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नागरिकता संकट के बीच सुकूर ने फ़ॉरेनर्स ट्रिब्यूनल (Foreigners’ Tribunal) के सामने अपनी नागरिकता साबित कर ली है. उनकी कहानी ऐसे लोगों के लिए तसल्लीबख़्श है जो अभी संदिग्ध विदेशी (Suspected foreigner) या विदेशी का नोटिस मिलने के बाद संघर्षों से दो-चार हो रहे हैं. सुकूर का जन्म और परवरिश हिंदुस्तान में हुई है. वो…Read More
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Sukur and his story is the most fitting representation of those Indians who are oppressed by state functionaries. Sukur, born and brought up in India, was the only son of Abdul Jalil @ Abdul Jalil Sheikh and Majiran Nessa @ Majiran Bewa. He was born in the village of Kawadi No. 2 (Sonaikhola) under the…Read More
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Citizenship in Assam:
A game of chance, of snakes and ladders
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National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a list containing names of Indian citizens of Assam. The NRC was first prepared in 1951, after the Census of 1951. The NRC update of 2014-2016 across Assam includes the names of those persons (or their descendants) who appear in the NRC 1951, or in any of the Electoral Rolls up to the midnight of 24 March 1971 or in any one of the other admissible documents issued up to the midnight of 24 March 1971, which would prove their presence in Assam on or before 24 March 1971.
The NRC (1951) and the Electoral Rolls up to the midnight of 24 March 1971 together are collectively called Legacy data. It is being done with the compliance with section 3 and 6A of Citizenship Act of 1955; the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003 (amended in year 2009); Modalities and Standard Operating Procedure and Judgement Order of Supreme Court. Entire process is being monitored by Supreme Court.
Supreme Court in its order dated 25/10/2013 held the presence of D-Voters in the state doubtful and mentioned that these voters could be included only if the NRC is updated or the Foreigner's Tribunal declare them to be Indian Citizens.
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Musa Mondal became the 107th casualty of the citizenship crisis in Assam when he allegedly hanged himself on October 12, 2020, upon being declared foreigner. Modal hailed from Kayastha Para village that falls under the jurisdiction of the Sorbhog police station in Barpeta district. In 2018, Musa, son of Voyage Mondal received a foreigner’s notice…
Even as the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is all set to be published by August 31, 2019, there are several concerns about people who have been left out of the coveted list. Now, CJP, determined to make sure that no genuine Indian citizen suffers, has moved Supreme Court asking for it to take a…
On June 26, the National Register of Citizens (NRC) authority released an additional list of over one lakh names of people excluded from the NRC. The following day CJP took a delegation of senior lawyers and journalists to Assam to assess ground realities as well as devise a strategy to help genuine Indian citizens, especially…
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An elderly couple from Assam, Mazam Ali and Saleya Bibi have finally found relief after their citizenship was reinstated with the assistance of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). The couple had been subjected to the torment of appearing before a Foreigners Tribunal every month due to mere suspicion of being illegal immigrants who entered…
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Declared a suspected foreigner the minute she went to exercise her freedom to vote, Anjuma struggled for years to regain her citizenship. Now finally, after years of struggle, CJP helps Anjuma regain her lost citizenship. “I cried alone,” Anjuma acclaimed, as the CJP Team delivered the judgement which granted her freedom from many ills, marking…
Amid devastating floods and a severe citizenship crisis, CJP Assam is a beacon of hope and justice. See how our dedicated team supports affected communities, fights legal battles, and helps rebuild lives. Related: CJP Assam: Standing strong come hail, come storm CJP Victory! After 3 years of a legal battle, freedom fighter’s daughter, Seje…
In the past months that saw a shift from a blistering summer to devastation caused by flood after impacts of the Remal cyclone, CJP’s Team Assam continued determinedly in its successful efforts to assist Indians targeted by the debilitating citizenship crisis in Assam. In Barpeta district in March 2024, CJP’s district voluntary motivator Abul Kalam…
In welcome news for families of 47 inmates of Detention Camps in Assam, the Supreme Court has ordered that they be reunited with their families within 7 days. The court has also ordered that the state government stick to deadlines with respect to the completion of the construction of a stand alone Detention Camp in…Read More
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A significant judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court on July 11, wherein the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed that authorities cannot randomly accuse people of being foreigners and initiate investigation into a person’s nationality without there being some material basis or information to sustain the suspicion. Holding the same, the…
Amid devastating floods and a severe citizenship crisis, CJP Assam is a beacon of hope and justice. See how our dedicated team supports affected communities, fights legal battles, and helps rebuild lives. Related: CJP Assam: Standing strong come hail, come storm CJP Victory! After 3 years of a legal battle, freedom fighter’s daughter, Seje…
In the past months that saw a shift from a blistering summer to devastation caused by flood after impacts of the Remal cyclone, CJP’s Team Assam continued determinedly in its successful efforts to assist Indians targeted by the debilitating citizenship crisis in Assam. In Barpeta district in March 2024, CJP’s district voluntary motivator Abul Kalam…
Members of India’s fifth President FA Ahmed have been left out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Now questions are being raised about the insensate practices followed by the NRC authorities during the update process that failed to consider natural calamities like floods that affect Legacy...Read More
Read More Tweet this | Facebook A significant judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court on July 11, wherein the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed that authorities cannot randomly accuse people of being foreigners and initiate investigation into a person’s nationality without there being some material basis or information to sustain the suspicion. Holding the same, the…
An elderly couple from Assam, Mazam Ali and Saleya Bibi have finally found relief after their citizenship was reinstated with the assistance of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). The couple had been subjected to the torment of appearing before a Foreigners Tribunal every month due to mere suspicion of being illegal immigrants who entered…
Amid devastating floods and a severe citizenship crisis, CJP Assam is a beacon of hope and justice. See how our dedicated team supports affected communities, fights legal battles, and helps rebuild lives. Related: CJP Assam: Standing strong come hail, come storm CJP Victory! After 3 years of a legal battle, freedom fighter’s daughter, Seje…
Even as Assam gets ready for a draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that will be released on July 30, 2018, many people, whose cases are still pending before Foreigners’ Tribunals or the Gauhati High Court, will have to wait to have their names cleared before they can be added in the NRC. But as we discovered....Read More
Read More Tweet this | Facebook A significant judgment was delivered by the Supreme Court on July 11, wherein the bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Ahsanuddin Amanullah observed that authorities cannot randomly accuse people of being foreigners and initiate investigation into a person’s nationality without there being some material basis or information to sustain the suspicion. Holding the same, the…
An elderly couple from Assam, Mazam Ali and Saleya Bibi have finally found relief after their citizenship was reinstated with the assistance of Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP). The couple had been subjected to the torment of appearing before a Foreigners Tribunal every month due to mere suspicion of being illegal immigrants who entered…
Declared a suspected foreigner the minute she went to exercise her freedom to vote, Anjuma struggled for years to regain her citizenship. Now finally, after years of struggle, CJP helps Anjuma regain her lost citizenship. “I cried alone,” Anjuma acclaimed, as the CJP Team delivered the judgement which granted her freedom from many ills, marking…
Until recently, CJP operated a toll free number in four different languages; Assamese, Bengali, English and Hindi, to counsel people across Assam. We received over 12000 calls from distressed people. After publication of the final NRC, the number has been discontinued.
CJP had accessed exclusive district-wise data of people left out of final draft NRC published on July 30, 2018
In this edition of our series on how the idea of Indian citizenship is being made and unmade in Assam as the National Register of Citizens is being updated, we bring you the story of Anjaan Musafir*. He is a man who could be India’s answer to DB Cooper, given how he has successfully evaded authorities by...Read More
Read More Tweet this | Facebook Declared a suspected foreigner the minute she went to exercise her freedom to vote, Anjuma struggled for years to regain her citizenship. Now finally, after years of struggle, CJP helps Anjuma regain her lost citizenship. “I cried alone,” Anjuma acclaimed, as the CJP Team delivered the judgement which granted her freedom from many ills, marking…
In the past months that saw a shift from a blistering summer to devastation caused by flood after impacts of the Remal cyclone, CJP’s Team Assam continued determinedly in its successful efforts to assist Indians targeted by the debilitating citizenship crisis in Assam. In Barpeta district in March 2024, CJP’s district voluntary motivator Abul Kalam…
The Supreme Court sought response from the Union of India over the petition filed by Maya Rani Barman against the decision of the Gauhati High Court affirming the impugned order dated 22.11.2019 of the Foreign Tribunal, declaring the petitioner to be a foreigner who had entered into the territory of India (Assam) illegally from the…
Assam was ruled by various dynasties during the medieval period - the Pala, Koch, Kachari, and Chutiya. The Ahom kingdom established in the 13th century at the upper Assam plain gradually took control over the entire region. Although there was continuous warfare, the kingdom ruled for over 600 years until the 19th century.
The present day Bangladesh and Assam were part of the British India till 1947. Until the idea of border came in, people have moved across this region freely. The British promoted the migration from the Bengal region to Assam for labour in the tea gardens and later for cultivation in the Brahmaputra valley.
Bengal Presidency (1826):Assam was included as a part of the Bengal Presidency
Chief Commissioner's Province (1874): Assam was separated from Bengal Presidency to for a new province. The Sylhet region of East Bengal is added to the Assam region.
Chief Commissioner's Province (1905): Bengal was partitioned and the East Bengal region was added to the existing Chief Commissioner's Province.
Chief Commissioner's Province (1911): Facing the backlash, the British revoke the the Bengal partition. Sylhet remains with Assam
Assam (1947): Assam post Independence. Sylhet joins Bangladesh. Present day Arunachal Pradesh is added to Assam in 1937
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जानिए असम के सुदूर गांव के बुजुर्ग जोड़ी – सदर अली और मोलिना बीबी – की अद्भुत यात्रा के बारे में – जिन्होंने असम में चल रहे नागरिकता संकट के बीच राज्यविहीनता के भयावह खतरे का सामना किया। इस वीडियो में जानिए कि किस तरह से CJP ने उन्हें ‘भारतीय’ घोषित कराने में मदद की।…
Witness the inspiring journey of Sader Ali and Molina Bibi, an elderly couple from a remote village in Assam – who faced the daunting threat of statelessness in the midst of Assam’s ongoing citizenship crisis. Despite facing bureaucratic hurdles and legal challenges, CJP’s unwavering legal and emotional support ultimately led to their victory. Watch how…
Join us on a powerful journey through Assam in 2023! Despite facing floods, broken roads, and the ongoing citizenship crisis, the CJP team remained steadfast in their mission to stand beside Assam’s most marginalised communities. Witness the challenges, triumphs, and the untold stories of resilience in the face of adversity. Watch now to gain insights…
On November 21, 2023, a division bench of the Gauhati High Court, who was hearing a petition filed by a man named Forhad Ali against the opinion of the Foreigner’s Tribunal declaring him a foreigner, delivered a very crucial judgment. The bench comprising Justices Achintya Malla Bujor Barua and Mitali Thakuria not only addressed Ali’s…
Every year, CJP brings to you an account of all the ways in which our team in Assam reached out to those in need of legal and para legal assistance. Every year there are different stories to be told, deepening the narrative with its complex contours, it is that the hapless and those trying to…
In a landmark judgment, the Gauhati High Court has ruled that the principle of Res Judicata applies to orders passed by Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT). Simply put, this means that if an FT finds a person to be an Indian citizen, the same person cannot be tried again or be declared foreigner. Readers would recall that…
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