Citizens for Justice and Peace
CJP Impact: 10,000 Claim forms filled in just 40 hours in Assam! Ordinary citizens respond to CJP's call for help and chip in over a 3 day holiday
26-Nov-2018
After CJP called for assistance in helping people file NRC Claim forms in small and remote villages, over 200 government employees, teachers, educated youth and members of a few social organisations came forward. They took advantage of a three day holiday and joined hands with CJP to help fill out as many as 10,000 NRC…
Teesta Setalvad and Vishal Dadlani urge you to Fight The Mob Press Release
20-Aug-2018
Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and rockstar Vishal Dadlani came together in Mumbai to discuss the growing instances of mob violence and institutional scuttling of dissenting voices. The initiative called ‘Fight The Mob’ is an extension of a nationwide campaign against hate speech by human rights organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) of which Setalvad is Secretary. “We…
Ayodhya Dispute: Give Peace a Chance Sign this online petition supporting our intervention in the Supreme Court
03-Feb-2018
Citizens for Justice and Peace and several prominent Indians, from different walks of life, have filed a petition in the Supreme Court to intervene in the Ayodhya dispute case. We believe that this is neither a property dispute, nor a Hindu vs Muslim issue but a matter that affects the very soul of India. A…
Paying the Price A Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
30-Jan-2018
Exactly seventy years ago on 30 January 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated. On his death, in an impromptu and highly emotional radio address to the nation, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the then Prime Minister of India said, “the light has gone out of our lives and there is darkness everywhere.” Nehru went on to add, The…
We the People An appeal to the people of India to stay united to uphold the Constitution
26-Jan-2018
This Republic Day, we at Citizens for Justice and Peace renew our commitment to defend the Constitution. Join us to keep the #JungJaari for equality, justice, dignity, privacy and peace.
Safdar, We Need You! A tribute to Safdar Hashmi on his 28th Death Anniversary
01-Jan-2018
Safdar Hashmi was a communist playwright and director, best known for his work with street theater in India. He was also an actor, lyricist, and theorist, and he is still considered an important voice in Indian political theater. He was a founding member of Jana Natya Manch (People’s Theatre Front; JANAM for short) in 1973, which grew out…
K L Ashok: Resolve the Babri Masjid dispute while upholding our Constitutional values #PremJanmBhoomi: A Peace Initiative
09-Dec-2017
General Secretary Komu Soharda Vedike. He is an intervener in the Ayodhya dispute petition in the Supreme Court.
“चाहे मंदिर बने, चाहे मस्जिद बने, हमको कोई मतलब नहीं है!” Voice from Ayodhya : A Peace Initiative
07-Dec-2017
राम जन्म भूमी – बाबरी मस्जिद विवाद में जिस ज़मीन की बात होती है, वहां “सीता की रसोई” नमक एक स्थल है| पर आज के अयोध्या शहर में गृहणियां किस प्रकार आर्थिक परिस्थितियों से जूंह रहीं हैं इसका अंदाज़ा लगाना मुश्किल है| आइये जानते हैं की आज की सीता की रसोई में क्या पक रहा…
Intervention in Ayodhya Case for Lasting Peace, Constitution: CJP Mischievous Media Attempt to Provoke Hatred and Violence
05-Dec-2017
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) is a human rights and legal resources platform that remains committed to upholding and defending the constitutional rights of all Indians regardless of religion, caste, class or gender. CJP and 32 eminent citizens and leaders, have approached the Supreme Court intervening in the Ayodhya dispute. Our please is that the…
“They call me a Hindu when they want my vote, otherwise ignore me” Voices from Ayodhya : A Peace Initiative
04-Dec-2017
A young daily wage earner, Amit, recalls how his family’s farm land was acquired by the government in wake of the Ram Janm Bhoomi – Babri Masjid dispute. He claims they were never paid for their land and that his father had to sell vegetables to earn enough to put food on the table. There…
Anil Dharker appeals for Peace in Ayodhya #PremJanmBhoomi : A Peace Initiative
04-Dec-2017
Anil Dharker is a veteran journalist, columnist and writer. He is an intervener in the Ayodhya dispute petition in the Supreme Court.
Shyam Benegal calls for Peace in Ayodhya #PremJanmBhoomi : A Peace Initiative
04-Dec-2017
Award winning filmmaker and prominent civil society voice, Shyam Benegal is one of the interveners in the Ayodhya dispute petition.
An Appeal for Peace in Ayodhya #PremJanmBhoomi : One Step towards Brotherhood
01-Dec-2017
Join our campaign to bring peace in Ayodhya and make it Prem Janm Bhoomi. Sign our online petition at https://cjp.org.in/peace-in-ayodhya/
अयोध्या में शांति के लिए एक विनम्र अनुरोध #प्रेम्जन्म्भूमि : एक कदम भाईचारे की ओर
01-Dec-2017
अयोध्या वह भूमि है जहाँ युद्ध की अनुमति नहीं है| कृपया इस पवन नगरी में नफरत और खून ख़राबा न फैलने दें| हमारे ऑनलाइन पेटीशन https://cjp.org.in/peace-in-ayodhya/ पर हस्ताक्षर कीजिये| अयोध्या को प्रेम जन्म भूमि बनाइये|
After an Attack on a Bus of Hindu Pilgrims in India, a Muslim Driver Saves Lives and a Politician Saves Government Dignity Seven people died, but the fallout could have been much worse in a country tense with religious violence.
24-Jul-2017
Two things will be remembered about the responses to the attack in India on a bus full of Hindu pilgrims returning from the Amarnath shrine late on Monday, July 10: The heroism of the bus driver and the unexpectedly reasonable statement made by Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Home Minister Rajnath Singh (it was…