Citizens for Justice and Peace
Where are Forest Rights movement leaders Sokalo and Kismatiya? UP Govt says both were released, though they remain untraceable for over a month
13-Jul-2018
It was the second hearing of the Habeas Corpus Petition filed for the release of Forest rights movement leader Sukalo Gond and Forest Rights Committee (FRC) secretary Kismatiya Gond from illegal incarceration, and both couldn’t be traced and weren’t produced in the court either. In a startling ‘disclosure,’ the Uttar Pradesh (UP) state government…
Adivasis in Chandauli, UP file Community Resource rights claims to Forest Land SDM caught unaware of FRA, 2006 as villagers brave adverse weather to file claims
03-Jul-2018
On June 29, 2018, more than one thousand Adivasi people from 8 Gram Sabhas (GSs) in Chandauli district of UP filed community resource rights claims to forest land under Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006 at District Magistrate’s office. This is a huge step given how these communities are being repeatedly targeted by police and other…
जेल से लौट कर खुल कर बोली ऋचा सिंह ऋचा सिंह से CJP ने बातचीत की
23-Jun-2018
१९ जून को इलाहबाद में उत्तर प्रदेश लोक सेवा आयोग की परीक्षा में भारी गड़बड़ी के बाद वहां आये नौजवान प्रार्थीओं ने भारी आक्रोश जताया। पर ना सिर्फ उनके मांगो को नज़रअंदाज़ किया गया, उनपर बबर्रता से पुलिस हमला भी हुआ और उनके साथ खड़े होने आयी छात्र नेता ऋचा सिंह को, उप्र प्रशासन ने…
URGENT ALERT: Adivasi Forest Movement leader Sukalo arrested Even as UP’s Forest Minister assures Action on Incidents of Police violence, Police Carry Out Clandestine Arrests
09-Jun-2018
Sukalo Gond, the treasurer of AIUFWP, along with Kismatiya Gond and Sukhdev Gond were arrested in a clandestine manner from Chopan station, Sonbhadra, UP just as they were returning after a meeting with the state forest minister, Dara Singh Chauhan and Forest Secretary in Lucknow on June 6. Sukhdev Gond is resident of village Lilasi…
Police Brutality against UP Adivasis: NHRC assures action after CJP intervention DM Sonbhadra asked to submit report within three weeks
04-Jun-2018
The National Commission for Human Rights (NHRC) has ordered the District Magistrate (DM) of Sonbhadra to conduct a probe into the incident of police brutality in which several women, children and others were attacked on May 18. They were beaten up after they staked claim to forest land under Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, Uttar Pradesh. On…
AIUFWP urges Sonebhadra DM to investigate harassment of Adivasi women Demands immediate implementation of Forest Rights Act
26-May-2018
Two incidents of violation of fundamental freedoms of Adivasi Forest workers took place recently in Sonebhadra, UP. One on May 18, in which as many as 12 Adivasi women from Lilasi village, Dudhi were seemingly falsely accused of cutting trees, and hence taken to the Nevarpur thana and harassed throughout the day by police. Another on May 22, when…
A Legal History of NSA: Independent India’s version of the draconian Rowlatt Act UP govt imposing NSA on more Bhim Army Activists after Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan
26-May-2018
The National Security Act (NSA) has several draconian provisions, many of which are being increasingly used to incarcerate human rights defenders across India. Here’s a brief history of how the NSA came into being and how it is being increasingly used against to target Dalit leaders and activists in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Soon after the…
अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी पर हमला : कुछ सवाल क्या किसी लोकतांत्रिक देश में पुलिस का इस तरह से पक्षपाती होना उचित है?
10-May-2018
पिछले कुछ दिनों से अलीगढ़ मुस्लिम यूनिवर्सिटी में जिन्नाह की तस्वीर को लेकर बवाल मचा हुआ है. ऐसा कहा जा रहा है की राष्ट्रवादियो और AMU के छात्रों के बीच टकराव हुआ – सच असल में क्या है, इस विडियो में देखिये Related Articles: CJP Questions AMU Violence Struggle not for Jinnah but against…
Attempts to stir communal tension in Amroha Fake social media posts about 'forced' conversion of Dalits to Islam aimed at stoking discord
08-Feb-2018
Another hate campaign over social media in UP. After Kasganj, Amroha on the edge. Join CJP’s campaign for peace in Amroha. Related: Investigate Inciteful Social Media posts about ‘forced’ conversion of Dalits
कासगंज का सच CJP ने की राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग से तथ्य ढूँढने की फ़रियाद
07-Feb-2018
क्या है कासगंज के दंगे से पहले रची गई साजिश से लेकर दंगे के बाद तक की सच्चाई, जिसे छुपाने का षड्यंत्र रचा जा रहा है? CJP ने राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग से फ़रियाद की है कि फेसबुक पोस्ट और विडियो की फॉरेंसिक जांच हो ताकि तथ्य सामने आयें, और कासगंज दंगाइयों को सजा मिले…