Citizens for Justice and Peace
Divide and Rule in the Name of the Cow Findings of Fact Finding team investigating cow vigilantism and lynching
20-Mar-2018
In a damning indictment of the government’s failure to stop violence against minorities, especially in the name of the cow protection, a new report by a fact finding team led by the Bhoomi Adhikar Andolan has found that the so called ‘Gau Rakshaks’ are a communally motivated group that thrives on religiously motivated violence. What…
Want Justice not Revenge: Mariam Ansari Jharkhand lynching victim Alimuddin Ansari’s widow does not want death penalty for convicted Gau Rakshaks
17-Mar-2018
In an EXCLUSIVE interview Mariam Khatoon, the widow of Alimuddin Ansari who was killed by gau rakshaks on June 29 last year, has said she does not want her husband’s convicted killers to hang. “Though they murdered my husband I don’t want them to lose their lives,” she told this reporter at her home…
Local BJP leader among 11 convicted in Alimuddin Ansari lynching case in Jharkand Victim of Gautankwad gets justice
16-Mar-2018
A local BJP leader is among the 11 people convicted by a Jharkhand court in the Alimuddin Ansari lynching case. 45 year old coal trader Ansari was mercilessly lynched by nearly 100 men on June 29, 2017 in Ramgarh district for allegedly transporting beef in his van. This is the first conviction in any of…
Yogi Adityanath in Court Adv Farman Naqvi speaks to Teesta Setalvad
15-Mar-2018
A must watch interview of Adv Farman Naqvi, who unsuccessfully challenged CM Adityanath’s decision to exonerate riot accused Adityanath, where he talks about the many Kafkaesque ways in which the case found itself being dismissed in the Allahabad High Court. Related: Adityanath’s tryst with the law
CJP vows to continue its Campaign for Peace in Ayodhya Peaceful and creative peace initiatives to continue on the ground across India
14-Mar-2018
The Supreme Court of India has today dismissed an intervention petition by CJP with 32 prominent citizens in the Ayodhya dispute matter. The intervention petition had prayed that the court not view this as a mere property dispute, but a matter that affects the very soul of India. We had also urged the court to find a secular…
Once Upon a Time in Ayodhya A Timeline of Events in the Ram Janm Bhoomi - Babri Masjid Dispute
14-Mar-2018
While the Ram Janm Bhoomi – Babri Masjid dispute sounds as old as the hills, it is actually quite recent. Here’s a timeline of how the story unfolded in Ayodhya. [TIMELINE-25546] Interestingly there are 300 temples devoted to Lord Ram and his wife Sita in Ayodhya. CJP and and several prominent Indians, from different…
Uphold the Secular Spirit of our Country: Aparna Sen Sign our Online Petition!
14-Mar-2018
Aparna Sen who is one of the signatories tells us why she is a petitioner. Come join hands with us to bring peace in Ayodhya.
Let’s Bring Peace to Ayodhya Sign our Petition today!
13-Mar-2018
A lot of blood has been shed over the Ayodhya dispute. It is time to put an end to religion based politics over the issue. It is now time to heal the wounds of December 6, 1992. If you would like to join our campaign for Peace in Ayodhya, please sign our petition here: …
CJP’s Petition against Communal Rath Yatra inspires ‘March for Secularism’ 2400 kms long march will begin in Chennai
12-Mar-2018
Deeply disturbed at the communal and divisive agenda of the 41 day long Rath Yatra to mobilise support for building a Ram Temple at Ayodhya, CJP had started an online petition to inspire ordinary Indians to protest peacefully against it. Now, a group of secular and peace loving citizens are coming together to organise a…
A Prayer for Gulberg Waiting for justice
07-Mar-2018
Every year a prayers are held for the victims of Gulberg Society massacre. This year through the lens of survivor Rupa Behn Mody CJP looks back on at the last 16 years. Justice still eludes.
Facts never Lie and Memories never Die Remembering the Gujarat Carnage of 2002 and why we need to ensure it never happens again
03-Mar-2018
It is sixteen years now since the Gujarat Carnage of 2002. The years have flown by; Gujarat, India and the world have experienced a generation change in many different ways. “Let us move on” is the repeated quote of many who were not affected. “Such things happen everywhere” is the slogan of those who would…
Have you seen my son: Rupa Behn Mody A mother recalls the day when her son went missing during the Gujarat carnage
28-Feb-2018
Azhar Mody went missing in 2002 during the Gulberg Society massacre. Today 15 years later, in an exclusive interview to Citizens for Justice and Peace, Rupa Behn Mody, Azhar’s mother, shares how she still hopes he will return to her on his birthday on October 25. “It’s my Azhu’s birthday on the 25th. He…
The Long Road to Justice Teesta Setalvad explains the conspiracy behind the Gujarat carnage in 2002
28-Feb-2018
Watch this video to understand how inaction by people in positions of power and their tacit support via a studied silence, helped fan hate and escalate violence in Gujarat in 2002.
Final Solution A documentary by Rakesh Sharma
27-Feb-2018
Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat during the period Feb/March 2002 – July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in India through a study of the 2002 genocide of Muslims in Gujarat. It specifically examines political tendencies reminiscient of the Nazi Germany of…
Forgive not, forget not The Gujarat 2002 story
27-Feb-2018
The politics behind the Godhra train burning. How communal hatred was systematically stirred and violence incited by deliberate actions and decisions of powerful people in the administration.