Citizens for Justice and Peace
Raiding the Resilient Police’s high-handedness in dealing with Dalit Activists and Lawyer
21-Apr-2018
Recently police raided the homes of well-known human rights activists and even a lawyer on the pretext of gathering information about their alleged complicity in fomenting hate and violence in Bhima Koregaon. Oddly enough the Maharashtra Chief Minister said the raids were conducted due to their ‘Maoist’ links. The fact that two parallel and equally…
CJP Stands with Dalits Join our campaign to stop the unlawful targeting of Dalits
21-Jan-2018
Citizens for Justice and Peace stands with the Dalits of Maharashtra. CJP has met the Commissioner of Police along with other groups to demand an immediate halt to combing operations all over Maharashtra. We are also preparing a legal intervention in the Bombay High Court against this crackdown. Join us in our campaign.
Hostile State Machinery Targets Dalits in Maharashtra People Fight Back as Combing Operations and Illegal Detentions intensify
20-Jan-2018
Following the attack on Dalits gathered at Bhima Koregaon on January 1, 2018 and the subsequent statewide ‘bandh’, there has been a spurt in combing operations where police raid Dalit bastis, search homes and round up men, often youngsters. Activists say thousands of people have been illegally detained in this manner and are currently languishing in…
Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid File Petition Against FIR in Bombay HC FIR an After-thought, No Offences Made Out: Petition
17-Jan-2018
Recently elected independent MLA, Jignesh Mevani and student leader Umar Khalid have separately challenged the malafide actions of the Pune police in booking them for making inciteful speeches. Both have filed writ petitions in the Bombay High Court praying for a quashing of the malafide FIRs against them. Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a…
Saffron Conspiracy in Bhima Koregaon? Fact finding report by Rashtra Seva Dal unearths insidious scheme to target Dalits
13-Jan-2018
On January 1, 2018, thousands of Dalit families that had gathered at Bhima Koregaon to pay homage to the Dalit Mahar martyrs of the Anglo-Maratha war of 1818, were targeted and attacked by members of extreme right wing Hindutva groups. The saffron goons not only pelted the Dalit gathering, where there were thousands of women…
How Hate Builds An account of speeches inciting hate in light of FIRs on Umar Khalid and Jignesh Mevani
07-Jan-2018
On the first day of 2018, Saffron flag bearers attacked the Bhima Koregaon Battle Memorial in large numbers. Dalits who come to Bhima Koregaon every year on January 1 to pay respects to the martyrs of the battle were caught off-guard and resisted the attacks spontaneously. The next few days saw an immaculate and organic upsurge of the resistance…
The Battle of Bhima Koregaon – An Unending Journey
04-Jan-2018
Somnath Waghmare’s celebrated film Bhima Koregaon, the Unending Journey, tells the many stories around the legend of the battle of Bhima Koregaon. Its relevance can be gauged by the fact that even 200 years after the battle, right wing forces are violently protesting the celebrations. Special thanks to Somnath Waghmare and Pedestrian Pictures.
