Citizens for Justice and Peace
Kashmiri Pandit leader, Sanjay Tickoo talks about Governor’s Rule in J&K In conversation with Teesta Setalvad
22-Jun-2018
The declaration of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir has plunged the valley into political turmoil. Apprehensions are running high. CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad spoke to Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) leader Shri Sanjay Tickoo to find out more about the situation.
Targeting an activist Frontline (Print Edition June 22, 2018)
20-Jun-2018
There is no end in sight to the cases against human rights activist and lawyer Teesta Setalvad who has rubbed the authorities the wrong way with her fight for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom. SUCH is the success of the vilification campaign against Teesta Setalvad that even an editor known for his integrity once…
Knocking once again on the Doors of Justice Hearing on Setalvad & Anand’s Anticipatory Bail Application (ABA)
14-Jun-2018
Once again, the brave fighter of human rights of the marginalized and downtrodden, our Secretary Teesta Setalvad stands firm as her Anticipatory Bail Application (ABA) is being heard in the Gujarat High Court along with that of her colleague and husband, Javed Anand. Despite continued tactics of the Central and Gujarat state governments to incarcerate…
Teesta Setalvad Uncensored Teesta Setalvad answers questions from the public that the media refuses to ask
13-Jun-2018
On a rainy Saturday in June, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) Secretary Teesta Setalvad sat down with stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for conversation about her work, the allegations against her, and the situation of human rights in India (the complete video may be viewed here). This was our first Ask Me Anything, in which…
Countering All Allegations CJP Places All Facts on Record
08-Jun-2018
CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad has been constantly targeted by a vindictive state using false cases, intimidation tactics and a vicious media campaign. This witch hunt is how they are punishing her for daring to speak up against the powerful perpetrators of the 2002 Gujarat genocide. Now, we would like to set the record straight and…
Teesta relief extended till June 13 The Telegraph
29-May-2018
Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court on Monday extended the protection from arrest to activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand till June 13 in a Rs 1.4-crore fund embezzlement case. Earlier in the day, Justice A.Y. Kogje, in whose court the matter had been listed, recused himself from hearing it, saying “not before me”. The…
गुजरात पुलिस द्वारा तीस्ता सेतलवाद और जावेद आनंद को लगातार जेल भेजने की कोशिश निंदनीय : CJP मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ताओं के अधिकार खतरे में, आइये इस अन्याय के खिलाफ़ आवाज़ उठाएं
25-May-2018
तीस्ता सेतलवाद और जावेद आनंद जैसे मानवाधिकार कार्यकर्ताओं को झूठे केसों में फ़सा कर उन्हें किसी भी तरह जेल में डालने के गुजरात पुलिस के लगातार प्रयास से CJP स्तब्ध है और त्रस्त भी. हालाँकि बॉम्बे हाई कोर्ट के पारगमन ज़मानत दिए जाने और सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा ज़मानत की अवधी मई 31 तक बढ़ने के…
“Obvious Political Agenda” Says Teesta Setalvad Of Rejected Anticipatory Bail Application The Citizen
25-May-2018
NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, May 23, a Special Sessions Court of Ahmedabad denied the Anticipatory Bail Application (ABA) of Teesta Setalvad, the Citizens of Justice and Peace (CJP) Secretary and her partner Javed Anand. “There has been relentless hounding every month, we are faced with one case or another and this is obviously got a political…
ABA Denied: Teesta Undeterred Here are the facts
25-May-2018
The Ahmedabad Sessions Court has turned down the Anticipatory Bail Application (ABA) of acclaimed Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and her partner Javed Anand. Watch this video to know the facts.
Gujarat Court Rejects Teesta Setalvad, Javed Anand’s Anticipatory Bail Plea The Wire
24-May-2018
The social activist couple now plans to approach the high court against the order in the alleged fund embezzlement case. Mumbai: A special sessions court in Ahmedabad on May 23 rejected the anticipatory bail application filed by social activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand. The application was moved against their possible arrest in the…
CJP Condemns Gujarat Police’s Efforts to Hound and Jail Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand Appeals for Peaceful Nationwide Protests to Defend the Defenders
24-May-2018
CJP is appalled at the Gujarat Police’s predatory efforts to use any means necessary, including the most profoundly foul ones, to somehow incarcerate human rights defenders Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand in yet another false case. Even after the Bombay High Court granted them transit bail and the Supreme Court has extended protection until May 31,…
ABA denied, Teesta Setalvad vows to continue pursuit of justice Being targeted in false case involving education NGO KHOJ
24-May-2018
The Ahmedabad Sessions Court has turned down the Anticipatory Bail Application (ABA) of CJP Secretary and acclaimed Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and her partner Javed Anand. However, an undeterred Setalvad refuses to be cowed down by the pressure tactics employed by a vicious and vindictive state and is challenging the order in the Gujarat…
UP cops “beat up, drag” tribal women for second time in a week for campaigning to reclaim their forest land Counterview
22-May-2018
In a shocking incident, around 30 to 40 Uttar Pradesh’s police officers on Tuesday reportedly barged into tribal women’s homes in Lilasi Kala village of the Sonebhadra district, which has a population of 1,160, with sticks and a revolver gun, and assaulted them, did not even sparing children as young as 10-years old. One woman…
तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के अडिग निश्चय ने उड़ा दी है क्रूर प्रशासन के रातों की नींद! झूठे और बेबुनियाद इज्लामों के बावजूद इस निडर मानवाधिकार रक्षक का साहस आज भी अटल है
17-May-2018
CJP नरोडा पटिया, ओड नरसंहार, सरदारपुरा, गुलबर्ग सोसाइटी इत्यादि सहित कई गुजरात दंगों से संबंधित मामलों में न्याय के संघर्ष में सबसे आगे रही है. हमने ये जंग न सिर्फ अदालतों में बल्कि उनके बाहर भी लड़ी है. परिणामस्वरूप, सीजेपी सचिव और अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर प्रशंसित मानवाधिकार रक्षक, तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ को लगातार एक क्रूर और…