Citizens for Justice and Peace
Assam: CJP’s fight against citizenship crisis stronger than ever Our team in Assam is reaching remote areas and marginalized regions
07-Apr-2021
CJP Assam continues its fight against the citizenship crisis, stronger and braver than ever. We are going door to door in remote areas of Assam, collecting documents of citizenship and being there beside those who need our assistance. We have been fighting relentlessly for every Indian battling the citizenship crisis in Assam, in courts and…
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…
NRC-excluded Assam man flees home CJP has reached out immediately
20-Nov-2020
The citizenship crisis has already claimed 107 lives in Assam. As impoverished and marginalised people face new struggles everyday, they end up taking extreme steps. Upon being devastated at the exclusion from the final NRC, Zabbar Ali fled home fearing the prospect of life behind bars in a Detention Camp while his wife and four…
How CJP volunteer motivators are defying all odds in Assam Listen to our volunteer motivators speak about their current work in Assam
23-Oct-2020
From floods to a global pandemic, CJP’s volunteer motivators are moving ahead fearlessly to help everyone fighting the citizenship crisis in Assam. Each one of us, is committed to fight for those battling this grave human rights crisis, in courts and beyond. Help us help Assam. Donate here: https://cjp.org.in/donateforassam/ Related: CJP Impact: Four people released…
Exclusive: Voices from Assam CJP's ground report on the day of publication of final NRC
01-Sep-2019
The final NRC list is out and 19,06,657 people have been left facing statelessness. CJP team visits the NSK’s to report from the ground about the current situation that’s been building up in Assam.