Citizens for Justice and Peace
CJP reaches out to a declared foreigner whose brothers were declared citizens He was excluded from NRC despite of using the same documents as his brothers
05-Dec-2019
One of the most effective ways for people in Assam to reach out for help is CJP’s Toll-free helpline. While, the CJP team in Assam is constantly on the go, the calls for help received on the toll-free number helps expand CJP’s reach. On November 16, one such call came from a village called Baralimari…
All India NRC: CJP reaches out to the women of Mumbra Big response to CJP's call for Mohalla Volunteers
05-Dec-2019
Continuing with its attempt to build a grassroots movement against NRC, CJP reached out to the women of Mumbra and received an overwhelming response to its call for Mohalla Volunteers. Organised by Awaaz-E-Niswaan (Women’s Voice), the meeting was attended by about a hundred women who had a number of questions about documents and the proposed NRC.…
जमीनी आंदोलन के ज़रिए नागरिकता की लड़ाई लड़ रहा है CJP CJP अपने अधिकारों की इस लड़ाई में अधिक से अधिक नागरिकों को एक साथ लाने के लिए दृढ़ संकल्पित है
04-Dec-2019
नागरिकता की रक्षा के लिए CJP जमीनी स्तर पर आंदोलन चला रहा है। हाल ही में, हमें एक ऐसे कार्यक्रम में बोलने के लिए आमंत्रित किया गया था जहाँ लोग एनपीआर-एनआरसी के बारे में चिंतित थे। यहां हमने न केवल नागरिकों को आश्वस्त किया बल्कि इस लड़ाई में उनकी मदद करने का भी वादा किया।…
Stop Nationwide NRC Activists gather in protest, Kolkata
18-Nov-2019
On 13th November, Molded and Minority Development Council organised a meeting to oppose the nationwide implementation of NRC and Citizenship Amendment Bill. The meeting was attended by progressive politicians and Activists. Related: Workshop for Activists on Citizenship Who is an Indian? A complete guide to the NRC in India कौन हैं भारत के नागरिक?
Assam: Police obstruction fails to hinder CJP paralegal training The camp was organized for training paralegal volunteers from 3 district in Assam
15-Nov-2019
CJP’s campaign in Assam includes helping the excluded persons with understanding Foreigners Tribunals and in the legal process that will prove their citizenship. Another aspect of CJP’s campaign is training para-legals so that they can help the excluded persons in determining valid documents and also provide any kind of legal help that may be needed…
Assam Detention Camp death: Dulal Paul’s family accepts body Declared 'foreigner' in 2017, he had been incarcerated at the Tezpur Detention Camp
01-Nov-2019
The family of 65 Dulal Chandra Paul have finally accepted his body for performing his last rites, almost 10 days after he breathed his last at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMHC). Paul, who had been declared foreigner and had been incarcerated at the Tezpur Detention Camp reportedly suffered from diabetes and a heart…
Fear, loathing & dismay across ‘India-Bangladesh border’ in Bengaluru: NRC Sudipto Mondal for The Federal
04-Oct-2019
“That side of the road is Bangladesh, this side is India. We don’t go there and they don’t come here,” says Jamaal Hassan (43), sounding panicky. “The police should go after them, not us. We are Indians, it’s our birthright to live and work here.” Hassan is one of the 5,000 Bengali-speaking Muslim labourers…
Battling All Odds, CJP Assam Team Marches on CJP Team is going beyond the call of duty in Assam
25-Sep-2019
Day and night, battling all odds, CJP’s Assam team assists, counsels and trains those who have been left out of the final NRC. Help Us Help Assam. #CJPWednesdays Related: Final NRC published in Assam CJP in Assam: The evolution of our campaign to avert a humanitarian crisis What next for those left out of the…
Proceedings before Foreigners’ Tribunals are really the issue: Teesta Setalvad Teesta Setalvad raises critical points
17-Sep-2019
A two day tribunal titled ‘Contested Citizenship in Assam: People’s Tribunal on Constitutional Processes and Human Cost’ to examine the scale and scope of the citizenship crisis in Assam. The jury members included Justice (Rt) Madan Lokur, Justice (Rt) Kurien Joseph, Justice (Rt) AP Shah, Ambassador Deb Mukharji, Ms. Githa Hariharan, Dr. Syeda Hameed, Prof.…
NRC has spawned a humanitarian crisis: Interim Jury Report Observations of Jury Members at People's Tribunal on Citizenship Crisis in Assam
09-Sep-2019
A two day tribunal titled Contested Citizenship in Assam: People’s Tribunal on Constitutional Processes and Human Cost was held in New Delhi on September 7 and 8, 2019 to examine the scope and scale of the citizenship crisis in Assam in wake of over 19 lakh people being left out of the final National Register…