Citizens for Justice and Peace
Citizenship crisis death toll touches 107 in Assam! Barpeta's Musa Mondal allegedly died by suicide after being declared foreigner
15-Oct-2020
Musa Mondal became the 107th casualty of the citizenship crisis in Assam when he allegedly hanged himself on October 12, 2020, upon being declared foreigner. Modal hailed from Kayastha Para village that falls under the jurisdiction of the Sorbhog police station in Barpeta district. In 2018, Musa, son of Voyage Mondal received a foreigner’s notice…
Ongoing ‘detection’ of ‘Foreigners’ claims another life in Assam Daily wage labourer ends life fearing his mother will be declared a 'Foreigner'
11-Sep-2018
Binoy Chanda, the only earning member of his family, became the 28th suicide victim in Assam since the BJP came to power in May 2016 due to the ‘D’ Voter issue. The poor youth of Dimlapar village under the Tamulpur Police Station in the Baksa district committed suicide late at night on Sunday, September 9,…
Exclusion from NRC allegedly leads to two suicides in Assam State of fear and hopelessness engulfs region
11-Aug-2018
Two people have allegedly committed suicide in Assam due to the exclusion of names of their family members from the final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC). While 70 year old Deben Barman was found hanging from a tree in Dhubri district on August 7, 44 year old Rajesh Singh was also found hanging…
Suicide: Risk Factors, Warning Signs and Coping Mechanisms Community Resources
06-Jan-2018
When thinking of some of the most extreme things that can happen to “life”, one often thinks of death. Even though it is an important aspect of life, we refrain from talking about it. The fact is that one cannot fully live life without considering the possibility of death. However, talking about death, how and…