Citizens for Justice and Peace
I would have attempted suicide again had my name been excluded from the NRC: Hassan Ali CJP had counselled him after suicide attempt and now his name has been included in the final NRC
02-Sep-2019
A suicide survivor who CJP had counselled and assisted during the application process, has now been included in the final NRC. In March 2019, Hasan Ali, a resident on Hans Chara village, had tried to take his own life after his name was excluded from the NRC final draft. Ali was saved when his friends cut the…
CJP helps Shanowar Hussain in getting his name on the NRC list CJP helps genuine Indian citizens in Assam
01-Sep-2019
Shanowar Hussain from Barpeta in Assam expresses his gratitude to the CJP team who helped him through the NRC process. We are committed committed to defending all genuine Indian citizens.
Exclusive: Voices from Assam CJP's ground report on the day of publication of final NRC
01-Sep-2019
The final NRC list is out and 19,06,657 people have been left facing statelessness. CJP team visits the NSK’s to report from the ground about the current situation that’s been building up in Assam.
What next for those left out of the NRC? From the Secretary's Desk
31-Aug-2019
The NRC, is a process that is complex and not so easy to understand. So far, it has been unique to Assam. It was a consensual process arrived at after the tumultuous years that preceded the Assam Accord, when aggression, strife and violence marred a politics that was driven by real or imagined fears of…
CJP is committed to defending all genuine Indian citizens: Zamser Ali CJP helps people to get their names in the final NRC
31-Aug-2019
On the day of publication of the final NRC, CJP’s Assam state coordinator Zamser Ali shares instances of people who were excluded and how our Volunteer Motivators as well Community Volunteers have been working around the clock across Assam to help all those who need help. CJP is humbled to discover that many individuals and…
CJP in Assam: The evolution of our campaign to avert a humanitarian crisis An account of our various initiatives to help Indians in Assam
31-Aug-2019
Even before the partial draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam, CJP has had its eye on the brewing humanitarian crisis in the state. Here’s a look at our initiatives since then. In December 2017, the first partial draft of the NRC was published. This partial draft excluded over one…
Final NRC published in Assam Over 19 lakh excluded
31-Aug-2019
The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published in Assam at about 10 AM on Saturday August 31, 2019. This time there was a significant drop in the number of people excluded. Whereas the final draft published last year in July left out over 40 lakh people, the list published this year has brought…
CJP ने चलाया असम के भारतीय नागरिकों को कानूनी मदद देने का अभियान पैरालीगल कार्यकर्ताओं और स्थानीय और जिला स्तर के वकीलों को दी ट्रेनिंग
30-Aug-2019
सिटिजन फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस (CJP) ने असम में भारतीय नागरिकों को अपनी नागरिकता के दावे को अच्छी तरह पेश करने की ट्रेनिंग देने के लिए हाल में एक कार्यक्रम का आयोजन किया था. इस कार्यक्रम में पैरालीगल कार्यकर्ताओं और स्थानीय और जिला स्तर के वकीलों को उन कौशल और ट्रेनिंग से लैस कराया गया,…
Empowering Assam: CJP’s Paralegal Training Workshop CJP in Action for Assam NRC
28-Aug-2019
CJP held an in-depth 3 day paralegal training workshop for our volunteers and other interested people. The aim of the workshop was to train attendees in legal and procedural intricacies in assisting Indian Citizens defend their citizenships in Foreigners’ Tribunals. Nearly 100 participants came from across the state of Assam where practicing lawyers and legal…
Behind Shadows Tales of Injustice from Assam's Detention camps
27-Aug-2019
Assam’s Detention Camps are the dark, dank and dreary modern day purgatory like limbo lands, where those who are Declared Foreigner (DF) by Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) are condemned to spend their time till they are able to either secure bail or have the FT judgment overturned by a higher court. However, given how most inmates…