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Kanhaiya Kumar

CJP makes a difference on the ground Words of Support from N Ram

N Ram, Publisher, The Hindu speaks about how CJP focuses on the victim and makes meaningful legal interventions to actually make a difference on the ground. He also commends how CJP never backed down despite strong reprisals from people in power.

Mukul Kesavan

CJP and Teesta walk the talk Words of Support from Mukul Kesavan

Historian and political essayist Mukul Kesavan is known for his intrepid and often hilarious takes on what transpires on the Indian political landscape. Here he speaks about how CJP and Teesta Setalvad have always gone beyond mere tokenism and actually been in the line of fire for speaking truth to power.

CJP and Teesta Did What Any Real Citizen of India Should Words of Support from Bezwada Wilson

In this touching testimonial of CJP’s work with the marginalised, Magsaysay Award Winner and Leader of the Safai Karmachari Andolan (SKA), Bezwada Wilson, speaks of how the interventions of CJP gave destitute and distraught women in Gujarat hope when all else was lost.

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Prashant bhushan

Setalvad has fought many valiant battles for Communally Oppressed and Downtrodden : Prashant Bhushan

” The Preamble talks about Justice. Unfortunately in this country most citizens are not able to get justice, not even justice in the traditional sense, nor economic justice or political justice. It talks about equality, this country is facing the greatest inequality this world has ever seen with a few individuals at the top enjoying…

The Courage to Be Free From the Editor's Desk

Injustices come in different forms, each no less oppressive than the other. To develop a vibrant and inclusive movement that builds on this understanding, we need to forge synergies and alliances. For our rights to be protected, we need to stand as firmly for the rights of all others. This fundamental understanding is what is…

Setalvad’s NGO expands its horizons

Gulf News November 24, 2017 Setalvad’s NGO expands its horizons Organisation to also defend rights of tribals, Dalits, women and children Published: 16:38 November 24, 2017 Pamela Raghunath, Correspondent Mumbai: Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), an NGO that has fought for the rights of oppressed religious minorities, especially victims and survivors of communal violence,…

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