Citizens for Justice and Peace
Targeting an activist Frontline (Print Edition June 22, 2018)
20-Jun-2018
There is no end in sight to the cases against human rights activist and lawyer Teesta Setalvad who has rubbed the authorities the wrong way with her fight for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom. SUCH is the success of the vilification campaign against Teesta Setalvad that even an editor known for his integrity once…
‘Institutionalised Riot Systems’ stoked communal flames in Gujarat in 2002 This is how hate is manufactured and spread by right wing groups
05-Mar-2018
The Gujarat genocide of 2002 had been preceded by continuing series of violence against Muslims in several states. Gujarat police had reported earlier that between 1987 and 1991, 106 major incidents of communal violence had taken place in the state. From 1996 to 2000, 88 major and 125 relatively minor incidents of communal violence had…
Facts never Lie and Memories never Die Remembering the Gujarat Carnage of 2002 and why we need to ensure it never happens again
03-Mar-2018
It is sixteen years now since the Gujarat Carnage of 2002. The years have flown by; Gujarat, India and the world have experienced a generation change in many different ways. “Let us move on” is the repeated quote of many who were not affected. “Such things happen everywhere” is the slogan of those who would…
Final Solution A documentary by Rakesh Sharma
27-Feb-2018
Final Solution is a study of the politics of hate. Set in Gujarat during the period Feb/March 2002 – July 2003, the film graphically documents the changing face of right-wing politics in India through a study of the 2002 genocide of Muslims in Gujarat. It specifically examines political tendencies reminiscient of the Nazi Germany of…