Citizens for Justice and Peace
Meat politics vs. jurisprudence in India Who decides what goes on your plate?
06-Jul-2021
The choice of what food we eat or do not eat, is both dictated by cultural choice and economics. Regimes, especially authoritarian ones impose restrictions on this choice. Here we explore who decides what people eat in which Indian state, and how meat is politicised to impose “upper” caste culture upon the “lower” castes. Also,…
Lynched in India A Timeline of Lynching Cases in India since 2014
24-Jul-2018
The recent lynching Akbar Khan (alias Rakbar) in Alwar, shows how instances of lynching have not abated in 2018. In fact there has been an increase in the spate of violence against minorities and oppressed sections of society over the last three years. ‘Lynching’ has become common and most victims and survivors are either Muslim…
Attempts to stir communal tension in Amroha Fake social media posts about 'forced' conversion of Dalits to Islam aimed at stoking discord
08-Feb-2018
Another hate campaign over social media in UP. After Kasganj, Amroha on the edge. Join CJP’s campaign for peace in Amroha. Related: Investigate Inciteful Social Media posts about ‘forced’ conversion of Dalits