[1] He formed the Association for Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) and started a public awareness campaign in Delhi.
[1] Menon worked in the Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights in Delhi for the release of the prisoners of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) and the campaign to save the lives of the two tribal citizens Kista Gowda and Bhoomaiah who were ultimately hanged during the emergency.
As the Delhi State secretary of the People's Union for Civil Liberties, his work was instrumental in paving the way for the Supreme Court directive that the death penalty be used only in the rarest cases.
His commitment to the human rights movement continued in Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram, where he worked as a journalist.
[clarification needed] From 1994, Menon was the active voice of the human rights movements in Kerala.
[4] Menon was a regular columnist for Al Jazeera, Rediff News, Indian Currents, Meantime, Thejas, and The Milli Gazette.
He actively spoke against police atrocities and issues related to tribal people, Dalits, and backward communities.