Citizens for Justice and Peace
When will violence and discrimination against Dalits and Adivasis end? 2021 was a year oftargeted social boycott, discrimination, and bruteviolence
05-Jan-2022
A just society is that society in which ascending sense of reverence and descending sense of contempt is dissolved into the creation of a compassionate society”- Dr BR Ambedkar, Annihilation of Caste. We certainly have miles to go before we can even get close to the compassionate society the Babasaheb envisioned. It is shocking to…
Love Azaad: CJP’s map tracking hate crimes against those who dare to love A unique campaign that keeps a hawk’s eye on instances of attacks inter-faith and inter-caste couples
04-Oct-2021
CJP introduces Love Azaad, a unique map that helps track violence against people who dare to love despite differences in religion, caste and other socio-cultural barriers. India’s Constitution states that we are both sovereign and secular. Yet, every day, young men, women and even people having other gender identities and diverse sexualities, are killed in…
Meat politics vs. jurisprudence in India Who decides what goes on your plate?
06-Jul-2021
The choice of what food we eat or do not eat, is both dictated by cultural choice and economics. Regimes, especially authoritarian ones impose restrictions on this choice. Here we explore who decides what people eat in which Indian state, and how meat is politicised to impose “upper” caste culture upon the “lower” castes. Also,…
Love Azaad! What does freedom to love cost in contemporary India? A webinar to celebrates tales of love and the struggle for rights
15-Feb-2021
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) held a day-long event which started with an engaging Instagram live with independent journalist and founder of The Ladies Compartment where CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad and she discussed the recent love jihad ordinances and answered some questions on the Special Marriage Act this…
मरने के बाद भी दलितों की गरिमा पर ऐसी चोट क्यों? शव के साथ दुर्व्यवहार के मामले में कानून पूरी तरह पीड़ित के पक्ष में है
08-Oct-2020
मृतक दलितों के साथ भेदभाव बढ़ने की खबरें लगातार आ रही हैं. आखिर उनकी गरिमा और अधिकार के लिए कानून में क्या प्रावधान हैं. सीजेपी ने कानून के इन प्रावधानों की पड़ताल की है. सीजेपी का सवाल है, क्या दलित लड़की के शव के साथ किए दुर्व्यवहार के दोषी पुलिसकर्मियों को सजा मिलेगी? हाथरस में…
Dalits and the lost dignity of death The law is clearly on the side of the family of the Hathras gangrape victim, having provisions for action against any section, that denies survivors dignity in death, protecting the rights of the deceased
01-Oct-2020
CJP looks at the law, including special protections for Dalits, in light of the increasing discriminations against even deceased Dalits, asking whether the guilty policemen will be punished? The country slept over the distressing news of the Hathras Dalit girl succumbing to death, after a belated transfer to the AIMS, Delhi, after she was allegedly…
To Be or Not to Be The Identity Crisis of the Non-Savarna Indian
16-Oct-2019
While for the Savarna Indian, to be without identity is an assertion of equality, for the vast numbers of Non-Savarnas, it is in the head-count that the quantum of caste privilege starkly stands out. The Good Since its inception, on paper at least, India’s Constitutional foundations declare its push to become a casteless society. The…
Jignesh Mevani’s historic victory in Gujarat 2017
21-Dec-2017
Jignesh Mevani wins in Vadgam constituency assembly seat December 2017, Gujarat. Actor Activist Joy Sengupta on Jignesh’s historic win by 20,000 votes.
Day of Reckoning Jignesh Mevani's historic win
21-Dec-2017
Only a few moments in Indian history have had the power to unite voices across the spectrum of class, caste, religion, language and more. Some individuals become the manifestation of these moments and spread their exuberance around like star-dust. Today is a day of mixed emotions. Today is the day when Jignesh Mevani has won from the Vadgam constituency in Gujarat…
The Christian Community in India 2015
19-Nov-2015
by John Dayal It does not happen to “other people.” It happens to “us,” though this may not be apparent at first sight. This is the sort of saying that social-psychologists, cultural anthropologists and even environmental scientists have been stressing on a range of issues as diverse as the impact of climate change to that…