Citizens for Justice and Peace
My Ancestors were Freedom Fighters, I will not let my Grief tear the Nation apart Son killed in Asansol riots, Imam Imdadul Rashidi appeals against violence and vengeance
11-Apr-2019
Asansol’s Imam Imdadul Rashidi’s young son was killed during the ram navami riots that swept through Asansol in 2018. At that moment of grief, the Imam not only appealed for peace but also ensured that there was no retaliation. He even refused to pursue police investigation into the death. This, like Gandhiji in Noakhali during…
Locating the Role of State and Changing Nature of Violence Part-1 of a Study on Communal Violence by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
13-Feb-2019
As per newspaper reports, the number of communal incidents all over India in 2018 has been the lowest in the past four years. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) monitors reports of communal incidents in five newspapers every year. In 2018 the number of communal incidents reported was 38 as compared to…
हेट हटाओ: नफ़रत के ख़िलाफ़ सीजेपी का नया ऐप अभी डाउनलोड करें!
31-Jan-2019
शान्ति और सत्य के मसीहा, महात्मा गांधी की हत्या की 71वीं वर्षगांठ पर, आज हम सिटीजन्स फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस (सीजेपी), नफ़रत और कट्टरता की संस्कृति को समाप्त करने के अपने संकल्प को थोड़ा और मज़बूत कर रहे हैं, जिससे हमारे देश के सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक ताने-बाने को खतरा है. हम नफ़रत से लड़ने के लिए ख़ास तौर…
Hate Hatao: CJP’s New App to Fight Hate Download now!
30-Jan-2019
Today, on the 71st anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, a true messiah of peace, we at Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) are strengthening our resolve to ending the culture of hate and bigotry that threatens the socio-cultural fabric of our nation. We are launching Hate Hatao, a revolutionary new app designed to fight…
हेट हटाओ, देश बचाओ: जानिए इस App के बारे में CJP पेश करती है एक क्रांतिकारी App
30-Jan-2019
सालों से नफ़रत और हिंसा का मुकाबला कर रही CJP पेश करती है एक क्रांतिकारी नया APP – हेट हटाओ। बढ़ती साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा और घृणा के बिगड़ते माहौल में हेट हटाओ ऐप से आप उपयुक्त सबूतों जैसे कि, स्क्रीनशॉट, वीडियो या एक तस्वीर के ज़रिए अभद्र भाषा, धमकी और हेट स्पीच से जुड़े अपराधों को…
Role of the Media: How Hate was Spread in 2002 in Gujarat Excerpts from the Concerned Citizens Tribunal Report, Crimes Against Humanity, Gujarat 2002
29-Jan-2019
The following piece that first appeared in the Nov Dec 2002 edition of Communalism Combat examines the role of media in spreading hate during the Gujarat 2002 communal carnage. The Tribunal recommends that all the recommendations made by the Editors’ Guild in its report on the Gujarat carnage be implemented. India; Rights and Wrongs the Editors…
Remembering the Graham Staines Murder A Culture of Unrepentant Gore Reigns even after 20 Years!
23-Jan-2019
The January of 1999 began on a sombre hate-filled note. NDA had been in power for the second time under a seemingly affable Atal Behari Vajpayee as prime minister but the fires of hate had been lit signalled by the men at the top. LK Advani who had the bloody rath from Somnath to Ayodhya…
2002 Gujarat riots case: SC to hear plea against clean chit to PM Modi on Nov. 19 National Herald
13-Nov-2018
The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, November 19, Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging the clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was then chief minister of Gujarat The Supreme Court will hear on Monday, November 19, Zakia Jafri’s plea challenging the clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was then chief minister of…
Top Court To Hear Zakia Jafri Plea Against PM In Gujarat Riots On Monday NDTV
13-Nov-2018
Zakia Jafri is the widow of former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, who was among the 69 people massacred at Gulbarg Society in Ahmedabad during the Gujarat riots. NEW DELHI: 2002 Gujarat riots victim Zakia Jafri’s petition challenging the clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be heard by the Supreme Court on Monday. The…
सीतामढ़ी दंगों के पीछे साज़िश बिहार के सीतामढ़ी में भड़के दंगो पर एक विस्तृत जांच रिपोर्ट
12-Nov-2018
बिहार में सांप्रदायिक तनाव लगातार बढ़ रहे हैं। हाल ही में सीतामढ़ी के मधुबन गाँव में दुर्गा विसर्जन को लेकर भड़की हिंसा ने पूरे जिले में भय का माहौल पैदा कर दिया। इस हिंसा को अख़बार और मीडिया ने दो गुटों में विसर्जन को लेकर झड़प बताया, पर जब ऑल इंडिया मुस्लिम बेदारी कारवां की…