Citizens for Justice and Peace
दुधवा में वन विभाग ने पेड़ और फसलें करी बर्बाद वन-जन का भारी नुकसान
30-Jun-2020
कोरोना वायरस की आड़ में वन विभाग, वन निवासियों का दमन कर रहा है। उत्तर प्रदेश के दुधवा खीरी के गाँव कजारिया में वन विभाग ने 6-7 गहरी खाई खोद डाली हैं। वन विभाग ने यहाँ जेसीबी द्वारा जबरदस्ती गड्ढे खुदवा दिए थे। पानी रुकने के कारण यहाँ फसल बर्बाद हो रही है। इसका विरोध…
CJP moves NHRC against police and forest officials in Dehradun for assaulting tribals Van Gujjars were beaten up, their shelter destroyed, they were even subjected to custodial violence
29-Jun-2020
CJP and the All India Union of Forest Working People (AIUFWP) have brought to the attention of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) a recent instance of blatant violation of legal as well as human rights of Van Gujjars of Dehradun at the hands of police and forest officials. The complaint showcases how the officials not only…
Migrant Diaries: Makar Behera “I didn’t go back home because I was scared of getting Covid-19 in the village quarantine centre,” says a skilled mason from Odisha who chose to stay on in Mumbai
29-Jun-2020
Makar Behera, who works as a skilled mason in Mumbai, was sure he would not go back to his village of Biripali in Bolangir district of Odisha, even though many others were leaving town in droves in wake of the Covid-19 lockdown. For the 48-year-old father of four staying in Mumbai was the only way…
मायग्रंट डायरीज : गणेश यादव “एक बार मुंबई रहने लायक सुरक्षित हो जाए, तो मैं फिर इसकी ओर रुख करूंगा,” कहते हैं मधुबनी जिले के रसोइए जिनको बिहार में कोई आर्थिक भविष्य नहीं दिखता
27-Jun-2020
मुंबई में रसोइए का काम करने वाले पैंतीस साल के गणेश यादव अपने फ़न में माहिर हैं. खाना बनाने में उनका कोई सानी नहीं. अपने काम में उन्हें बड़ा आनंद आता है. तीन बच्चों के पिता गणेश एक विनम्र व्यक्ति हैं. वह कहते हैं, “मेरे पास यही एकमात्र हुनर है. लेकिन इसी की बदौलत मैं…
Migrant Diaries: Sagar Ali “Health facilities are terrible in Birbhum. At least in Mumbai, if I fall ill, I can go to the nearby government hospital,” says a labourer who feels his young family is safer in the city
26-Jun-2020
Sagar Ali, a daily wage labourer, had returned to Mumbai from his village in West Bengal just a week before the national lockdown was imposed. He had yet to get back into his work routine, had no money, and no stock of ration for his family. At the beginning of the Covid-19 lockdown in March…
तीस्ता सेतलवाड़ को कनाडा की यूनिवर्सिटी की एज़ाज़ी डिग्री कनाडा के वैंकूवर में ब्रिटिश कोलंबिया विश्वविद्यालय ने प्रसिद्ध सामाजिक कार्यकर्ता तीस्ता सेतलवाड को डॉक्टरेट की मानद उपाधि प्रदान की है। The Inquilab
25-Jun-2020
کینیڈاکے شہر وینکوور میں واقع یونیورسٹی آف برٹش کولمبیا نے مشہور سماجی کارکن تیستا سیتلواڑکو ڈاکٹریٹ کی اعزازی ڈگری سے نوازا ہے۔وہ یہ اعزاز حاصل کرنے والی ۱۷؍منتخب عالمی شخصیات میں شامل ہیں۔یونیورسٹی آف برٹش کولمبیاانہیں اعزاز سے سرفراز کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ ’’تیستا سیتلواڈ شہری حقوق کی سرگرم کارکن ، مصنف اورہندوستان میں…
Journalist &activist Teesta Setalvad gets reputed Honorary Doctorate from University of British Columbia Lokshasan News Network
25-Jun-2020
UBC the award of an honorary degree is recognition by the University of British Columbia of distinguished achievement or of outstanding service. The criteria for the award of an honorary degree are excellence, eminence and accomplishment. Nominees must be exceptionally distinguished: scholars, creative artists, public servants, persons prominent in the community and the professions, and…
Teesta Setalvad nominated for Spring Congregation Honorary Degree by University of British Columbia FPJ Web Desk I Free Press Journal
24-Jun-2020
Renowned civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad, who played a massive role in the campaign for justice for the victims of the 2002 massacre of close to two thousand Muslims in the state of Gujarat, has been nominated for Spring Congregation Honorary Degree by University of British Columbia. The UBC describes Setalvad as a person who…