Citizens for Justice and Peace
CJP in Action: Bringing hate-mongering news media to justice Here’s how we are taking action against TV news channels that spread hate and fake news
28-Nov-2020
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has a proud history of thwarting attempts to spread hate. We work tirelessly to bring to justice news channels and media outlets that spew communal venom. To this end, we have taken action against different media houses and new agencies who we discovered were engaging in hate speech and…
NBSA acts on CJP’s complaint against Zee News report on ‘Zameen Jihad’ Calls broadcaster for virtual hearing on November 26, 2020
30-Oct-2020
On October 28, 2020, the National Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) informed Zee News channel, via an official email, to be present for a hearing on November 26, 2020, to look into allegations of running a communal programme titled “DNA: Jammu म ज़मीन के ‘इ लामीकरण‘ का DNA टे ट (DNA test of Islamic conversion of land in Jammu). The email through which the response was…
Hathras: Why CJP moved Supreme court? CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad explains
10-Oct-2020
Moving an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court in connection with the Hathras case, CJP has based its plea on several pertinent human rights aspects that appeared to have been ignored in this case so far. Watch CJP secretary and human rights activist Teesta Setalvad speak about why it was important for CJP to intervene…
Teesta Setalvad’s Citizens For Justice And Peace Moves SC Seeking Intervention In Hathras Case, Seeks Witness Protection And SC Monitored Probe livelaw.in
09-Oct-2020
Teesta Setalvad’s Citizens for Justice and Peace, has moved the Supreme Court seeking intervention in the PIL for SIT/ CBI investigation into the Hathras case. The organization has submitted that it has experience in working with the victims who were threatened and intimidated by the State in the past, and therefore it is in a…
Hathras case: Teesta Setalvad moves SC for court-monitored CBI probe siasat.com
09-Oct-2020
New Delhi: Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad led Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ensure proper witness protection is accorded in the case. The plea said that there are senior police officials and elected representatives who were “underplaying”…
Hathras rape case: Teesta Setalvad’s NGO files witness protection plea in Supreme Court The Telegraph
09-Oct-2020
Citizens for Justice and Peace, the outfit run by the prominent Gujarat-based activist, has sought transfer of the trial to Delhi Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an NGO, on Thursday filed an intervention application before the Supreme Court in the Hathras gang-rape-and-murder case, urging it to ensure proper protection to witnesses and transfer of…
Hathras case: Activist moves SC for monitored CBI probe, witness protection Business Standard
09-Oct-2020
Activist Teesta Setalvad has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and ensure proper witness protection is accorded in the case Civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad led Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has approached the Supreme Court to transfer the Hathras case to the Central Bureau of…
NGO moves SC, seeks transfer of probe into Hathras rape case to CBI The New Indian Express
09-Oct-2020
The applicant, Citizens for Justice and Peace, has raised certain aspects in its application like witness protection, rights of deceased. NEW DELHI: An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to the CBI. The NGO, which…
Hathras gangrape: Teesta Setalvad moves SC, accuses UP cops of complicity Hindustan Times
09-Oct-2020
The Supreme Court has termed the incident “horrific” and asked the state government to highlight steps taken to provide protection to the woman’s family and witnesses in the case Social activist Teesta Setalvad has accused the Uttar Pradesh Police of “complicity” in shielding the men accused of gangraping and fatally assaulting a 19-year-old Dalit woman…
NGO moves SC, seeks transfer of probe into Hathras incident to CBI outlookindia.com
09-Oct-2020
An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to the CBI. The NGO, which has sought to intervene and assist the apex court in the pending plea on Hathras incident, said it has the experience…
NGO moves Apex Court, seeks transfer of probe into Hathras incident to CBI Deccan Chronicle
09-Oct-2020
The Uttar Pradesh government, which filed an affidavit in the case this week, also urged the top court to order CBI probe into the incident New Delhi: An NGO has moved the Supreme Court seeking to transfer the investigation in the Hathras incident, in which a Dalit girl was allegedly raped and died of injuries, to…
Senior cops, politicians ‘underplaying the heinous offence and prejudging issue’: Teesta Setalvad’s CJP in SC National Herald
09-Oct-2020
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), led by Teesta Setalvad, has filed an intervention application in the Supreme Court in the Hathras case The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed an intervention application before the Supreme Court seeking to intervene in the Hathras case. Among other prayers, the CJP has urged the Court…
हाथरस कांड: तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ पहुंचीं SC, रात में अंत्येष्टि की स्वतंत्र जांच की मांग aajtak.in
09-Oct-2020
तीस्ता सीतलवाड़ के नेतृत्व वाली सिटीजन्स फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस ने सुप्रीम कोर्ट में याचिका दाखिल की है. इस याचिका में शीर्ष अदालत से पीड़ित के अंतिम संस्कार की स्वतंत्र जांच कराने की अपील की गई है. हाथरस गैंगरेप केस में पीड़िता का देर रात किए गए अंतिम संस्कार की निष्पक्ष जांच की मांग की…
Hathras: CJP moves Supreme Court to demand for justice CJP has based its plea on several pertinent human rights aspects that have been ignored in this case
08-Oct-2020
Seeking SC monitored CBI investigation, witness protection and judicial inquiry into cremation of victim’s body, CJP has moved an Intervention Application in the Supreme Court in connection with the case involving the recent gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras. Support us in our fight for Justice. Related: Hathras victim knew rape accused:…
CJP moves Supreme Court in Hathras case Plea seeks SC monitored investigation, witness protection and judicial inquiry into cremation of victim's body
08-Oct-2020
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has moved an Intervention Application (IA) in the Supreme Court in connection with the case involving the recent gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Hathras. CJP, a human rights organisation with a long history of defending Victims against the mighty State, in the courts and beyond, felt compelled…