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."

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

Members It has twenty members, as follows:

StateOrganisationAndhra PradeshCivil Liberties Committee, Andhra Pradesh Human Rights Forum, Andhra Pradesh Organisation for Protection of Democratic Rights, Andhra PradeshAssamManab Adhikar Sangram SamitiDelhiPeople's Union for Democratic Rights, Delhi Campaign for Peace and Democracy in Manipur, DelhiHaryanaPeople's Union for Civil Rights, HaryanaJammu and KashmirPeople's Committee for Human RightsJharkhandPeople's Union for Civil Liberties, JharkhandKarnatakaPeople's Democratic ForumMaharashtraCommittee for Protection of Democratic Rights, Mumbai People's Union for Civil Liberties, NagpurManipurCoordination for Human RightsNagalandNaga People's Movement for Human RightsPunjabAssociation for Democratic RightsRajasthanPeople's Union for Civil Liberties, RajasthanTamil NaduPeople's Union for Civil Liberties, Tamil NaduWest BengalAssociation for Protection of Democratic Rights, West Bengal Bandi Mukti Morcha

See also Citizen's Justice Committee Confederation of Human Rights Organizations

References

External links 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