Citizens for Justice and Peace
Rehabilitation for evicted families only if name in NRC: Assam gov’t to Gauhati HC State claims 1,000 bhigas of land set aside for rehabilitation, but it is not for “encroachers”
05-Nov-2021
In yet another example of the Assam state government’s apathy, it has submitted before the Gauhati High Court that land has been demarcated to rehabilitate evicted and displaced people, however, their citizenship will have to be ascertained before confirming their eligibility, adding fuel to the baseless narrative that “outsiders” and “illegal migrants” had “encroached” upon…
Covid-19: Guidelines for volunteers providing non-medical relief to the needy If you are a relief worker providing ration and food during the covid-19 outbreak, this is for you.
26-Mar-2020
The Covid-19 crisis in India has left many throughout the country bereft of essentials. While medical relief and rehabilitation is ongoing, there is a need for volunteers to reach to the grassroots and the marginalized communities to spread awareness of the pandemic and ensure they have enough to tide by this time. If you are…
‘They wish everyday to be dead’: The struggles of children in Gujarat’s riot rehabilitation camps
02-Mar-2017
The children of the riots continue to suffer psychological and physical scars, which no one in the administration has attempted to understand, let alone heal. Image: Sam Panthaky “I haven’t had a drink in five months,” said Javed Shaikh. His voice slurs and hands shake as he spits back into a tiny glass, the mango…
The woman who lost 25 members of her family in the 2002 riots and went on to help other widows
27-Feb-2017
15 years after the communal carnage in Gujarat, Harsh Mander narrates a tale of exceptional courage. Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP | Farzan Biwi, 22, who lost her husband during the communal violence in Gujarat, kisses her 15-day-old baby at a relief camp in Ahmedabad in May 2002. I have engaged for many years with survivors of communal…