31-Jan-2019
India has witnessed a surge in hate crimes targeted at already vulnerable communities over the past few years. Not just India, developed democracies around the world are reeling under a spike in hate crimes. Reports of religious-based hate-crime cases have surged in India since the Narendra Modi-led NDA came to power in 2014, according to…
31-Jan-2019
In this interview senior journalist, Rajdeep Sardesai shares his thoughts on how to combat hate through Social media and whether our current state of affairs are in alignment with the democratic notion that India stands for.
31-Jan-2019
Soi village, Bulandshahr: “Baba loved the village,” said Vakeel Ahmad, a year and a half after his father Ghulam Mohammed was lynched outside Soi village of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh (UP), where the family had lived for generations. “He always said there can be no better place than the village,” Ahmad said, on the phone…
31-Jan-2019
शान्ति और सत्य के मसीहा, महात्मा गांधी की हत्या की 71वीं वर्षगांठ पर, आज हम सिटीजन्स फॉर जस्टिस एंड पीस (सीजेपी), नफ़रत और कट्टरता की संस्कृति को समाप्त करने के अपने संकल्प को थोड़ा और मज़बूत कर रहे हैं, जिससे हमारे देश के सामाजिक और सांस्कृतिक ताने-बाने को खतरा है. हम नफ़रत से लड़ने के लिए ख़ास तौर…
31-Jan-2019
The Hate Hatao app will enable citizens to report to CJP any instances of hate speech, threats, and hate crimes with appropriate evidence—such as a screenshot, video or picture. Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP)—formed in 2002 to seek justice for the victims of the communal carnage in Gujarat—has set out to use technology to…
31-Jan-2019
Hate Hatao app Launched: एक गैर सरकारी संगठन सीजेपी ने हेट हटाओ नाम से एप लॉन्च की है. ये एक एंड्रॉयड एप है जिसकी मदद से हेट स्पीच और फेक न्यूज की जानकारी दे सकते हैं ताकि सोशल मीडिया पर वो आगे फैलने से रोकी जा सके. इस एप को गूगल प्ले स्टोर से किसी…
30-Jan-2019
Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh: Recalling his reaction on hearing that all three of his buses had been set afire by a mob, Abdul* said his first emotion was not fear. It was panic. In January 2018, a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ (Tricolour March) taken out by Hindu activists on Republic Day triggered a communal clash in Kasganj in western…
30-Jan-2019
Today, on the 71st anniversary of the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, a true messiah of peace, we at Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) are strengthening our resolve to ending the culture of hate and bigotry that threatens the socio-cultural fabric of our nation. We are launching Hate Hatao, a revolutionary new app designed to fight…
30-Jan-2019
Citizens for Justice and Peace launches a simple yet revolutionary app to help fight hate. In this video CJP secretary Teesta Setalvad explains what the app does and how to recognize signs of trouble and hence how to prevent petty prejudices escalating into large scale violence. Related: Hate Hatao: CJP’s New App to…
30-Jan-2019
सालों से नफ़रत और हिंसा का मुकाबला कर रही CJP पेश करती है एक क्रांतिकारी नया APP – हेट हटाओ। बढ़ती साम्प्रदायिक हिंसा और घृणा के बिगड़ते माहौल में हेट हटाओ ऐप से आप उपयुक्त सबूतों जैसे कि, स्क्रीनशॉट, वीडियो या एक तस्वीर के ज़रिए अभद्र भाषा, धमकी और हेट स्पीच से जुड़े अपराधों को…