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Here’s what CJP achieved in 2021 CJP's truly unique achievements this year
27-Dec-2021
As we entered 2021 along with challenges posed by a raging pandemic and related hurdles, CJP managed to overcome all of those and achieve some truly unique milestones along the way. Let’s take a look at the year gone by. Related: CJP in 2021: New milestones achieved CJP Impact: WB gov’t confirms Gangadhar Pramanik’s Indian…
CJP in 2021: New milestones achieved A look back at some of CJP’s most unique achievements
22-Dec-2021
We entered 2021 knowing fully well that there would be aftershocks from 2020, especially when it came to challenges posed by Covid-19. But despite the second wave and related hurdles, CJP did manage to overcome several hurdles and achieve some truly unique milestones along the way. Here’s a look at the year gone by. Helping…
Here’s how CJP helped release the 49th inmate from Assam’s detention camps Watch the story of Mojibor Sheikh, who was jailed in the Goalpara Detention Camp
01-Dec-2021
On November 15, CJP succeeded in reuniting Mojibor Sheikh, a daily wage labourer from Chirang, with his family after securing his release from the Goalpara Detention Centre in Assam. He had spent two years jailed in the detention camp. Watch his story here. To Support our work in Assam, visit here. Related: Victory! Mojibor Sheikh…
Bengal worker’s plight at ‘transit camp’ in Assam reportic.in
16-Sep-2021
Gangadhar Pramanik returned to his home in Bengal on Wednesday from a detention camp in Assam, carrying with him a harrowing sneak preview of the probable fate that awaits countless people when citizenship regimens are enforced blindly in a country with a poor documentation record. Gangadhar, 33, had left his remote village in Bankura in…
নিজের দেশেই বিদেশী ঘোষিত বিষ্ণুপুরের গঙ্গাধর প্রামাণিক, চার বছর অসমের জেলে কাটিয়ে সিজেপির তৎপরতায় ফিরলেন বাড়ি। bankura24x7.com
16-Sep-2021
গঙ্গাধরের কাছে ভোটার কার্ড, আধার কার্ডের আসল কপি ছিল না।নথির পাশাপাশি নাগরিক হিসেবে নিজেকে জাহির করতে সাক্ষীও লাগে ট্রাইবুনালে। গঙ্গাধরের পক্ষে সাক্ষী জোগাড় করাও সম্ভব হয়ে ওঠেনি। তাই ট্রাইবুনালের একতরফা রায়ে গঙ্গাধর বিদেশি হিসেবেই ঘোষিত হন। ফলে তার ঠাঁই হয় ডিটেনশন শিবিরে। বাঁকুড়া২৪X৭প্রতিবেদন : কাজের খোঁজে বাঁকুড়ার বিষ্ণুপুরের রাধানগর গ্রাম থেকে অসমে পাড়ি দিয়েছিলেন গঙ্গাধর…
डिटेन्शन कैम्प में बंद एक महिला के परिवार की तलाश का अद्भुत सफ़र सोना ख़ातून 5 साल 11 महीने 29 दिन कोकराझार डिटेंशन कैंप में क़ैद थी
08-Sep-2021
CJP की असम टीम ने सोना ख़ातून के परिवार की तलाश में क़रीब एक साल बिताए, सोना ख़ातून 5 साल 11 महीने 29 दिन असम के कोकराझार डिटेंशन कैंप में सलाखों के पीछे क़ैद थी. टीम CJP ने उन्हें डिटेंशन कैंप से छुड़ाने में मदद की. यह एक असहाय नागरिक को बचाने में मदद करने…
CJP comes to the aid of man who survived suicide but spent two years in detention camp Fazar Ali reunites with his family after two years
25-Aug-2021
Two years ago, Fazar Ali tried to take his own life by jumping into the Brahmaputra when he found out that he had been declared a foreigner in Assam. He survived but spent the next two years in the Goalpara detention camp. Now, with CJP’s help, he’s returned home to his wife and met his…
CJP Impact: Fazar Ali sees his newborn son for the first time Suicide survivor-turned detention camp inmate is re-united with his family
10-Aug-2021
We had brought you the story of Fazar Ali, a man who attempted suicide by plunging into the Brahmaputra upon learning he had been declared foreigner by a Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) in Assam. In a cruel twist of fate, though he was rescued from drowning and admitted to a hospital, the police arrested him from…
Ninety-year-old Rajbongshi woman in the citizenship test Samoik Prasanga
08-Jul-2021
After birth she was named Moyna. As a child, she drew attention from the whole village for her beauty. Everyone in the village used to call her “Devi” because she looked like a goddess. Her name changed from Moyna Barman to Moyna Devi. She has 1951 NRC in this name. The adjective goddess for her…
Foreigners’ Tribunals: Why were they established and how do they operate? A ready reckoner to empower you with correct information and help you spot procedural violations
15-Apr-2021
Recently Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)’s Assam team discovered that a number of Foreigners’ Tribunal (FT) notices had been pasted on electricity poles in Bongaigaon in Assam. This is a clear violation of set law and procedure. In order to spot violations, one must first understand exactly how FTs are supposed to operate. Here,…