Citizens for Justice and Peace
Teesta Setalvad and Vishal Dadlani urge you to Fight The Mob Press Release
20-Aug-2018
Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad and rockstar Vishal Dadlani came together in Mumbai to discuss the growing instances of mob violence and institutional scuttling of dissenting voices. The initiative called ‘Fight The Mob’ is an extension of a nationwide campaign against hate speech by human rights organisation Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) of which Setalvad is Secretary. “We…
UP Police abduct, try to intimidate student leader Pooja Shukla Hold her captive for almost five hours
28-Jul-2018
On Saturday evening, CJP received word that Uttar Pradesh student leader Pooja Shukla may have been abducted. The 23 year old firebrand activist who had raised black flags against Chief Minister Adityanath in June last year, was picked up from outside a friend’s house in Lucknow at about 4:30 pm. She was released and dropped back…
CJP Demands Police Reform Submits memorandum to NHRC
06-Jul-2018
Citizens for Justice and Peace moved National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) demanding guidelines on how the Police behaves with peaceful protestors. The right to protest peacefully, enshrined in Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, is being eroded across the country. In many instances, the police are cracking down on those demanding action or raising awareness…
Stop Police Excesses on Peaceful Protesters CJP approaches NHRC demanding action against unrestrained police behaviour
06-Jul-2018
It appears that the right to protest peacefully, enshrined in Article 19 of the Indian Constitution, is being eroded across the country. In many instances, the police are cracking down on those demanding action or raising awareness about legitimate issues. We have decided to act against this heavy-handed approach of the police by way of…