Citizens for Justice and Peace
Majority must demand justice for minorities: Sign CJP’s petition NOW! A call to the comfortable majority of the country
06-Jan-2022
What should have served as a wake up call to all, just faded into the background like nothing had happened. In the past few weeks, the barrage of hateful attacks on the minority communities in this country is something that we have never seen before. Yet the majority, largely chose to remain silent. When only…
Hate Watch: Mapping Hate Crimes in India in 2021 A CJP initiative to track hate
04-Jan-2022
We had recently published a list of all incidents of communally motivated hate crimes. Now, we present an interactive infographic to record all the atrocities committed in the name of misplaced beliefs. It is noteworthy though, that the following information has been compiled using reportage by SabrangIndia, a sister organisation of CJP, and is not…
Anti-Muslim violence flares in Tripura, CJP writes to Minorities Commission CJP has urged NCM to take cognisance of the attacks on mosques
30-Oct-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has written to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) over the targeted attacks experienced by members of the Muslim minority in Tripura. Over the last few days, mosques have been allegedly vandalised by right-wing groups. Further, shops and houses owned by Muslims have also not been spared by these…
Hate Watch: Hindutva outfit leader assaults Muslim man on train Man’s appeals for help fall on deaf ears
20-Oct-2021
Yet another shocking incident of a hate crime against a person hailing from the minority community has come to light via a video that went viral on social media. In it, a Hindutva outfit leader is seen thrashing a Muslim man on a train. “We will kill you next time you touch a Hindu woman,”…
CJP writes to Minorities Commission over repeated attacks on Muslims Several hate crimes have come to light in Madhya Pradesh
14-Oct-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), has written to the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), drawing its attention to the repeated attacks on Muslims in Madhya Pradesh that have been taking place since August 2021. CJP’s prayer to the apex minority rights body is to conduct a full-fledged investigation into such incidents and also seek…
Kawardha communal violence: CJP petitions DGP to take certain action against perpetrators Right-wing Hindutva mob pelted stones, and attacked homes in Chhattisgarh
09-Oct-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has written to the Director General of Police (DGP) of Chhattisgarh in connection with the October 5 incident of communal violence in Kawardha town in Kabirdham district. A mob of nearly 3,000 miscreants, carrying saffron flags, allegedly attacked houses and vehicles of people, and also pelted stones. A copy…
Has terror returned to haunt Kashmir? Spate of killings evoke 90s-like fears
08-Oct-2021
Kashmiri Pandit families who are still living in the Valley find themselves in peril yet again. There have been a spate of terrorist attacks in the Union Territory, that appear to be targeting minorities and even Muslims who have paid the price of patriotism and secularism with their lives. On October 2, terrorists killed Majid Ahmad Gojri…
EXCLUSIVE! I converted voluntarily: Priest’s widow debunks Assam BJP leaders’ hate campaign Says she married a Muslim man and converted to Islam willingly
29-Sep-2021
After two people, including a 12-year-old child, were brutally shot dead by Assam Police in Gorukhuti village of the Dholpur (Dhalpur) region of Assam’s Darrang district last week, efforts are being made by a desperate regime to deflect attention from the entire sordid state of affairs that began with the heartless eviction of as many…
Assam Violence: CJP speaks to families of those killed by Police One of the victims was a 12 year old child
29-Sep-2021
EXCLUSIVE : On 23rd September, Assam police opened fire and killed two residents of Dhalpur, for protesting against the demolition of their huts. One of them, Shaikh Farid, was just 12 years old and wasn’t even a part of the protest. CJP speaks to the families of deceased Maynal Haque, Shaikh Farid and residents of…
State Govt Order Permitting Only A Muslim Priest To Perform Rituals At Datta Peeta Violates Right To Religion Of Both Hindus & Muslims : Karnataka High Court livelaw.in
28-Sep-2021
The Karnataka High Court has observed that the Government’s order permitting only a Mujawar (Muslim Priest) to perform the rituals at the Datta Peeta – a holy cave shrine in Chikmaguluru which is revered both by Hindus and Muslim communities – amount to “a flagrant violation of rights of both communities guaranteed by Article 25…