Citizens for Justice and Peace
Karnataka’s Anti-Conversion Bill most stringent yet The Bill was torn to pieces by the Opposition
22-Dec-2021
The buzz was around for a few months that Karnataka is set to pass an anti-conversion law in line with other Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled states which already have such a law in place. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021 was tabled on December 21 by Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra,…
Here’s how CJP tracks hate crimes against those who dare to love Introducing CJP's Love Azaad map
27-Oct-2021
Watch: Tracking Honour Killings, Love Jihad, Mob Violence and Societal Hate, CJP introduces the Love Azaad map that helps track violence and hate crimes against people who dare to love, despite differences in religion, caste and other socio-cultural barriers. View the entire map here. Here’s how you can help us fight hate and keep #LoveAzaad…
Hate Watch: Now, accusations for “Marks Jihad”! Communal allegations by DU professor after Kerala students get high scores
08-Oct-2021
After allegations of “Love Jihad”, “Land Jihad”, even “UPSC Jihad”, communal hate has been freshly repackaged into wild allegations of “Marks Jihad”. Recently, after students from Kerala ended up getting perfect scores, Rakesh Kumar Pandey, an associate professor in the Physics department of Kirori Mal College of the Delhi University said that “the invasion of…
CJP moves SC to include MP, HP in its ‘Love Jihad’ petition National Herald
22-Feb-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed an application before the Supreme Court of India seeking to amend its original writ petition that challenged the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws. The original video may be viewed here
CJP’s Love Jihad amendment petition allowed by SC Now, love jihad laws of MP and HP will also be included
17-Feb-2021
On February 17, the Supreme Court Bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and also comprising Justices AS Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian, admitted CJP’s amendment to its original petition to include the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020 and Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019. The order reads, “I.A. No. 21146 of 2021…
Love Azaad! What does freedom to love cost in contemporary India? A webinar to celebrates tales of love and the struggle for rights
15-Feb-2021
On the eve of Valentine’s Day, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) held a day-long event which started with an engaging Instagram live with independent journalist and founder of The Ladies Compartment where CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad and she discussed the recent love jihad ordinances and answered some questions on the Special Marriage Act this…
NGO moves Supreme Court against love jihad laws in Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh indialegallive
12-Feb-2021
The Petition has been filed by Advocate Tanima Kishore on behalf of the petitioner originally challenging the constitutional validity of the Uttarakhand Freedom of Religion Act, 2018 and the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020. NGO Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has moved the Supreme Court challenging so-called love jihad…
‘Love jihad’ laws enacted by HP, MP challenged in SC by NGO Citizens for Peace and Justice National Herald
12-Feb-2021
The plea points out that the HP law casts a reverse burden of proof upon the person converted, and makes the offences, including the “offence” of getting married, cognizable and non-bailable NGO Citizens for Peace and Justice, which had earlier challenged the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand legislations on inter-faith marriages in Supreme Court, has now…
CJP moves SC to include MP, HP in its ‘Love Jihad’ petition Seeks amendment to original petition to add laws by other states
12-Feb-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has filed an application before the Supreme Court of India seeking to amend its original writ petition that challenged the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand anti-conversion laws. CJP now also seeks to incorporate the Madhya Pradesh Freedom of Religion Ordinance, 2020 and the Himachal Pradesh Freedom of Religion Act, 2019…
Love Jihad -CJP Moves Supreme Court Challenging Himachal Pradesh And Madhya Pradesh Anti-Conversion Laws Live Law
11-Feb-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to challenge Love-jihad laws passed by Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh in its plea challenging the laws made by Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand against religious conversions for the sake of marriages. The petitioner seeks to make the inclusion after being informed that the…