Citizens for Justice and Peace
CJP Welcomes Sessions Court Judgment in Odh Massacre Case
09-Apr-2012
CJP welcomes the decision in Sessions Case Nos 45/2008 (CR No 23/2002) to convict 23 of the 47 accused charge sheeted in the Odh massacre case The Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) welcomes the decision in Sessions Case Nos 45/2008 (CR No 23/2002) to convict 23 of the 47 accused charge sheeted in the Odh…
2010: United Nation’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
01-Jan-2010
In the wake of continous reports of the large number of cases of sexual offences committed during the communal carnage of 2002, CEDAW asked the Government of India to submit a follow-up report “On the impact of massacre on women in Gujarat” by January 2008. CEDAW has also asked the government provide information disaggregated by…
Inadequate Compensation (Official and Independent Studies)
01-Apr-2007
The Gujarat state has paid out a mere Rs 1.5 lakh (Rs 90,000 in cash and Rs 60,000 in Narmada Bonds) as compensation to the next of kin of those killed in the violence of 2002. A detailed memorandum to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA I) not to mention three public meetings held by victim…