Citizens for Justice and Peace
Here’s how CJP helped release the 49th inmate from Assam’s detention camps Watch the story of Mojibor Sheikh, who was jailed in the Goalpara Detention Camp
01-Dec-2021
On November 15, CJP succeeded in reuniting Mojibor Sheikh, a daily wage labourer from Chirang, with his family after securing his release from the Goalpara Detention Centre in Assam. He had spent two years jailed in the detention camp. Watch his story here. To Support our work in Assam, visit here. Related: Victory! Mojibor Sheikh…
Gauhati HC extends interim protection to Gulbhanu Begum FT declared her a foreigner because authorities had recorded her father’s name incorrectly
18-Nov-2021
In yet another victory for Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), the Gauhati High Court has issued notice in connection with our petition on behalf of Gulbhanu Begum who was declared foreigner by a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Bongaigaon, Assam. She has now been granted interim protection. Gubhanu Begum is a resident of Patkata Pt-II…
CJP Assam: Empowering those battling the citizenship crisis Our team is constantly by their side in the courts and beyond
03-Feb-2021
#CJPWednesdays CJP Assam is continuing to help those excluded from the NRC defend their citizenship before Foreigners’ Tribunals and re-doubling its efforts to get innocents released from Detention Camps. We want our team to grow so we can help more people file comprehensive appeals against the NRC exclusions and other denials of citizenship. Help us…
CJP steps in to defend citizenship of freedom fighter’s daughter in Assam Septuagenarian Seje Bala Ghosh's father was close associate of Chandrashekhar Azad
11-Mar-2020
70-year-old Seje Bala Ghosh is in shock. This daughter of a freedom fighter and resident of North Bongaigaon (ward no 10) has been served foreigners’ notice by the Foreigners’ Tribunal of Bongaigaon, despite the fact that her name has been included in final National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published on August 31, 2019!…
CJP in Action: Two men released from detention camp after CJP intervention CJP helped organize advocate, documentation and communication with authorities
01-Mar-2020
In a huge relief for two men from Assam, CJP has helped secure their release from a detention camp. Brothers Samsul Ali (67) and Abdur Rashid (60) had been lodged in the Goalpara detention camp for over three years. Both hail from Village no. 2 Goraimari that falls under the jurisdiction of the Panbari police…
Assam man forced to rot in Detention Camp for over 3 years Migrant labourer declared ‘foreigner’ for going to Delhi in search of a job!
26-Nov-2019
63-year-old Majibur Rahman has just been released from a detention camp in Assam. But the poor man is still clueless as to why he was sent there in the first place. “My grandfather’s name was included in the 1951 NRC. But I was served notice for being a D-Voter and then declared a ‘foreigner’ by…
The Notorious Foreigners’ Tribunals of Assam What are FTs and what do they do?
01-Aug-2019
Assam’s dreaded Foreigners’ Tribunals (FTs) are back in focus after the Ministry of Home Affairs told the Parliament that over 1 million people have been declared foreigners in Assam by FTs so far! But what exactly are FTs and what do these tribunals do? Watch this video to find out. Related: CJP in…
I live on the streets and sleep under the stars: Anjaan Musafir 2.0 Another Assam man on the run after being declared ‘foreigner’
26-Jul-2019
Last year, we brought you the story of Anjaan Musafir, a daily wage labourer from Guwahati who has been on the run for over 20 years after being served a D Voter notice. During our visit to Assam in June 2019, we met yet another man who fled his home fearing incarceration in one of Assam’s infamous…
असम में FT ने 63959 लोगों की गैरमौजूदगी में उन्हें विदेशी घोषित किया गृह मंत्रालय द्वारा FT और डिटेंशन कैंप से जुड़ा चौका देने वाला खुलासा
05-Jul-2019
लोकसभा के समक्ष एक चौंका देने वाला खुलासे में गृह मंत्रालय ने यह स्वीकार किया है कि FT की सुनवाई में शामिल हुए बिना ही लगभग साठ हजार से अधिक लोगों को विदेशी घोषित किया गया है। गृह मंत्रालय ने काँग्रेस नेता शशि थरूर के छह सवालों का जवाब देते हुए यह बात कही। गृह मंत्रालय में राज्य…
63959 people declared foreigners ex parte in Assam! MHA reveals shocking figures related to Foreigners' Tribunals and Detention Camps
03-Jul-2019
In a shocking revelation before the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has admitted that over sixty thousand people have been declared foreigners ex parte i.e without them ever appearing before a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT). The MHA was responding to six questions raised by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The responses were made by…