Citizens for Justice and Peace
Teesta Setalvad Uncensored Teesta Setalvad answers questions from the public that the media refuses to ask
13-Jun-2018
On a rainy Saturday in June, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) Secretary Teesta Setalvad sat down with stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for conversation about her work, the allegations against her, and the situation of human rights in India (the complete video may be viewed here). This was our first Ask Me Anything, in which…
Interview with Teesta Setalvad Channel Punjabi
14-Apr-2018
Watch Teesta Setalvad on Channel Punjabi, where she talks about a variety of historical and contemporary socio-political issues.
Social Media helps you Fight the Good Fight Stand Up for Human Rights
13-Dec-2017
Civil Society Members come together on International Day of Human Rights to highlight how social media can be used to fight the good fight. Kavita Srivastava, National Secretary, People’s Union for Civil Liberties, says social media has helped empower people to tell their own stories: Senior Journalist and author Pradip Phanjoubam who has reported…
स्वतंत्र होने का साहस संपादक की मेज से
27-Nov-2017
अन्याय अलग-अलग रूपों में सामने आते हैं, कोई एक-दूसरे की अपेक्षा कम दमनकारी नहीं होता। इस समझदारी पर आधारित एक जीवंत और समावेशी आंदोलन खड़ा करने के लिए हमें सहयोग और आपसी गठबंधन बनाने की ज़रूरत है। अपने अधिकारों की सुरक्षा के लिए हमें दूसरों के अधिकारों के लिए भी दृढ़तापूर्वक खड़ा होना चाहिए। सीजेपी(CJP)…
The Courage to Be Free From the Editor's Desk
26-Nov-2017
Injustices come in different forms, each no less oppressive than the other. To develop a vibrant and inclusive movement that builds on this understanding, we need to forge synergies and alliances. For our rights to be protected, we need to stand as firmly for the rights of all others. This fundamental understanding is what is…
Human Rights Under the Modi Regime Teesta Setalvad delivers the K.G. Kannabiran Memorial Lecture (16.11.2016)
14-Nov-2016
The timing of this lecture could not have been more prophetic. A nationwide debate on an ‘undeclared emergency’ in terms of basic freedoms – the right to know, the right to express, challenge and question executive authority has been shaping up, culminating in the outcry over not just the one day ban on NDTV India…
2010: United Nation’s Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
01-Jan-2010
In the wake of continous reports of the large number of cases of sexual offences committed during the communal carnage of 2002, CEDAW asked the Government of India to submit a follow-up report “On the impact of massacre on women in Gujarat” by January 2008. CEDAW has also asked the government provide information disaggregated by…
CESCR REPORT
01-Apr-2008
Modi denied a visa to USA
01-Mar-2005
In March 2005, Narendra Modi had applied for a diplomatic visa to visit the United States. The United States Department of State denied Modi this visa under section 214 (b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act because he was not coming for a purpose that qualified for a diplomatic visa. Moreover, Modi’s existing tourist/business visa…