Citizens for Justice and Peace
स्वरा भास्कर की अपील, एक CJP ग्रासरूट फ़ेलो को प्रायोजित करें Actress and activist Swara Bhaskar explains the significance of CJP grassroots fellowship
09-Dec-2020
CJP की ग्रासरूट फैलोशिप उन समुदायों के युवा पुरुषों और महिलाओं को सक्षम बनाती है, जिनके साथ CJP के लोग काम करते हैं, ताकि वे अपने अपने समुदायों और उनसे जुड़े मुद्दों की बातें हम तक पहुंचा सकें। प्रसिद्ध अभिनेत्री और सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता स्वरा भास्कर को सुनिए, जो हमारी इस पहल का समर्थन कर रही हैं, और CJP…
How this weaver was forced to run a tea shop After the lockdown, many of them are struggling to find work
28-Nov-2020
CJP and our partners on ground are on a fact finding mission to bring out stories of the weaving community of Purvanchal, who have been hit by the twin blow of coronavirus lockdown and administrative apathy. In this exclusive video, we will take you through the looms and factories, of some of India’s most exquisite…
Today we Renew our Pledge to Fight for All Indians A small message from CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad on Constitution day
26-Nov-2020
Since its formation in 2002, CJP’s work has expanded and multiplied while its vision has only strengthened and deepened. You will find us active in the challenging work of legal literacy: engaging with hapless and unlettered persons being rendered stateless by Foreigner’s Tribunals (Assam’s Citizenship Crisis), forest dwellers and Adivasis in protecting their land and…
Uncovering the despair of Purvanchal’s weavers CJP fact finding brings to us stories from Purvanchal's weaving industry
25-Nov-2020
CJP has undertaken, in association with our partners, a fact-finding mission to get to the bottom of what ails the once-thriving weaving industry of Purvanchal. Watch this video to know what to expect out of these investigations. Our partners and advisors include Dipak Malik, Vasanthi Raman, Abdullah Ansari, Lenin Raghuvanshi, and many others. Dr Muniza…
Adivasi youth Mamta Pared is CJP’s newest grassroots fellow We are proud to support Mamta’s journey and welcome her as our new fellow
19-Nov-2020
Meet the newest CJP grassroots fellow Mamta Pared from Palghar, Maharashtra. Daughter of brick kiln workers, Mamta struggled to complete her education while taking up household responsibilties from a very young age. But not only did she graduate from college, she is now pursuing her post graduation in mass media. An aspiring journalist, she has…
How ex-journalist Pushpendra Kulshreshtha sells hate His youtube channel has an alarming subscriber count of 6.22 lakhs
06-Nov-2020
Watch this video to know about serial hate offender Pushpendra Kulshreshtha, a 59-year-old ex- journalist and the ex General Secretary of the Press Club of India. His youtube channel continuously generates hateful content and fake news. By changing colours to suit the current climate of hate, Mr. Kulshreshtha has established himself as a hate mongerer.…
Assam: Differently abled person’s family loses everything while fighting the citizenship crisis When CJP came to know about her condition, we rushed to her house to provide legal aid
05-Nov-2020
Since 2014, Manikjan Nessa and her family have been fighting to prove the citizenship of her two sons, one of whom is physically challenged, despite having all necessary and valid documents. Watch this video to know more. Here’s how you can help: https://cjp.org.in/donate/ Related: CJP Impact: Four people released from Tezpur Detention Camp CJP helps…
Hathras: SC directs CRPF for witness protection One of the key pleas in CJP's intervention application to the SC
28-Oct-2020
On October 27th, the Supreme Court directed that Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel provide witness protection to the family of the victim in the Hathras case. On October 7th, CJP had filed an intervention application in the case seeking witness protection by central paramilitary forces. Using our past experience of supporting victims of targeted…
Meet Ameer Hamza, a CJP fellow CJP 's grassroots fellowships are meant to enable young men and women document the world around them
27-Oct-2020
CJP’s fellowships are meant to bring into focus young men and women from the communities we work with. Ameer Hamza, a young van Gujjar leader is now a CJP fellow. Watch him introduce himself and his community CJP Grassroots Fellowship: Meet Ripon Sheikh who documents rural Bengal
How CJP volunteer motivators are defying all odds in Assam Listen to our volunteer motivators speak about their current work in Assam
23-Oct-2020
From floods to a global pandemic, CJP’s volunteer motivators are moving ahead fearlessly to help everyone fighting the citizenship crisis in Assam. Each one of us, is committed to fight for those battling this grave human rights crisis, in courts and beyond. Help us help Assam. Donate here: https://cjp.org.in/donateforassam/ Related: CJP Impact: Four people released…
नाथपंथी डवरी गोसावी समाज: वे कौन हैं, और हाशिए पर क्यों हैं? Teesta Setalvad in conversation with Haree Jagtap
22-Oct-2020
विमुक्त जनजाति के लोग कौन हैं? उनके समाज में लोग कौन से व्यवसाय करते हैं? देखिये CJP सचिव तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के साथ महाराष्ट्र प्रांतीय नाथपंथी डवरी गोसावी समाज के अध्यक्ष, और समुदाय के वरिष्ठ सदस्य, हरि जगताप की एक विशेष बातचीत। Related: CJP steps in to help members of an impoverished nomadic tribe भले ही भारत को स्वतंत्रता…
Watch: Citizenship crisis claims 107th life in Assam CJP visited the victim's house to reach out to his family
17-Oct-2020
Barpeta’s Musa Mondal became the 107th casualty of the citizenship crisis in Assam when he hanged himself on October 12, 2020, upon being declared foreigner by the Foreigners’ Tribunals. CJP Visited his house in Kayastha Para and learned that 42 more people have been marked D-Voter in his village. As the Citizenship Crisis in Assam…
Stan Swamy: The oldest activist to be targeted by the government Father Stan Swamy has worked for the welfare of tribals in Jharkhand for more than 30 years
14-Oct-2020
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) made its seventh arrest in the Elgar Parishad-Bhima Koregaon case, with 83-year old Father Stan Swamy being taken into custody. Given how the centre is targeting human rights activists, academics, writers, lawyers and artists while riot instigators are roaming scot free, the future of dissent is, indeed, looking dark in…
Stand with Father Stan Swamy A live chat hosted by Teesta Setalvad
14-Oct-2020
Watch: CJP secretary Teesta setalvad in conversation with, Human right activist and Jesuit priest, Father Cedric Prakash and, former principal of St Xavier’s College, Father Frazer Mascarenhas to discuss the arrest of octogenarian human rights defender Fr Stan Swamy. Related: Chorus for Fr. Stan Swamy’s release gets louder CJP, other groups, activists and citizens condemn Fr. Stan…
CJP Assam: Fighting for every Indian Through floods and a raging pandemic
13-Oct-2020
From detention Camp to Assam floods, CJP is fighting for every Indian who is battling the citizenship crisis in Assam. Help Us Help Assam. Please donate here Related: CJP Impact: Four people released from Tezpur Detention Camp CJP helps secure release of Bihari man dubbed Bangladeshi in Assam! CJP helps reunite man released from Assam…