<Li> "To build public opinion towards the ratification and enforcement by the Indian government of the United Nations Charter of Human Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and other such covenants and charters ." </Li> <Li> "To defend and help democratic struggles against caste, class, community, ethnicity, religion and gender based oppression ." </Li> <P> The PUDR has an executive committee that is constituted of 7 members that includes two secretaries and a treasurer . The executive committee is elected every year during the Annual General Body Meeting by the Secret ballot . Every member of the PUDR is a part of its General Body . The secretaries of the PUDR in 2013 were Asish Gupta and D. Manjit . Gautam Navlakha is also veteran activist of the PUDR, and has worked as the organisation's secretary as well . </P> <P> The PUDR's membership is accorded only to the individuals and is not granted to organisations, based on the precondition that the member concur to the aims and objectives of the PUDR, and would "work actively and support the programme" of the PUDR . The applicants are required to get their membership application approved by the executive committee which thereafter has to be renewed annually . The membership fee per year is ₹ 10 . </P>

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