Citizens for Justice and Peace
[Zakia Jafri petition] Communal violence like lava from volcano, I lost my grandparents to it: Kapil Sibal to Supreme Court barandbench.com
11-Nov-2021
Sibal, however, maintained that he does not want to accuse anyone and a message has to go that violence in the name of religion will not be tolerated. Communal violence is an institutionalised problem and is like lava from a volcano which breeds revenge, Congress leader Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal told the Supreme Court on…
Gujarat riots: Parading of bodies triggered conspiracy, Zakia tells SC The Telegraph
11-Nov-2021
The apex court is hearing a plea from Zakia Jafri, whose husband and former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri was burnt alive with 68 others The alleged conspiracy behind the 2002 Gujarat pogrom started playing out when the charred bodies of the kar sevaks killed in the Godhra train fire began to be paraded to Ahmedabad,…
Gujarat Riots: Communal violence is like lava from volcano, Kapil Sibal tells SC Tribune India
11-Nov-2021
Questions SIT clean chit to 64, including then CM Narendra Modi Photo for representational purpose only. Describing communal violence as “lava erupting from a volcano” which scarred the ground it touched, senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Wednesday questioned the SIT clean chit to 64 persons, including then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during the 2002…
Gujarat Riots: SIT Made No Sincere Attempts To Nab Culprits, Says Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri’s Plea The Wire
11-Nov-2021
The senior advocate was making these arguments in the plea challenging the SIT’s clean chit to 64 persons, including Narendra Modi. Zakia Jafri. Photo: PTI New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard Kapil Sibal, appearing for Zakia Jafri, said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the Gulberg society massacre during the 2002 Gujarat riots…
‘Communal violence is like lava erupting from a volcano’: Kapil Sibal in Zakia Jafri hearing newslaundry.com
11-Nov-2021
The Supreme Court today heard a petition filed by Zakia, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri, in connection with the Gujarat riots case. The Supreme Court today continued hearing a petition filed by Zakia Ahsan Jafri, the widow of Congress MLA Ehsan Jafri, who had challenged a special investigation team’s report that granted “a…
Gujarat Riots – No Appeal Filed Against Maya Kodnani’s Acquittal; VHP Persons Appointed Prosecutors In Many Cases : Kapil Sibal Tells Supreme Court Live Law
11-Nov-2021
On Wednesday, to demonstrate the lack of proper investigation by the SIT in the Gujarat riots conspiracy case, Mr. Kapil Sibal pointed out to the Supreme Court that SIT has not challenged the Gujarat High Court’s decision to acquit Maya Kodnani, former BJP MLA from Naroda, who was identified as the ‘kingpin’ in the Naroda…
‘Communal Violence Like Lava, Leaves Earth Fertile For Future Revenge’ : Kapil Sibal In Gujarat Riots Case Live Law
11-Nov-2021
During the arguments in the Gujarat riots case before the Supreme Court, Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal got emotional talking about the dangers of communal violence and recalled that he had lost his maternal grandparents in the violence during the aftermath of partition. Sibal was appearing for Zakia Jafri, the widow of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri…
Zakia Jafri Fights On: Revisiting Gujarat Riots And SIT’s Clean Chit To Narendra Modi hwnews.in
11-Nov-2021
Zakia Jafri, widow of slain Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, has challenged the SIT’s clean chit to then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 post-Godhra riots. After repeated adjournments for over 2 years, the Apex Court late last month started hearing one of the most important matters that involves the top political leader of…
India – Continued harassment of human rights defender Teesta Setalvad Front Line Defenders
30-Jun-2015
Teesta Setalvad. Photo: Jaffar Theekkathir On 26 June 2015, the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to refer human rights defenders Ms Teesta Setalvad and her husband, Mr Javed Anand, to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation. This latest action increases the pressure on the human rights defender as she attempts to…