Citizens for Justice and Peace
State Crushing Dissent Again! Raids against Human Rights activists across India
28-Aug-2018
A vindictive state is brazenly attacking dissent in India. What’s more disturbing, is that it is actually spinning this as their crackdown on persons who threaten national security and integrity! On August 28, police raided homes of several social activists across India, under the guise of investigating them for being involved in planning and instigating…
Teesta Setalvad and Vishal Dadlani urge you to Fight The Mob Press Release
20-Aug-2018
Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and rockstar Vishal Dadlani came together in Mumbai to discuss the growing instances of mob violence and institutional scuttling of dissenting voices. The initiative called ‘Fight The Mob’ is an extension of a nationwide campaign against hate speech by human rights organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) of which Setalvad is Secretary. “We…
Jignesh Mevani and Umar Khalid File Petition Against FIR in Bombay HC FIR an After-thought, No Offences Made Out: Petition
17-Jan-2018
Recently elected independent MLA, Jignesh Mevani and student leader Umar Khalid have separately challenged the malafide actions of the Pune police in booking them for making inciteful speeches. Both have filed writ petitions in the Bombay High Court praying for a quashing of the malafide FIRs against them. Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), a…
How Hate Builds An account of speeches inciting hate in light of FIRs on Umar Khalid and Jignesh Mevani
07-Jan-2018
On the first day of 2018, Saffron flag bearers attacked the Bhima Koregaon Battle Memorial in large numbers. Dalits who come to Bhima Koregaon every year on January 1 to pay respects to the martyrs of the battle were caught off-guard and resisted the attacks spontaneously. The next few days saw an immaculate and organic upsurge of the resistance…
Jignesh Mevani’s historic victory in Gujarat 2017
21-Dec-2017
Jignesh Mevani wins in Vadgam constituency assembly seat December 2017, Gujarat. Actor Activist Joy Sengupta on Jignesh’s historic win by 20,000 votes.
Day of Reckoning Jignesh Mevani's historic win
21-Dec-2017
Only a few moments in Indian history have had the power to unite voices across the spectrum of class, caste, religion, language and more. Some individuals become the manifestation of these moments and spread their exuberance around like star-dust. Today is a day of mixed emotions. Today is the day when Jignesh Mevani has won from the Vadgam constituency in Gujarat…
CJP ने गुजरात दंगों के विक्टिम्स के लिए सामने से सत्ता का प्रवाह झेला है : जिग्नेश मेवानी Jignesh Mevani extends support for CJP on its relaunch on Constitution Day
18-Dec-2017
This video was originally published on Nov 26 on the occasion of CJP’s website relaunch. It is being republished today on the occasion of Jignesh Mevani’s significant victory in the Gujarat Elections. “As a nation, we have never been in deeper trouble than what we are experiencing right now. There is a deep seated assault…