Citizens for Justice and Peace
Koli Bhaji: A feast fit for Gods! Unique rain invoking ceremonies involve offering local vegetables, and performing the Kamadi folk dance
15-Sep-2021
“पाण्या देवा येशी कवा ? नारायणा देवा नवस केला” sing a group of Adivasis, praying to the rain gods to bless them. Their song roughly translated into English goes something like this: “Oh rain gods please shower your blessing on us. Don’t be upset we have prayed to Lord Narayan.” For generations tribal communities have…
We are also human beings! The economically deprived Katkari tribe of Maharashtra demands right to a dignified life
09-Aug-2021
The Katkari tribe, which has often been presented as ‘primitive’ or backward, lives together in close-knit groups. The place where these people live is called a Wadi, or locality. Almost all Katkari Wadis are located on the outskirts of a village, and with the exception of a few pucca houses built under the Gharkul housing…
Special Marriage Act: Implement Allahabad HC order in Maharashtra, activists write to Kunte Indian Express
16-Jul-2021
Recently, a woman approached the Khar police saying she was getting married to a person from another religion, and after learning about her marriage, few men allegedly humiliated her parents. The Allahabad HC order on Special Marriage Act, 1954 was delivered on January 12, 2021 (Representational Image) A group of social activists has written to…
Release Political Prisoners: CJP to Maharashtra CM In wake of Fr. Stan’s passing, CJP appeals for release of remaining Bhima Koregaon accused
13-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has once again written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, urging him to consider recommending to the high-power committee, that the remaining accused in the Bhima Koregaon case be released on interim bail. There are still 14 people languishing in jail after Fr. Stan Swamy passed away and Varavara…
What really happened at Bhima Koregaon? Narrative of Elgar Parishad and Bhima Koregaon manipulated to disguise incendiary role of supremacists
06-Jul-2021
It was the site outside the Brahmanical city of Pune, the capital of the cruel Peshwai empire[1], at Koregaon, that Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, as a young lawyer battling caste discrimination, visited in 1927. Since then, come January 1, every year, over 90 years, and hundreds of thousands of Dalit-Bahujans come here in collective celebration of…
Almost, but not quite… Which states fared moderately well in controlling Covid-19 and why?
19-Jun-2021
The pandemic, while bringing on a sea of tragedies for Indians, has exposed the unpreparedness of callous governments which left people to the mercy of an over-burdened and structurally weak healthcare system. While the enormity of the second wave of Covid in India caught the central as well as state governments off guard. Some states,…
Order declaring Level of Restrictions for Breaking of Chain in Maharashtra Issued by the Department of Revenue and Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra on June 4, 2021
05-Jun-2021
In what can be considered as part of a move towards a staggered relaxation of the stringent lockdown imposed on the state, the Government of Maharashtra has issued an order containing the new plan for assigning cities under different levels. The level assigned will determine what kinds of economic/social/cultural activities are permitted and under what…
CJP’s petition to release Hany Babu for eye treatment: Sign Now! The professor is suffering from a severe eye infection, and could lose vision in one eye
12-May-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has launched an online petition to free Hany Babu, the 55-year-old Professor, who is an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, has been in custody since July 2020 without trial. Unfortunately, since May 3, he has developed an acute eye infection in Taloja Jail, with little or no vision…
Notification regulating prices for Covid treatment in private charitable medical facilities Issued by Public Health Department, Government of Maharashtra on August 31, 2020 and extended multiple times subsequently
24-Apr-2021
In a bid to ensure that people who are not covered by medical insurance, especially those hailing from economically weak backgrounds, are not deprived of critical medical care in case of Coronavirus infection, the Government of Maharashtra has issued a notification that lists a series of regulations for private and charitable hospitals and nursing homes.…
Order on curbs on workplace attendance, transport and mass gatherings Issued by the Department of Revenue and Forest, Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation, Government of Maharashtra on April 21, 2021
21-Apr-2021
In a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the state, the Government of Maharashtrais bringing in stricter provisions with respect to the number of employees permitted to be present in a workplace at a time. According to this order, the attendance of persons working in Government offices and those permitted to function as…