol 6xlst. and to be of ony !G,1h6 exomtrcuon h61o b6 conducied uitT n
dlcot evid6nc6 0ft6n r€mo n! tnconctsiv6.
LJsuorly lhe doclors vho undenoke ihese sromtnolion! for the Dolce 06 not known
fortheirlndependenceond objenvty, r ihe occos6d 06 oolcemen th6ms6tv€s. The
r6io15 loLr rr '|re sumor Doni co56 0t the sJprf6 c
Moiundo, dlsoJt€d old E ecled.16 nie p eto- on otvel by I 6 oocto' I}stohe,vo!o
dodo. roF,f6 c€airortoe.sk sc'6nc6 -oooroto.y (cEsJ. D€tht. Ihe tmoorlonco 0t
corobo'o_ive 6 / o€1 6 t€[ 6 o soure o, c on icii.g Lotcio o.orounce-ds 1t983,
inrheGulorctcoseclt6d€orr€r,rhesup6m6colrlsoldthot.lnth6tndlonefiing,Fiu6oj
10 oct on the teslimony ol o vlclrm ot sexuot oso! I ln the obs6nc6 of cotroboroi on o5 o
rule,boddlng ns!tlohlury " ThEeye6lot6r nlheShomtmbonucos6,iheNogplrNiQh
Cold sroted rhot _excepl n roesi ofuoro cos€s ... the Colrt shoutd odtnodi took ior
corobo@tlve evldence," Fo!ry6ou loiErt.lh6som6 cos6theS!o6m6Coud$;6drhdr
''odlnodly" the coud need not ook for coiroboroiiv6 6v d€nc6 (sT0T6 ot Mohdrdlhlrd w
chondro Pdkosh Kovor chond Joln, c{mtnot app6ot No. 220 ol t936,ludg6m6nt
delive6d hJonlory 199O,
lhe resTimony ot lhe vrcl m, to wh.h ot oiher ev d6nce s coroborot @ (or othe& s6)
iheflscrolded by l6gol co.r@dtctions The choEcter ol th6 vicam con be dlstiohe;
o\eore roleo.uroslro ok {5'55(a)tFA, Fo ss4rdrn€s.Dremecof dtd nth.
Molhuro cose. Follow .g lh6iuroe, the n*ohondmentcomsstntoroE6whtch imp c ty
oNm6s thdt ihe moro choGcrs ol lhe v ctLn is not o €l@nT comideE on ts,I t 4a_ EAi
BJ.l iLre gov6nm€1i does -o.r$c,no tr6 6onir oDlecto.obto couse. d$ore h6
,ec o n_endorrols or rhe Lo{ com- $ o1 a34tl t26port). 'he sosrolrLdge . tr s Fo.
Ro-icose cdeaorcolv rot4llol 'oI so d old don6. €ve. o s . ar eosy rtdu6 \ otso
enrrred'o o 156 po,6.hon o. N,, o1d e,*a !h6 ors,Ter,tbos€d o; he o 6o6d
amoorcr-orocdorLh6v.i'm B.t ,ot€r n he rcme co.6 116 sLoemo co it rlddam;nr
€'€6 ro'he de'er.e.oLli-r3 o.gum6ltobolr rc. 'te$ d o. o olc Mous be^<iv d ond
r6du'$rh?\e.'e-ceontl eOU ypo'c6m6.o1-1eo.oJ^ocr-€ conorlto nadrt..
omor s o'|her rF186 wfe- -eMorjosomy.oMo<f. oE.tror_mor rorn:e.
ro-ffto
Oonlsonon.16o o'e tu 06. I 01or.1e jLog6. 6r,th
,wGr.le -Ord ro i€- oo clooderor.rvd,m oj ro rneo6toi
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io
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Iti 1l-s co!6 v€yie.-oJs
tothre6-t€dtnerevte,6erir,.n
r o@ c'te
r-6s6-t€reo.tF6copr.o1ot.-Fe-i - umpescr b6o
pL',,aenrorrely@r'imorlolme.t. B-t o -on o v;oro.er.-ra suprere coud otrc
! oi€drL^esEn. oo1l.o5e i ev6r 1s.h6 \ogpL.^ist cor-o(q-flo)-For./-er
o
or o spec'o,5 o.O-- €r
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0.6.6€1j.
.r,:,lrlhindranlanPa.andns,srrroundingareadinDelhiarepopular€d,la/06y,byaenqai
sei leill::lhe neji hb.n! d iq.Ahina! da.lhua haa ? Benqa I n io ralr ihuqq' ! ell e m ent. Aetu
Man&llA)..am€,h6le,.rusr.llvedays b9,016irr i.cid6,tn soarch or wod<. Ho, husband
tllbtamli€6, Justaioundrhar rioii HeadConshbli Fhoor ginohandconilabroNadlsh
,irra Usillnqlhd a6a ln connoclion uilh somo olh& a(eJqalditlrallhbiiqh ilwas not
.udrfilttn,lsdiallon.lhaiinle,vononinUisrc!atsoairdcarlddB6aill,lardelraildorh€6
eloil. Renu was ask6dlocome.tolbo thaia
-iorhepoli.€posr. Mandaldasbealenandwas
'o. r. lirg r Fporl i q brc-- i1 lotr. ql o {as i'oTpa4r:no rer al' ine &n p ras ser,
homerolelch,tblanketld.h:er. 1was an idd.nishlandlhethana!:smoielhan,kloeeter
dsiaicelrunlheposl.r,learwn,erhell6adC.Blaileefirl€s.6no l1{aslhe0,ataoun!
10,30 p m. rhal.dngrable Nacish Klmai look her Io niid, ioka psrbolna b!i[ oi-fus]li
Thonhedeoded
hedeoded
6hivaikapadmenrs Horhr€arenedlhalshewoutdbelorkeduparr.t!t"i.
e lockedup arl.l!1",1. Thon
{r'6
(!i.a
aidolh6r5 lheyl@kier&tho.locnlpradhanwhortrenrooklhemlolrs Poomlmaseth,
. BrP hedbeiol lhe dasole! dalroplr{m counc,They odqen a oompraint lith th6
rl{alkaripo ce, under !rrosa iudsd crion lh! area lals Bo& Fenu.andlh6 conslab€ wora
66r' ro o e d"ndr'on d rre.t.-oi" 14$Lro 6 r. rra., eTes
vs,
,:'" i!
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s dismissed
rssd ud€ran.E3rr
und€rAn.resrr l2l1r,j
t2t (b) and.Head ooislabte
Pioo S qr4a',
A.d'd!"s'eoreendderS 3l
''pe'oedro
,,, o,os (ariaji)
rPa(FlRNo.52.52/e0,Dr.122190PS
rheaccused*asa,estedand6en oia
d
. wo wodd like 10 add rharol allho louroases .j:uded hdre, thls ls.tho ofly case (nere
'w6 s€.e ablo ro meor rhe vi.l arlbuahsr:61.o [eorrrec qas a aiqlam. Bdr netu
lhe@ ls no room ror sympolhy or pity. The punkhmen, mln Ln such cos6s b6 ex6mp ory."
Lel rl be .oled for r*ord thol lhe ocluo ounhhmenr oworded orco.firmed n both .o36s
sThe some, only frve yeo6 imp.sonm6nl.
The ende$ porodorcs ond obsurdiiies of rhse lldcio pronou.c6m6.h con b6
orldblled fiGtly 10 the so-col ed hotaio tocts ond crrcumsto.ces of the cos6s whose
nr mllles we have o €ody noted Second y, lh€ conrrodicuons con otso be due lo the
nferenl s€lisi bios6s ond p@j!d c4 ofih6j!dg6s. Blt it h dmbL | 1o conctustvety esroblhh
sJ.h citiiudos un 6$ one ooes lnto rhe pon conduci ond chorocte/' ol the eohed
,..:re5 thersevos Bur whor l.lhe mosl stl.q teolur€ of on hese conricthgludiciot
,':.Te.ts(1lro1 eo.horthemisb.ckedbyonopp,oprldecouseor owo.! c
: : :_r t / mlsi a. Ecocn zed est lhe moveheni oqo nst rop
ry Foriheyore.otmereyvcl msorsexuo vioen.e
oyome.,humonbe.0s.qndc zensrqht.qrorlun
UM LADENCE SAA'TIII
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r
l.'L r"n."t -" .t tn" t* unils thoi funclion€d dui 'g theunlonolo
on ror
(1977-so) Ldtd ln l98l , t become lhe Peoplet
;rerognum
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locus oiledlon on th'€ su€s ond
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hos lok€n !p Kues ln ovs 14 sroles
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o
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couds,od lomentondlh6pre$o€thel'stlurionslhro!ghwh ch PUDn
hconducting[sempogn. BLn I B olso mok ng effons to blid ]'depende't
mibLt on ol irs
chonn6ls ol;onrcl.usne$ ih@uoh tho publicollon o'd 'l
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o-*'o=.'-."4' soe_orlFer€oo'!roms_'ero-'ou"ao"r1o5io'
hos beome
h the l4T thldee. veo6 the polili@ sitlJotLon ln the countn/
lou
1 mes ond
mors unltobLe dnd complicdtsd. Gov6mme'h chonge'l
he P me MinsTer sx limes. Over €ight sp€'oLlv epesive lows vere
do.J|oo€oDola€
;il.edo! o dov'L_cl o" no o'o-' de_ocrocv a^di-eob'o
hdroc;le_€ i rus dso,eo.ppirgoub coon'on
50'o,,
commlnollsm come lo the for€, tne $ue! €loung lo oppre$ion cnd
€Droslon ol the mo$* ora Gcedng into oblvion Tho modext o'd
p@ce$ fte
m;oqre effons or PUDR ore on o,femol lo ioht ogo nsl th s
P@pl6t Union ror Democrolic Righls oppeols lor helc ond suoporfirom '
rESs\S\\$( shoutd coni0ue (s woIk'