23-Mar-2008
The Citizens for Justice amd Peace (CJP) and SAHMAT urge the various allies who constitute the NDA coalition and who believe in Constitutional Governance to not only condemn outright, the communal hate-ridden speeches of Varun Gandhi while campaigning in Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh but to ensure that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not nominate…
05-Mar-2008
23-Nov-2007
23 November 2007 Press Release The Citizens for Justice and Peace strongly condemns the act of bomb terror in the northern towns of Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad that have claimed a dozen precious LIVES so far. There are reports of over 20 persons being injured. We express our deepest condolences to the bereaved families.…
12-Oct-2007
The Citizens for Justice and Peace condemns the dastardly bomb blasts at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti here when a bomb went off inside the complex this evening killing two persons and injuring at least 28 as thousands were breaking their day-long Ramzan fast just two days before Eid, a day…
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…
19-Feb-2007
As citizens of India committed strongly committed to peaceful and fruitful relations between India and Pakistan as also unequivocally to lasting justice and peace between all communities within India, our heart goes out to all the victims of the recent terror attack on board the Samjhauta Express. The attack reveals above all, that terror…
04-Apr-2005
31-Oct-2003
07-Jul-2003
Statement released by the Citizens for Justice and Peace at a packed press conference in Mumbai on July 7, 2003. Zahira Habibullah Shaikh and the entire Habibullah family have approached the Citizens for Justice and Peace for legal aid to jointly ask for a re-trial in the BEST Bakery Massacre. In this petition to be…
25-Feb-2003
Press Releases __________________________________________________ February 25, 2003 SC Notice Against Narendra Modi and Ashok Singhal on Hate Speech On Monday, February 24, the Supreme court issued notices to the Government of Gujarat, Union government, Government of Maharashtra, chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi, and working president of the VHP, Ashok Singhal on why no criminal investigation…