Citizens for Justice and Peace
Lockdown impact: Unemployed fathers, abused mothers and daughters deprived of education Part-7 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
08-Sep-2021
As part of CJP’s fact-finding mission in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region, we held a meeting with some young girls from weaver families in Saraiya in December 2020. They told us that after failing to find work the men in their homes would often vent their frustration by getting physically violent with the women. Some of the…
Lockdown impact: Lungi weavers left in the lurch Part-6 of our on-going series based on CJP's Purvanchal fact-finding mission examining the decline of the traditional weaving industry
01-Sep-2021
CJP’s fact-finding team studying the impact of the Lockdown on weavers in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region, found itself in Shahpur, Azamgarh in November 2020. Here, we came across Ahmed Ansari, who weaves and sells lungis or traditional waist cloth. He told us how the increasing cost of raw materials and electricity charges as well as…
UP’s emerging Pyramid of Hate Sinister machinations to pave way for electoral windfall?
13-Aug-2021
Just days before India celebrates Independence day, a 45-year-old Muslim man was brutally assaulted in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. According to news reports, the victim was assaulted even as he was paraded through the street. His attackers kept telling him to chant “Jai Shri Ram”. The most distressing element of the footage that soon went viral on…
CJP sends comments to UP Law Commission on ‘Population Control’ Bill Bill will adversely impact women and the marginalised
20-Jul-2021
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has sent its comments/suggestions to the Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission over the proposed Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021. We, at CJP, have drawn reference from some experiments and worldwide trends that have shown that there is a “direct and deep co-relation” between basic civic…
सीजेपी मोहल्ला सेंटर से मिले मेडिकल सपोर्ट से पत्ती देवी के स्वास्थ में सुधार नेबुलाइज़र मशीन का इस्तेमाल करने से भी बहुत आराम है, अब इन्हेलर की ज़रूरत नहीं पड़ रही है
07-Jun-2021
उमेश चंद्र यादव, पु/त्र श्री गोरख नाथ यादव, जो A 11/66A G, नया महादेव, राजघाट वाराणसी के निवासी हैं, वो हमारे CJP मोहल्ला सेंटर पर 20/5/21 को आये थे फैमली किट लेने के लिये तब उन्होंने अपनी माता “पत्ती देवी” के बारे में बताया कि वो बीमार रहती हैं उनको साँस की बीमारी है। उसी…
Covid-19: Which states fared worst and why? Examining the role of misplaced priorities and poor planning
29-May-2021
The second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic has surely been aggravated by a casual attitude towards world trends and an absence of preparedness overall. Election rallies and religious gatherings where hundreds of thousands gathered unchecked were allowed. The second wave has been reportedly fueled by two variants- B.1.617 (that was first found in December, 2020…
CJP against Covid-19: Volunteers soldier on in Purvanchal Covid-relief material distribution going strong despite heavy rain and supply shortages
19-May-2021
Covid-relief work in Uttar Pradesh’s Purvanchal region is continuing despite rains in the area. Every day, volunteers assemble and maintain a record of each Mohallah and Family Kit that is distributed among neighbouring communities of Dalits, artisans, labourers and Other Backward Classes (OBC), people who are so severely marginalised, they often fall off the State’s…
कोविड के खिलाफ CJP: यूपी के पूर्वांचल में मेडिकल किट बांटने की तैयारी यूपी पूर्वांचल के नौ जिलों में CJP द्वारा परिवार और मोहल्ला किट की आपूर्ति की जाएगी
19-May-2021
सिटीजन फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस (CJP) के वॉलंटियर्स ने दिन रात की अथक मेहनत करते हुए 17 मई, 2021 को पूर्वांचल परियोजना का कार्य पूरे जोरों पर शुरू किया है। इसमें उत्तर प्रदेश में मऊ, गाजीपुर, घोसी, जौनपुर और बनारस जिलों के कुछ हिस्सों में परिवार और मोहल्ला केंद्रों के लिए आवंटित मोहल्ला किट और…
CJP against Covid: Medical kits ready to be distributed in Purvanchal, UP Family and Mohalla kits to be supplied across nine districts
18-May-2021
Putting days and nights together, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) volunteers on May 17, 2021 began the Purvanchal project in full-swing. This included distributing, accounting, and explaining details of Mohallah Kits and Family Kits allotted for centres in Mau, Ghazipur, Ghosi, Jaunpur and parts of Banaras districts in Uttar Pradesh. As a part of…
CJP combating Covid-19: Members continue mission to help vulnerable communities Opting for awareness, accessibility and relief, CJP has come up with ways to combat the Covid-19 crisis
09-May-2021
With a finger on the pulse of India’s Covid-19 crisis, Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) has adapted its various campaigns to connect with vulnerable communities on ground and help-seeking individuals on social media. “This time CJP is concentrating on working with communities where we do rights work; in east Uttar Pradesh, Sonbhadra and Assam.…