Citizens for Justice and Peace
Locating the Role of State and Changing Nature of Violence Part-1 of a Study on Communal Violence by Centre for Study of Society and Secularism
13-Feb-2019
As per newspaper reports, the number of communal incidents all over India in 2018 has been the lowest in the past four years. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) monitors reports of communal incidents in five newspapers every year. In 2018 the number of communal incidents reported was 38 as compared to…
Role of the Media: How Hate was Spread in 2002 in Gujarat Excerpts from the Concerned Citizens Tribunal Report, Crimes Against Humanity, Gujarat 2002
29-Jan-2019
The following piece that first appeared in the Nov Dec 2002 edition of Communalism Combat examines the role of media in spreading hate during the Gujarat 2002 communal carnage. The Tribunal recommends that all the recommendations made by the Editors’ Guild in its report on the Gujarat carnage be implemented. India; Rights and Wrongs the Editors…
गुमराह करने वाले न्यूज़ चैनलों के ख़िलाफ़ करें शिकायत घृणास्पद या उत्तेजक विषय प्रसारित करने वाले समाचार चैनलों के ख़िलाफ़ शिकायत कैसे दर्ज करें
05-Dec-2018
जनता से जुड़े मुद्दों पर निष्पक्ष, सच उजागर करते और ईमानदार नज़रिए से लबरेज़ कार्यक्रमों का लगातार कम होता जाना, अब समाचार चैनलों में परिपाटी सा बन गया है. नज़रिए और नीयत की ये गिरावट कोई नई बात भी नहीं है. कुछ समाचार चैनल नियमित रूप से ऐसी सामग्रियों का प्रसारण कर रहे हैं जो…
Taking Errant News Broadcasters to Task How to file a complaint against news channels airing hateful or inciteful content
12-Jul-2018
It is not new to see news channels, created to broadcast an honest and unbiased view of the world to the masses, tumbling in their work. Some news channels now are presenting aggressive, biased and allegedly dishonest content to the public on a regular basis. These news channels are required to follow a certain set…
बाल यौन शोषण – कैसे पहचाने और रोकें सामुदायिक संसाधन: अभिभावकों, शिक्षकों और अन्य जिम्मेदार वयस्कों के लिए तैयार दिशानिर्देश
12-Apr-2018
बाल यौन शोषण भारत में महामारी के अनुपात पर पहुंच गया है. 2007 के एक महिला एवं बाल विकास विभाग की बाल यौन शोषण रिपोर्ट के अनुसार प्रत्येक दो बच्चों में से एक का यौन शोषण किया गया है. इसलिए इस खतरे को खत्म करना बेहद महत्वपूर्ण है. यहां बाल यौन शोषण को पहचानने और उसे रोकने…
भारत में किसानों, कृषि श्रमिकों और वन श्रमिकों के अधिकार सामुदायिक संसाधन
11-Apr-2018
भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था हमेशा से देश भर में फैली नदियों के संजाल और उपजाऊ मिट्टी की प्रचुरता के कारण मुख्य रूप से कृषि प्रधान रही है. पंजाब में गेहूं के स्वर्णिम मैदानों से, गंगा और इसकी सहायक नदियों के बाढ़ के मैदानों में मक्का, बाजरा और दालों के जलोढ़ लहलहाते विशाल कृषि क्षेत्र तक, दार्जिलिंग…
Migrant Workers: Rights and Concerns Community Resource
06-Apr-2018
Migration has been a much discussed topic of late, especially in wake of the Rohingya exodus. However, there are many other reasons for people to migrate. Here are a few observations and recommendations presented during a seminar held on February 3, 2018 at the Delhi School of Social Work is association with the Sadhbhavna Mission.…
Rights of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Forest Workers in India Community Resource
16-Mar-2018
India has always been a predominantly agrarian economy give the abundance of rivers and fertile soil across the country. From the golden fields of wheat in Punjab, to maize, millet and pulses thriving in the alluvial rich vast agricultural expanse of the flood plains of the Ganga and its tributaries, to the lush paddy fields…
Urban Neurosis in Women A look at Women's Mental Health on International Women's Day
08-Mar-2018
Do you experience inexplicable sadness for long periods of time? Do you find it hard to sleep or hard to get out of bed? Have you gained or lost weight suddenly? Have you lost interest in sex? Have you developed irrational but paralyzing fears? If you are an urban woman, there is a good chance…
Intersectional Feminism What it means, how it works, and why you should practice it
07-Mar-2018
Consider the various aspects of your identity: your job, your marital status, your favourite food or book or colour. More importantly, consider the most basic aspects that identify you: your gender, your sexuality, your caste, your religion, you choose to embrace one. In this context, it is vital to question which parts of your identity afford…