Citizens for Justice and Peace
Migrant Workers: Rights and Concerns Community Resource
06-Apr-2018
Migration has been a much discussed topic of late, especially in wake of the Rohingya exodus. However, there are many other reasons for people to migrate. Here are a few observations and recommendations presented during a seminar held on February 3, 2018 at the Delhi School of Social Work is association with the Sadhbhavna Mission.…
‘They wish everyday to be dead’: The struggles of children in Gujarat’s riot rehabilitation camps
02-Mar-2017
The children of the riots continue to suffer psychological and physical scars, which no one in the administration has attempted to understand, let alone heal. Image: Sam Panthaky “I haven’t had a drink in five months,” said Javed Shaikh. His voice slurs and hands shake as he spits back into a tiny glass, the mango…
Pathetic Living conditions of the Humans
07-Nov-2007
A report on the pitiable living conditions of Gujarat’s humans was submitted to the Supreme Court by Supreme Court Commissioner, NC Saxena, in the PUCL’s Right to Food petition. The highlights and appalling facts of the Report are as under: It was established prima facie that the directions of the honourable Supreme Court with regard…
Report by the National Commission for Minorities after its visit to Gujarat, October 2006
13-Oct-2006
On August 29, 2006, social activists filed complaints before the National Commission for Minorities.They pointed out that more than 5,000 Muslim families in Gujarat are staying in makeshift colonies in four districts of Gujarat. In view of the tense situation in their original place of residence, these people are unable to return. In the absence…