Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rights protect, policy evicts? Laws, procedures and international statutes pertaining to Housing and Eviction
05-Oct-2021
While the law and jurisprudence have created obstructions, there are instances where the Courts have stepped in to protect and emphasise the right to live without forced evictions and the right to housing. In wake of the forced evictions and killings in Assam, perhaps it is time to take a closer look at these rights.…
Violation of the Principles of International Law
01-Mar-2002
The communal riots in Gujarat in 2002 were in gross violation of the Principles of International Law. Moreover, the atrocities committed were in contravention of a number of International Conventions, few of which have been appended below. It is no secret that the communal carnage in 2002 has caused India a great amount of embarrassment…