Citizens for Justice and Peace
Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail Released after being granted bail by Bombay High Court
09-Dec-2021
Trade unionist and human rights defender Sudha Bharadwaj finally walked out of the Byculla women’s jail on December 9, 2021 after conditions of her bail were finalized on December 8, 2021. She had been granted default bail in the Bhima Koregaon case by the Bombay High Court on December 1, 2021. Bharadwaj, who has been…
SC dismisses NIA appeal against default bail to Sudha Bharadwaj Court finds no reason to interfere with Bombay HC order
07-Dec-2021
In a shot in the arm for the human rights movement in India, activist Sudha Bharadwaj who had been implicated in the Bhima Koregaon case by a vindictive regime, will now walk free after terms of her bail are finalised on December 8. This was made possible by the Supreme Court when it dismissed a…
Bhima Koregaon case: Why did Bombay HC grant bail to Sudha Bharadwaj, but not her co-accused? Failure to take cognisance of chargesheet not enough for default bail under UAPA
04-Dec-2021
On December 1, the Bombay High Court granted bail to lawyer-activist Sudha Bharadwaj vide a detailed order and in the same order denied bail to other eight co-accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, purely on technicality. Since the grounds raised by Bharadwaj were different from those raised by the eight others, her contention was accepted…
‘Making a game of a person’s death’: Deccan Herald apologises after outrage over Stan Swamy ‘quiz’ theprint.in
16-Jul-2021
The quiz asked readers to ‘connect’ 3 pictures — Bhima Koregaon victory pillar, Sudha Bharadwaj, and a Communist flag bearing the hammer & sickle — to a’person who recently passed away’. Bengaluru: A group of activists and civil society members hit out at the English language daily Deccan Herald over a ‘prize-winning quiz’ that appeared in the newspaper’s…
Release Political Prisoners: CJP to Maharashtra CM In wake of Fr. Stan’s passing, CJP appeals for release of remaining Bhima Koregaon accused
13-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has once again written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging him to consider recommending to the high-power committee, that the remaining accused in the Bhima Koregaon case be released on interim bail. There are still 14 people languishing in jail after Fr. Stan Swamy passed away and Varavara…
What really happened at Bhima Koregaon? Narrative of Elgar Parishad and Bhima Koregaon manipulated to disguise incendiary role of supremacists
06-Jul-2021
It was the site outside the Brahmanical city of Pune, the capital of the cruel Peshwai empire[1], at Koregaon, that Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, as a young lawyer battling caste discrimination, visited in 1927. Since then, come January 1, every year, over 90 years, and hundreds of thousands of Dalit-Bahujans come here in collective celebration of…
Fr Stan Swamy’s institutional murder CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad calls out everyone involved
05-Jul-2021
Poor health conditions in Taloja prison amidst a raging Covid-19 pandemic, lies fabricated by the authorities (valiant efforts by the Jesuit-Human Rights Community and advocates like Mihir Desai and Krithika notwithstanding), form the vicious cycle witnessed closely by some of us in the tragic case of our beloved Father Stan Swamy (and other fellow inmates)…
Equality postulates not merely legal equality but also real equality: Justice PB Sawant Celebrating Justice PB Sawant’s life, legacy and remembering his prophetic words on his 91st birth anniversary
28-Jun-2021
The preventive detention law by its very nature has always posed a challenge before the courts in a democratic society such as ours to reconcile the liberty of the individual with the allegedly threatened interests of the society and the security of the State particularly during times of peace. It is as much a deprivation…
CJP writes to Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray seeking release of BK-15 Unhygienic, inadequate infrastructure in jails threatens their health
17-May-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), dedicated to its movement of upholding and defending the freedom and constitutional rights of all Indians, has written to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, urging him to recommend releasing the 15 accused on interim bail to the high-power committee. After learning about some harrowing accounts of…
CJP’s petition to release Hany Babu for eye treatment: Sign Now! The professor is suffering from a severe eye infection, and could lose vision in one eye
12-May-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has launched an online petition to free Hany Babu, the 55-year-old Professor, who is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, has been in custody since July 2020 without trial. Unfortunately, since May 3, he has developed an acute eye infection in Taloja Jail, with little or no vision…