Citizens for Justice and Peace
How Hate for Muslims and Rohingyas Sells and Spreads on Social Media Insidious attempts to demonise the minority community using incendiary posts and inflammatory tweets
17-Apr-2018
‘Whataboutery’ and ‘fake news’ have become such a staple of our times that every time a news story involving the minority community is reported, it is accompanied by ‘conspiracy theories’ and attempts to draw ‘false equivalence’. The Kathua rape and murder case was no different. What was disturbing though was how the willful campaign of…
How two lawyers are bringing hope for the Bakarwal community seeking justice in the Kathua Rape Case Deepika Singh Rajawat and Talib Hussain have prevailed and persisted despite threats
16-Apr-2018
It’s hard to find hope when everything around is moving into a dark abyss of misdeeds, hatred and sectarianism. When children yet to blossom into beautiful adults are sacrificed at the altars of nationalism, hatred, communalism. When a life is cut short way ahead of time and when those defending the child are also thirsty…
Shame on us Blog by Vidya Bhushan Rawat on Kathua Rape Case and the campaigns in support of the accused
16-Apr-2018
Chilling details have emerged of the abduction, rape and murder of the tribal girl in Jammu by the goons affiliated to right wing Hindu organisations. More chilling is the fact that Jammu remained closed in support of those who were accused of the heinous and gruesome crime. The lawyers and advocates of the courts who…
Outrage spills outside Kathua and Unnao Citizens across India continue to take to the streets demanding justice
16-Apr-2018
There has been an outpouring of anguish and outrage as people from across the country are coming to terms with the chilling details of the Kathua rape and murder case. The brutality inflicted on the eight year old Bakarwal girl by key accused Sanji Ram, a retired revenue official, his son Vishal Jangotra and nephew (believed to…
How the Crime Branch under SSP Jalla resisted political pressure to get justice in the Kathua Rape Case Dedicated cops conducted a fair and thorough investigation despite all odds
15-Apr-2018
Following the brutal rape and murder of a little girl in Kathua in January, a dedicated team led by SSP Jalla of the Crime Branch overcame mounting political pressure to ensure justice prevailed. This is the story of their struggle, persistence, professionalism and humility. Though the Kathua rape case took place in January, and a…
SC takes suo motu cognisance of Kathua lawyers’ unruly behaviour Lawyers had called strike in support of the accused, obstructed victim's lawyer and cops from entering court
14-Apr-2018
The Supreme Court on April 13, 2018 took Suo Motu notice and started proceedings on the unruly conduct of Kathua Lawyers and some members of the Jammu Bar Association, where they obstructed advocate Deepika Thusoo, the lawyer appearing for the family of the eight year old Bakherwal girl who was brutally raped and murdered in…
IAPL calls out Kathua Lawyers’ insensitivity in Rape and Murder of Minor Girl Asks them to stop communal propaganda, withdraw resolution and let the law take its course
11-Apr-2018
Indian Association of People’s Lawyers (IAPL) has called out the insensitivity of Kathua lawyers who were openly supporting the key accused in a case involving the rape, torture and murder of a minor Bakarwal girl, from Rassana village in Kathua, Jammu. In a statement released on April 11, 2018 IAPL, led by Sudha Bhardwaj and Surendra…
Growing Communalism in Jammu Concerned Citizens Group's disturbing findings
04-Apr-2018
The Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) visited Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year to take stock of how people are being affected due to increased cross-border firing and growing communalism. They travelled to the villages of Kapurpur, Bera, and Jeora Farm in Jammu (along the international border or IB), the village Ganiah on the LoC, as…