Citizens for Justice and Peace
KHOJ: Hate Hurts, Harmony Works What is KHOJ?
25-Jul-2018
You have probably heard rumours about KHOJ, an education NGO run by activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad. But, what is KHOJ? Watch this video to learn all about our initiatives as well as our response to a whole host of false allegations. You will discover that KHOJ is not teaching children to be anti national.…
Teesta Setalvad likens Tuticorin police firing to Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Economic Times
13-Jul-2018
CHENNAI, July 13: Likening the Tuticorin police firing in which 13 people were killed to the Jallianwalah Bagh massacre, civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad has said that courts should take cognisance of such incidents on their own to ensure that they do not recur. She said the High Courts and the Supreme Court very rarely…
Teesta Setalvad all set to face yet another Challenge Anticipatory Bail Application to come up for hearing in Gujarat HC
13-Jul-2018
In the latest in the long drawn out vendetta campaign against Human Rights Defenders Teesta Setalvad and Javed Anand, the Gujarat High Court heard the matter of their anticipatory bail applications in a false case on July 13, 2018. The case was adjourned the next date of hearing is August 10, 2018. The stay on arrest was also extended to…
Shekhar Gupta omits role of Hindutva forces in Bombay violence while criticising Sanju The Print
07-Jul-2018
His hypocrisy has not just crept into the Indian political marketplace, but has been legitimised by policy makers and journalists. Many things went seriously wrong with India’s polity and governance during that dark winter of December 1992-January 1993, and the March 12 serial blasts, which killed close to 250 people, were the final diabolical culmination. Evil, sinister…
Courts keep me Busy: Teesta Setalvad Human Rights Defender Teesta Setalvad
05-Jul-2018
In a conversation with comedian Kunal Kamra, Teesta Setalvad answers questions from friends about how all these false allegations keep her busy in the courts and how she still perseveres with her work in Human Rights in India.
Free Sokalo and Kismatiya NOW CJP and AIUFWP move Allahabad HC
30-Jun-2018
Sokalo Gond (Treasurer of AIUFWP) and Kismatiya Gond (Secretary, Forest Rights Committee), were arrested from Chopan station, Sonbhadra on June 8. CJP and AIUFWP have moved Allahabad High Court to release illegally detained Adivasis. Watch this video to know more:
Ask Me Anything: आपके सवाल, तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ के जवाब कठिन प्रश्न, कड़ी निंदा या झूठे इलज़ाम - डट कर किया सामना
23-Jun-2018
सिटीज़न्स फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस (CJP) की सचिव तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ ने शनिवार June 9, 2018 को स्टैंड-अप कमेडियन कुनाल कामरा से अपने काम और उनपर लगे आरोपों पर बात की. उन्होंने कुनाल को भारत में मानवाधिकार की स्थिति के बारे में भी बताया. यह हमारा पहला Ask Me Anything था, जिसमें तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ ने लोगों…
Kashmiri Pandit leader, Sanjay Tickoo talks about Governor’s Rule in J&K In conversation with Teesta Setalvad
22-Jun-2018
The declaration of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir has plunged the valley into political turmoil. Apprehensions are running high. CJP Secretary Teesta Setalvad spoke to Kashmiri Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS) leader Shri Sanjay Tickoo to find out more about the situation.
Targeting an activist Frontline (Print Edition June 22, 2018)
20-Jun-2018
There is no end in sight to the cases against human rights activist and lawyer Teesta Setalvad who has rubbed the authorities the wrong way with her fight for the victims of the Gujarat pogrom. SUCH is the success of the vilification campaign against Teesta Setalvad that even an editor known for his integrity once…