Citizens for Justice and Peace
CJP’s Team is Going Beyond the Call of Duty A showcase of how our on ground activity has intensified after August 31
07-Sep-2019
After the final NRC was published leaving out over 19 lakh people, CJP volunteers have fanned out across Assam to reassure those who are left out that there is still hope and we are here to help. Our teams are holding meetings and conducting sessions to educate people about the post NRC process, how to…
GOI responds to UN’s concerns about Assam Assures all is well
04-Sep-2019
After a series of concerns raised by the United Nations, via repeated letters and communiques, about the brewing humanitarian crisis in Assam, the Indian Government has finally issued a formal response. In a letter dated August 23, a representative of the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Offices at Geneva wrote to the…
Foreign Journalists ask to “leave” Assam, post NRC State declared “protected area”
04-Sep-2019
Assam has suddenly been placed under the “protected area category” by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) following several questions being raised over the politicisation of the entire process of publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) reports the Assam Tribune. As a consequence, all foreign journalists working…
CJP Team Visits Families of People Excluded from the NRC CJP helps genuine Indian citizens in Assam
04-Sep-2019
The CJP team visited some of the people and families who are among the 19,06,657, facing the threat of statelessness. These people will have to file an appeal before the foreigners’ tribunals within 120 days and CJP is determined to heal the trauma and turmoil caused due to exclusion from the NRC.
असम NRC : खत्म हो दर्द, त्रासदी और शिकार बनाए जाने का दुश्चक्र सचिव की मेज़ से
03-Sep-2019
असम में NRC की प्रक्रिया 2009 से ही शुरू हो गई थी. कोर्ट की निगरानी में यह प्रोसेस जारी था. यानी 10 साल की लंबी प्रक्रिया के बाद आखिरकार 31 अगस्त, 2019 को NRC की फाइनल लिस्ट प्रकाशित कर दी गई. लिस्ट से 19,06,657 लोग बाहर हैं. अब वे क्या करेंगे? उनके लिए क्या रास्ता…
Assam NRC Final list publication day in pictures Photo feature showcasing how CJP volunteers helped Indians in Assam
03-Sep-2019
As the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published in Assam, CJP volunteer motivators and community volunteers spread out across the state to help people determine if they had made it to the coveted list. We not only guided people to Nagrik Seva Kendras (NSK), but also set up makeshift facilities to check the…
I would have attempted suicide again had my name been excluded from the NRC: Hassan Ali CJP had counselled him after suicide attempt and now his name has been included in the final NRC
02-Sep-2019
A suicide survivor who CJP had counselled and assisted during the application process, has now been included in the final NRC. In March 2019, Hasan Ali, a resident on Hans Chara village, had tried to take his own life after his name was excluded from the NRC final draft. Ali was saved when his friends cut the…
CJP helps Shanowar Hussain in getting his name on the NRC list CJP helps genuine Indian citizens in Assam
01-Sep-2019
Shanowar Hussain from Barpeta in Assam expresses his gratitude to the CJP team who helped him through the NRC process. We are committed committed to defending all genuine Indian citizens.
Exclusive: Voices from Assam CJP's ground report on the day of publication of final NRC
01-Sep-2019
The final NRC list is out and 19,06,657 people have been left facing statelessness. CJP team visits the NSK’s to report from the ground about the current situation that’s been building up in Assam.
What next for those left out of the NRC? From the Secretary's Desk
31-Aug-2019
The NRC, is a process that is complex and not so easy to understand. So far, it has been unique to Assam. It was a consensual process arrived at after the tumultuous years that preceded the Assam Accord, when aggression, strife and violence marred a politics that was driven by real or imagined fears of…