Citizens for Justice and Peace
Covid-19: Which states fared worst and why? Examining the role of misplaced priorities and poor planning
29-May-2021
The second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic has surely been aggravated by a casual attitude towards world trends and an absence of preparedness overall. Election rallies and religious gatherings where hundreds of thousands gathered unchecked were allowed. The second wave has been reportedly fueled by two variants- B.1.617 (that was first found in December, 2020…
Shocking provisions of the Bihar Special Armed Police Bill Here's how the draconian legislation can be misused
30-Mar-2021
The Bihar Special Armed Police Bill caused a rather unprecedented uproar amongst the opposition parties in the Bihar Assembly during and after the passage of the Bill. While the opposing legislators demonstrated their resistance towards the Bill for giving unbridled powers to a police force, the police responded in a rather brutal manner, dragging opposing…
This is the land of our ancestors: Adivasi man writes to CJP Bihar man recounts abuse inflicted by Forest Department
15-Oct-2020
“We are fighting the Forest Department for our right to the water, the forests and the land. We say that all of this [forests] is ours and shall remain ours. This forest is our livelihood. This is our ancestor’s land. We have been living here forever,” said 65-year-old Adivasi, Ram Surat Singh. However, the frustrated…
सीतामढ़ी दंगों के पीछे साज़िश बिहार के सीतामढ़ी में भड़के दंगो पर एक विस्तृत जांच रिपोर्ट
12-Nov-2018
बिहार में सांप्रदायिक तनाव लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं। हाल ही में सीतामढ़ी के मधुबन गाँव में दुर्गा विसर्जन को लेकर भड़की हिंसा ने पूरे जिले में भय का माहौल पैदा कर दिया। इस हिंसा को अख़बार और मीडिया ने दो गुटों में विसर्जन को लेकर झड़प बताया, पर जब ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम बेदारी कारवां की…