Citizens for Justice and Peace
Times Now’s show on Teesta Setalvad devoid of objectivity: NBDSA Channel warned and asked to remove video of the debate
16-Nov-2021
The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has ruled that a debate on Times Now, where the channel had assigned dubious motives to CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad’s visit to Shaheen Bagh, was “devoid of objectivity”. It issued a warning to the channel, and also ordered it to take down the video from its website,…
Tripura HC takes suo motu cognisance of anti-Muslim violence in the state CJP had also written to the National Commission for Minorities
30-Oct-2021
The Tripura High Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the various reports of anti-minority violence in the state, and has asked the government to file its response by November 10. The court took note of the violence reported in various newspapers on October 26 in the districts of North Tripura, Unakoti as well as Sipahijala.…
Here’s how CJP tracks hate crimes against those who dare to love Introducing CJP's Love Azaad map
27-Oct-2021
Watch: Tracking Honour Killings, Love Jihad, Mob Violence and Societal Hate, CJP introduces the Love Azaad map that helps track violence and hate crimes against people who dare to love, despite differences in religion, caste and other socio-cultural barriers. View the entire map here. Here’s how you can help us fight hate and keep #LoveAzaad…
How does mainstream media portray violence on Farmers? Protesting farmers continue to face systemic violence and character assassination
20-Oct-2021
From being called ‘Khalistanis’, ‘terrorists’ to ‘paid protestors’, Farmers agitating against the Farm Laws 2020 face systemic prejudice and name calling for standing up against the administration, by some of our mainstream media houses, allowing those in positions of power to spread hate against them. CJP has been dedicated to finding and bringing to light…
Attacks on Churches: Why CJP has written to Minorities Commission We demand a full fledged investigation so that the culprits are arrested
13-Oct-2021
Watch: Following multiple instances of attacks on Churches in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi and, most recently, in Roorkee, Uttarakhand among many others, CJP has written to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to take cognisance of these various instances of attacks. We are dedicated to finding and bringing to light instances of…
UP’s emerging Pyramid of Hate Sinister machinations to pave way for electoral windfall?
13-Aug-2021
Just days before India celebrates Independence day, a 45-year-old Muslim man was brutally assaulted in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to news reports, the victim was assaulted even as he was paraded through the street. His attackers kept telling him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”. The most distressing element of the footage that soon went viral on…
CJP approaches NBSA against Zee’s Population Control show The show portrayed the Muslim community insensitively
26-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed a complaint with the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) against Zee News’ debate programme ‘Taal Thok Ke’, which used the offensive slogan “Kudrat ek bahana hai, Muslim abaadi badhana hai?” (Translation: Nature is just an excuse, the motive is to increase Muslim Population?), that aired on June 27, 2021.…
CJP writes to Zee News over their Population Politics show The show used communal and offensive taglines and pictures
05-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has sent a complaint to Zee News for their unverified and misleading live debate programme titled Kudrat ek bahana hai, Muslim abaadi badhana hai? (Nature is just an excuse, the motive is to increase Muslim Population?) that aired on June 27, 2021. The show focused on how the Uttar Pradesh government…
CJP moves NBSA over Zee’s ‘Vaccine Jihad’ show Show was communal, based on unverified information
24-Jun-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed a complaint with the News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) against Zee Media’s channel Zee Hindustan, that aired a show about a so-called big revelation that involved “Vaccine jihad” in the country. The show’s content was about a Muslim auxiliary nurse midwife who allegedly wasted vaccine syringes by not administering…
CJP’s Hate Hatao Campaign: A half-yearly report Undeterred, we continue to combat hate and abide by India’s constitutional values
23-Jun-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) stands against hate, communal bigotry, caste oppression, prejudices, and is founded on the constitutional values of equality and harmony. Our Hate Hatao, Desh Bachao campaign against hate speech and targeted violence is an effort to bring to account those who seek to divide the society along arbitrary lines for…