Citizens for Justice and Peace
COVID-19 Crisis: CJP’s commitment to Mumbai’s migrant workers We are committed to support the countless migrant families in dire need of help in this hour of crisis
06-Apr-2020
CJP is providing essential supplies and ration for 250 construction workers at Gorai in Mumbai. The migrant workers are native to the Marathwada region in Maharashtra. With the country-wide lockdown, they have to deal with acute shortage of basic resources on a daily basis. Battling state-wide transport lockdown, CJP team continues to reach out to…
How the CJP Team braves all hurdles to fight hunger Amid the CoVid-19 Lockdown, CJP is ensuring that nobody goes to sleep hungry
04-Apr-2020
Ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, CJP’s chief concern has been to ensure nobody goes to bed hungry. The nationwide lockdown has adversely impacted the livelihood of daily-wage earners. People in low-income jobs. Families of thela wallas, taxi and auto rickshaw drivers, vegetable vendors, carpenters, scrap purchasers,…
CJP against Hunger: Rations and essentials provided to migrant workers Some of them were trapped in containment zones facing starvation!
03-Apr-2020
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic forced the entire nation into a lockdown, migrant workers have suffered a sudden loss of livelihood. CJP has been receiving appeals for help from many such families across Mumbai. Teesta Setalvad who leads CJP and is a journalist and human rights worker with several decades of work behind her, has a…
CJP Provides Relief to needy families from the North-East We partnered with the Tangkhul Community to provide ration to 50 low income families
02-Apr-2020
Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, people from North Eastern states have been at the receiving end of racial slurs and social ostracism. Our fellow Indians are being accused of not only being Chinese, but also spreading the virus! This has impacted their social mobility, including simple things as stepping out to get groceries. The…
CJP fighting against hunger against all odds Team CJP is soldiering on, providing relief to the needy and the hungry, amid CoVid-19 lockdown
01-Apr-2020
Since the CoVid-19 lockdown was called, more than a week ago, the food supplies have dried up. Hence in the past few days, our teams spread out to acquire supplies, in the midst of a transport strike. Armed with face-masks, gloves, sanitisers and often walking long distances to make purchases, we and our partner organisations…
CJP against Hunger: Essentials supplied to needy families from the North East Part of our campaign with Tangkhul Welfare Society Mumbai
01-Apr-2020
Racism has raised its ugly head even amidst these trying times. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, people from North Eastern states have been at the receiving end of racial slurs and social ostracism. Our fellow Indians are being accused of not only being Chinese, but also spreading the virus! This has impacted their social…
CJP against Hunger: Overcoming hurdles to serve the needy Team CJP soldiers on despite challenges like dwindling food supplies and a transport strike!
31-Mar-2020
Ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced to curb the spread of the coronavirus, CJP’s chief concern has been to ensure nobody goes to bed hungry. But, the haphazard manner in which the lockdown was announced, has led to challenges in providing relief to those in need. We are acutely aware of how daily-wagers and…
CJP against Hunger: Our relief efforts during the Covid-19 lockdown A Photo Feature showing how CJP and Prayas are providing rations and essentials to the needy
31-Mar-2020
Ever since the nationwide lockdown was announced to curb the spread of Covid-19, CJP and our partner organisations have been hard at work procuring foodgrains, vegetables, and other essentials to deliver to low-income families of daily wage workers whose income sources have dried up. Here’s a look at some of our on-ground efforts with our…
CJP demands conversion of Goalpara detention camp into Corona Treatment Hospital Its location and accommodation capacity make it an ideal center for treatment amid the current situation
30-Mar-2020
Guwahati, March 30, 2020: Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a human rights organisation that has worked extensively in the state of Assam to help Indian citizens defend their citizenship during and after the process to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC), now demands that the upcoming Goalpara detention camp be converted into a…