Citizens for Justice and Peace
Help CJP protect the citizenship of Indians in Assam What is NRC and how are the people in Assam affected
16-Jul-2019
Over 500 of CJP’s volunteers have been working tirelessly across 18 of the worst affected districts of Assam, helping people navigate the difficult and often incomprehensible NRC process. We are also helping those whose citizenship is being questioned before Foreigners’ Tribunals. This is significant in light of the recent submission of the Ministry of Home…
Assam Crisis: MHA Reveals Shocking Figures The citizenship crisis is brewing in Assam
04-Jul-2019
In response to MP Shashi Tharoor in parliament, the MHA has revealed shocking figures about detention camps in Assam, inadvertently highlighting the scale of the tragedy that people, especially the poorest sections are facing. Watch this video to know more. SC offers Relief to Assam Detention Camp Inmates Bengali Hindu labeled “Bangladeshi”, found dead…
CJP in Assam: Our appeals ensured due process in Assam 'Excluded' names from the hearing dates now scheduled
25-Jun-2019
CJP’s team of volunteers working tirelessly on the ground in Assam have achieved a huge success. They circulated notices in Assamese and Bengali to ensure those being excluded from due process and hearings at the NRC centres, actually got justice. As a result the NRC authority was then compelled to schedule hearing dates of those…
KHOJ: Rights and Duties CJP's Educational Program for a Plural India
28-May-2019
This session is expected to evolve a lasting understanding and grasp within young minds of what his/her rights are as an individual. Our Rights and Teachers Rights, Rights and Responsibilities and Rights and Duties. A critical part of the discussions involve discussing those rights. This module consists of three exercises. Each child is given this…
CJP’s #HateHatao Workshop with Volunteers in Varanasi Download the App Now!
09-May-2019
CJP recently conducted a Hate Hatao workshop with volunteers of Lok Chetna Samiti in Varanasi. These volunteers work on the ground with marginalised people and have experienced bouts of hate being spread. They will now take forward the message of a hate free India through CJP’s Hate Hatao, Desh Bachao App. To Download: http://bit.ly/2GaguBW …
Mumbai residents pay respect to Hemant Karkare, condemn ‘distasteful’ remarks by Sadhvi Pragya Thakur The Indian Express
24-Apr-2019
Members of the civil society and political parties also gathered at the memorial with placards with messages such as ‘Lest we forget’. IN THE light of BJP Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur’s “distasteful remarks” against slain cop Hemant Karkare, who was the chief of the state’s Anti-Terrorism Squad, residents gathered to pay their respects to the “city’s hero”…
EVM Malfunction: Does Criminalisation Deter Genuine Complaints? The Wire
23-Apr-2019
Complainants may face a six-month jail term if their declaration is found false during a test vote. But the process does not differentiate between a deliberately false complaint and a genuine one. New Delhi: On April 23, standing outside a polling booth in Guwahati, former DGP and well-known Assamese writer Harekrishna Deka complained to the local…
#SignUpToFightHate with CJP’s Hate Hatao App Hate Hatao Desh Bachao!
22-Apr-2019
Are you tired of an atmosphere of communal hatred, violence and bigotry? Watch this video to know how you can help us fight hate as we take the correct measures to ensure reporting and investigation of hate speech this election season. Download now! Related: #HateOffender: PM Narendra Modi’s Malicious Speech Shiv Sena’s Sanjay…