Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rath Yatra 2018: Political ploy or Communal Conspiracy? The last time a chariot passed through India, it triggered hate and violence
19-Feb-2018
The RSS and its affiliates have started a Rath Yatra aimed at polarising voters in upcoming elections. This even as the Supreme Court hears the Ayodhya dispute case. CJP calls for peaceful protests at each stop of the Rath Yatra takes. We also urge people to hold programmes for Peace and Communal Harmony. After all, India…
फिरोज़ाबाद में शांति भंग करने की कोशिश नाकाम पुलिस ने किया भाजपा का पर्दाफाश
17-Feb-2018
उत्तर प्रदेश के फ़िरोज़ाबाद में भाजपा के युवा नेताओं द्वारा दंगा भड़काने और शान्ति भंग करने की कोशिश पुलिस ने नाकाम की. इसका सबक सिखाने के लिए जब पुलिस पर ही हमला किया गया तब जिला प्रशासन और पुलिस के आला अधिकारियों ने कारवाई करते हुए, दोषिओं को गिरफ्तार कर लिया – तब मौके पर…
UP Cops Save City from Burning like Kasganj Goons allegedly close to senior BJP leader attack Muslim youth in Firozabad but men in Khaki save the day
17-Feb-2018
In brazen act of defiance of any legal authority and complete disregard for possible consequences, goons with alleged affiliation to a senior BJP functionary, first attacked two innocent Muslim youth in Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh. They then proceeded to physically assault even policemen who intervened to prevent an escalation of violence. And just when you…
Over 350 verified incidents of hate crimes against Christians recorded EFIRLC Releases Annual Report on Hate Crimes against Christians in India in 2017
16-Feb-2018
The year 2017 has been one of the most traumatic for the Christian community in India since the mass targeted violence of the Kandhamal pogrom in 2007 and 2008. The Religious Liberty Commission of the Evangelical Fellowship of India (EFIRLC) documented at least 351 cases of violence in 2017, by no means an exhaustive compilation…
No Communal Riots in 2017: UP DGP Yeah right!
15-Feb-2018
Following in the footsteps of India’s Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, who had denied that the lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq at Dadri village in UP was a ‘communal’ act, that too in Parliament, way back in December 2015, now it is the topmost police official of India’s largest state, by population, director general of police (DGP),…
Unfurling a Tricolour Riot Patriotism, Politics and the Pakistan rhetoric in Kasganj
12-Feb-2018
Communal violence has been the bane of our society. There had been a perception that this violence is a spontaneous clash between two communities. Over a period of time, it is becoming clear that it is not a spontaneous phenomenon, nor is it a clash between two communities, it is planned violence. Scholars, basing themselves on…
Delayed, NOT DENIED: Ayodhya Intervention Petition by CJP and 32 Citizens in SC Clarification on mis-reportage by prominent publications
09-Feb-2018
The CJP would like to place on record the facts regarding the hearing of the Babri Masjid-Ayodhya intervention application filed by 32 citizens that took place on February 8. Various newspapers and websites are presenting a mis-representation of the proceedings that took place in the Supreme Court. An article on India Today’s website suggests that…
A Candle for Ankit ... and his lost love and a flickering secularism. A worrying silence echoes in the public sphere.
08-Feb-2018
It was an act of violence and terror, albeit of a critically different kind. When 23-year-old Ankit Saxena’s throat was slit after an altercation with the family members of his childhood sweetheart a few days ago, while the usual suspects of the BJP, Manoj Tiwari, and the Bajrang Dal swung into pre-scripted, hate-driven action, a…
Attempts to stir communal tension in Amroha Fake social media posts about 'forced' conversion of Dalits to Islam aimed at stoking discord
08-Feb-2018
Another hate campaign over social media in UP. After Kasganj, Amroha on the edge. Join CJP’s campaign for peace in Amroha. Related: Investigate Inciteful Social Media posts about ‘forced’ conversion of Dalits
प्रेम जन्म भूमि – एक कदम शांति की ओर सर्वोच्च न्यायलय में हमारी याचिका का समर्थन करें
08-Feb-2018
देश के कोने कोने से अलग अलग व्यवसायों से जुड़े तीस से अधिक लोग, जो हज़ारों हिन्दुस्तानियों की तरह की अमन की इच्छा रखतें हैं, आज CJP के साथ मिल कर सुप्रीम कोर्ट में अयोध्या विवाद के केस में हस्तक्षेप कर रहे हैं| हमारी प्रार्थना है की संवैधानिक मूल्यों को ध्यान में रखते हुए फैसला…
कासगंज का सच CJP ने की राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग से तथ्य ढूँढने की फ़रियाद
07-Feb-2018
क्या है कासगंज के दंगे से पहले रची गई साजिश से लेकर दंगे के बाद तक की सच्चाई, जिसे छुपाने का षड्यंत्र रचा जा रहा है? CJP ने राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग से फ़रियाद की है कि फेसबुक पोस्ट और विडियो की फॉरेंसिक जांच हो ताकि तथ्य सामने आयें, और कासगंज दंगाइयों को सजा मिले…
The Lynching of Mohammed Akhlaq A timeline of all developments in the investigation and trial in the Dadri lynching case
05-Feb-2018
Mohammed Akhlaq’s brutal murder at the hands of his fellow villagers is seen as the first lynching in a cow vigilantism case in India. Mohammed Akhlaq was the first victim of Gautankwad. [TIMELINE-25405] Related: Victims of Gautankwad: Pehlu Khan Victims of Gautankwad: Alimuddin Ansari Lynched in India
Complainant cannot be debarred from being heard in Adityanath Case: SFA Naqvi Exclusive Audio Interview explains how Allahabad HC order affects victimology
05-Feb-2018
On February 1, 2018 the Allahabad High Court rejected petitioner and injured victim, Rasheed Khan’s petition pressing his right to be heard during the trial related to serial criminal offences (in 2007) that involved inciteful speeches of Adityanath and others that caused deaths and destruction of minority property. The proceedings expose the tardy prosecution in the case,…
Adityanath’s tryst with the Law Case Papers and Legal Documents tracking the case involving hate speech and allegations of inciting violence
02-Feb-2018
On February 1, 2018 the Allahabad High Court rejected petitioner and injured victim, Rasheed Khan’s petition pressing his right to be heard during the trial related to serial criminal offences (in 2007) that involved inciteful speeches of Adityanath and others that caused deaths and destruction of minority property. The proceedings expose the tardy prosecution in the case,…
Gory Winter: Bombay Riots of 1992-93 Frontline
02-Feb-2018
ombay in December 1992-January 93 was Hindu Rashtra in action. By TEESTA SETALVAD THE fault lines were sharp and deep in that December of 1992 when for nine days theurbs prima of India, hailed for its cosmopolitanism, saw this veneer shredded. Painfully. All of December, including the week of Christmas and New Year celebrations, public temper…