Citizens for Justice and Peace
Prosecuting Adityanath for Hate Speech No Man Can Be Judge of His Own Cause
28-Apr-2017
Can an accused chief minister decide on whether or not he should be prosecuted for hate speech? No says the advocate for the petitioner, no man however powerful can be judge of his own cause. The Allahabad bench of the High Court today faces a piquant situation and will tomorrow (May 4) hear arguments and…
Is this Hate Speech? Text and Analysis of Speech delivered by then CM, Gujarat, Narendra Modi, at Mehsana
20-Feb-2017
Is this Hate Speech? Verbatim Text of the Public Speech delivered by the then Chief Minister, Narendra Modi, at Bahucharaji (Mehsana district of Gujarat State) on September 9, 2002, as part of Gaurav Yatra. This signalled the start of his election campaign after the 2002 pogrom in the state The procession of prestige (Gaurav Yatra)…
Muslim man’s murder: India’s courts simply don’t punish hate speech with the severity it merits
18-Jan-2017
A Bombay High Court judge granting bail to three murder accused said that she considered the fact that the victim was Muslim a point in their favour. What are the implications of Justice Mridula Bhatkar’s January 12 order granting bail to three men accused of killing an unarmed innocent Muslim man in Pune in June…
Freedom To Dissent
01-Jun-1994
JUNE, 1994 FREEDOM TO DISSENT COVER STORY In any secular democracy, the right to equality, the freedom to practice one’s faith and the right to life with dignity go hand in hand with the freedom of expression which includes the right to dissent. If minority rights are inconceivable except in a democracy, democracy itself…