Citizens for Justice and Peace
Pushing Human Rights Jurisprudence a Challenge A tribute to legal luminary KG Kannabiran
15-Feb-2021
Kanna advanced the argument that there should not be any form of prior sanction for prosecuting a policeman in a Human Rights Court. The fact that there is the establishment of a Human Rights Court at the district level under the protection of Human Rights Act is by itself a statutory sanction. No separate sanction…
A prison without bars or walls Are Open Prisons the correctional and reformatory facilities India needs?
21-Jan-2021
The concept of the open prison is based on the premise that freedom and socialisation are the best reformers. Out of a total of 63 such facilities across India, 29 are located in Rajasthan. People do make mistakes and I think they should be punished. But they should be forgiven and given the opportunity…
Covid-19 and Adivasi Empowerment: CJP’s unique contribution How have eight months of the Lockdown impacted India’s Forest Dwellers & Adivasis?
22-Oct-2020
During the nationwide Lockdown that was announced in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, CJP found that hunger that had gripped urban India escaped our communities living in the forest as they continued their cultivation and had some measure of control over the resources and minor forest produce. We at CJP with our partners the All…
NHRC’s advisories on Covid-19 How to help women, children, prisoners, persons with disability or mental illness
14-Oct-2020
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is a statutory body under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993 that aims to protect and promote the cause of Human Rights in India. It looks into violations of human rights by any State actors, recommend measures for the effective implementation of Human rights, to encourage organisations within…
Legal muscle to defend Forest Rights Day 2 of CJP webinar sheds light on laws and their implementation
10-Oct-2020
Day 2 of the CJP webinar titled Forest Rights Movement and Covid-19 saw a more in-depth discussion on the law and how its lax implementation had left millions of forest dwellers vulnerable. The webinar started with a beautiful song by the Adivasi women from Tharu tribe of Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh about the struggle of the villagers of Kajaria.…
आवाम और ग्राम सभा का सशक्तिकरण इस टूलकिट का उद्देश्य समुदाय का वनों पर स्व-शासन के संवैधानिक अधिकार को मज़बूत करना है।
05-Oct-2020
गांधी जयंती के दिन ग्राम सभा प्रस्ताव लिखने के लिए हम एक टूलकिट “आवाम की सत्ता, ग्राम सभा की सत्ता” जारी कर रहे हैं। गांधीजी ने कहा था – “स्वतंत्रता, शक्ति और आत्मनिर्भरता से आती है”। यहां ‘आत्मनिर्भरता’ का मतलब हाशिए पर रह रहे लोगों का शोषण कर व्यवसायों और पूँजी के हितों को बढ़ावा देना नहीं…
UP Police adding to trauma of rape survivors? Report by CHRI and AALI showcases experiences of 14 rape survivors in UP
05-Oct-2020
In wake of the rape, murder and forced cremation of a Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh, several questions are being raised about the role of the police in delaying even denying justice to rape survivors and victims. Now, the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) and the Association for Advocacy and Legal Initiatives (AALI) have come out with a report…
Rights of the Dead: Do they have any in India? Revisiting the sensitive subject in wake of the Hathras victim's rushed cremation
30-Sep-2020
Soon after the death of Dr. Simon Hercules in Chennai and the subsequent brouhaha over his last rights, where he was denied a dignified funeral, CJP’s sister publication Sabrang India had delved deep into the subject of rights of the dead in India. Today, we feel the need to revisit this in wake of the…
Does the Constitution stand with our farmers and their rights? A closer look at safeguards available to the agricultural community
25-Sep-2020
The country is presently engulfed in peaceful protests by farmers, a community that has largely known to be organised yet silent; a community that toils hard to drive the farming sector and to ensure food security for the countrymen. According to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural…
वनाधिकार कानून की बात करनी है तो गोली खाने को रहे तैयार! वे डरते हैं कि इक दिन निहत्थे और ग़रीब लोग उनसे डरना बंद कर देगें
16-Sep-2020
बिहार के इस चुनावी माहौल में जिला कैमूर के अधौरा प्रखंड़ में अपने जल, जंगल और ज़मीन के हक़ों के लिए संघर्ष कर रहे आदिवासीयों पर पुलिस द्वारा बरबर गोलियां बरसाई गई। 11 सितंबर 2020 को पुलिस और वन विभाग ने निहत्थे आदिवासीयों पर गोली चालन किया जिसमें 3 लोग घायल हो गए और काफी…