Citizens for Justice and Peace
Watch: Citizenship crisis claims 107th life in Assam CJP visited the victim's house to reach out to his family
17-Oct-2020
Barpeta’s Musa Mondal became the 107th casualty of the citizenship crisis in Assam when he hanged himself on October 12, 2020, upon being declared foreigner by the Foreigners’ Tribunals. CJP Visited his house in Kayastha Para and learned that 42 more people have been marked D-Voter in his village. As the Citizenship Crisis in Assam…
CJP Assam: Fighting for every Indian Through floods and a raging pandemic
13-Oct-2020
From detention Camp to Assam floods, CJP is fighting for every Indian who is battling the citizenship crisis in Assam. Help Us Help Assam. Please donate here Related: CJP Impact: Four people released from Tezpur Detention Camp CJP helps secure release of Bihari man dubbed Bangladeshi in Assam! CJP helps reunite man released from Assam…
Ailing daughter of freedom fighter forced to appear before foreigners’ tribunals The 70-year old Sejebala Ghosh was recently asked to appear for a hearing in September
07-Oct-2020
Watch how Sejebala Ghosh, daughter of a prominent freedom fighter, is fighting to prove her citizenship despite her name being included in the final NRC. CJP has been with her since March and will continue to help her legally, as we are committed to help every Indian fighting the citizenship crisis in Assam. Help Us…
CJP team persists through floods and pandemic in Assam CJP Assam's fight against the citizenship crisis is going strong
27-Aug-2020
Amid the devastating Assam floods and the ongoing pandemic, CJP Assam is battling it all to be beside those who are facing the citizenship crisis in Assam. Watch this video where our Assam team explains the current work that’s being done, impeccably, while standing up to all the hurdles that they are facing on the…
How CJP helped 33 people walk out of Assam’s Detention Camps The Arduous task of getting inmates out of Detention Camps
31-Jul-2020
So far, CJP has been able to secure the release of 33 inmates from 4 detention camps in Assam on conditional bail. This was in line with two judgments of the Supreme Court. In order to accomplish this task, CJP followed all legal and bureaucratic processes and procedures. In this video, we will take you…
Flood-affected families receive notices to defend their citizenship! Assam Floods and Citizenship Crisis
21-Jul-2020
In a shocking case of institutional apathy, 5 people from Dhalpur village in Darrang district of Assam have been sent notices via Whatsapp to defend their citizenship before the Foreigners’ Tribunal(FT). Amidst the raging floods in Assam coupled with the Covid scare, as entire villages have been submerged under water and crops destroyed, such acts…
CJP entrusted with documents during Assam floods People are rushing to save their identity documents
16-Jul-2020
Assam floods have claimed more than 90 lives, with thousands of people forced out of their neighborhoods. Their cattle are displaced and homes are submerged in water. In such trying times, people are rushing to save their most precious belonging, their identity documents and trusting CJP with them. We are humbled by their faith in…
CJP Assam: Distributes food and clothes to the needy on Eid CJP will continue to fight against hunger and citizenship crisis for every marginalised and needy person
28-May-2020
On the day of Eid, at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, CJP team Assam ventured out to deliver new clothes and food, to over 200 impoverished families in Assam. Four of these families’ members were recently released from Assam’s detentions camps by CJP’s efforts. CJP also joined hands with Bijni Prayas-Oikyatan to deliver…
CJP’s Team is Going Beyond the Call of Duty A showcase of how our on ground activity has intensified after August 31
07-Sep-2019
After the final NRC was published leaving out over 19 lakh people, CJP volunteers have fanned out across Assam to reassure those who are left out that there is still hope and we are here to help. Our teams are holding meetings and conducting sessions to educate people about the post NRC process, how to…